Crossfade - Invincible

Therefore, on the one hand, we have no reason not to believe the words of Seyfried, and on the other, there are no documentary sources that would confirm the truth of what was said. The only plausible hypothesis about the origin of the above story leads us to the sidelines of the An der Vin Theater, in which Seyfried served as bandmaster for many years and in which Constance's sister, Josef Hofer-Meyer, still worked at the beginning of the 19th century. Beethoven knew her well, as he was friends with her second husband, Sebastian Mayer. Information could come from her. But this lady did not leave any memoirs.