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In 1806, Beethoven finished writing his third of four overtures to his only opera, Leonore (later known as Fidelio). The opera tells the story of Leonore, a noblewoman, whose husband, Florestan, is being held as a political prisoner. Leonore disguises herself as a boy named Fidelio in order to rescue Florestan. (To read a full synopsis of the…