This work's composer later reused the lyrics that begin its final chorus
This work's composer later reused the lyrics that begin its final chorus "Wer ein holdes Weib errungen" for one of his symphonies. Robert Schumann took his "passionate" pseudonym from this opera's male lead. Its Act 1 Finale opens with a crowd joyfully singing "O Welche Lust." At the beginning of its second and final act, its male lead sings "God! How dark it is here" before remembering (*) "Spring days of life" in the aria "In des Lebens Frühlingstagen." This opera's last scene is often preceded by the last of three overtures named for the female lead. This opera ends as Don Pizarro is dragged off to prison, and a crowd celebrates how Florestan was saved from jail by Leonore cross-dressing as the title boy. For 10 points, name this only opera by Ludwig van Beethoven.
This work's composer later reused the lyrics that begin its final chorus
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