The second act opens with the mournful "Gott Welch Dunkel Hier," but the mood turns hopeful when Florestan recognizes his wife Leonore, who is disguised as the title character.
The composer used the form of a canon for the quartet "Mir ist so Wunderbar," which is sung upon the re-entry of Jaquino. Soon after, Rocco is ordered to dig a special grave deep in the prison, and the title character, as the jailer's assistant. The second act opens with the mournful "Gott Welch Dunkel Hier," but the mood turns hopeful when Florestan recognizes his wife Leonore, who is disguised as the title character. FTP, identify this only opera by Ludwig von Beethoven.
The composer used the form of a canon for the quartet "Mir ist so Wunderbar," which is sung upon the re-entry of Jaquino.
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