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IV. Discourse Structure (5%)    __51__ But some experts would beg to differ. Beethoven's Fidelio premiered with great success in Vienna, on May 23, 1814. But Beethoven had been fine-tuning Fidelio for nearly 10 years. At its debut in 1805, Beethoven's opera was called Leonore, and it failed. There was a slightly different take on the basic plot, fueled by quite a bit more music than the Fidelio that came later. For ages, Leonore was viewed as little more than a flawed first draft of Fidelio. __52__ Some conductors who have taken interest in Leonore feel that the emotional content of Beethoven's earlier version is more pure, intense and immediate. __53__ One writer described it as the story of "a woman, disguised as a prison worker, who liberates her husband, and strikes a blow for freedom, feminism, and prison reform." For a brief period, Beethoven saw Napoleon as a champion for human rights, fighting against the old aristocratic. But by 1805, Napoleon had invaded Austria and Beethoven had reversed his opinion. Some of that white-hot emotion, scholars say, found its way into Leonore, but was toned down later in Fidelio, as Beethoven's hopes had become diluted. __54__ But he was never really happy. Just before the debut of Fidelio in 1814, he admitted to a colleague that he was "dissatisfied with most of it." Fortunately for us, Beethoven was critical of his opera. __55__ 
(A) But over the last decade or two, interest in Beethoven's earlier version has increased, even resulting in several recordings. 
(B) As a result of 10 years of re-tooling, he composed four separate overtures for his opera, known as Leonore No. 1, Leonore No. 2, Leonore No. 3, and Fidelio. 
(C) The opera is imbued with Beethoven's vision of freedom from political oppression, sparked by the ideals of the French Revolution. 
(D) It's widely known that Beethoven wrote only one opera. 
(E) With all the agonizing Beethoven went through over his opera, one would hope that he would have come to a final acceptance.
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統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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