Sex Pistols - Satellite (Live At Screen On The Green 1976)

However, another circumstance looked much more unpleasant. Beethoven got ahead, capturing the plot. In October 1804, the opera Leonora, or Marital Love, was staged in Dresden by Beethoven's old friend Ferdinando Paer. True, Paer wrote the Italian text, and his “Leonora” did not reach Vienna very soon (it was staged only in 1809). Beethoven began to compose his opera much earlier than he learned about Paera's production. Although Paer did not compare with Mozart, Beethoven appreciated his music. She really was inspired, serious, inventive. In addition, Paer was the favorite of Empress Maria Theresa, and, most likely, having learned that Paer and Beethoven had taken up the same plot, she was looking forward to their opera “duel”.