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EROICA

SUBTITLES BY SEGLORA

Courier for the Prince

Please report me to His Highness

His Highness has guests

I am coming with very important news for His Highness and his guests

-Is it so important? -Yes,His Highness

-You have a sharp look ,Baron -Fairly

Please take care of the Baron

If you are not too tired,the young ladies..

Are you really serious to continue the party?

I would be wrong not to do this

Our security measures have already been taken

I hope to see you ,Baron

And my deepest thanks

My ladies and gentlemen

I have just had the news that Napoleon Buonaparte is on the march to Vienna

Napoleon is coming

Napoleon?

Please,Napoleon is coming

Napoleon is really coming to Vienna

And what will it be like?

He needs accommodation and gold will flow through our fingers,will it not?

-Gold,and perhaps heads -Why?

I think it is about hearts not heads

-I am a skeptic,I don't think so -The same with me

He is coming with canons,canons and reason has nothing to do with each other

And I think I know the world better

You are wrong.Napoleon will bring the new deed,the new man

A world,that the poor God wanted, which storms through the society

In his banners are fluttering the paroles of the revolution, freedom,equality and fraternity

The dominion of bayonets is over

What do I see for you?

A world of freedom

Napoleon will change things

No,the art must be free not trampled by trash

For the new man a new symphony, a symphony for the glorious

It's a pity that you cannot tell me when the picture will be finished

We do not know what the future will bring us

We know that in France they appreciate painting

Soldiers in our house, the garden full of wagons and horses

We do not know whether the man has patience

But dear countess Therese, why have you such thoughts?

Therese!

Dear,at last I'm in Vienna,I have just left my estate,in wonderful moonlight

-You must be tired -Me?Absolutely not

-You want to recuperate yourself -You don't know how glad I am to be with you

This is one of the happiest moments

-You must tell me everything -Please be careful with my coffer

It was so long time ago,when I was in Vienna,more than a year

So difficult to imagine

You must tell me quickly what is going on at the court?

The same wars,the same love affairs, the same gossip

-Shortly everything will be packed -Why?

Napoleon is rumored to be violent, and you would rather not meet him

Perhaps you should be careful

Oh,I would not mind if he want to hurt me this repulsive man

I want to dance,I want to go to concerts

Are there operas by Salieri? Yes,a whole lot of them

-You have of course seen them all -Not a single one

I see,you have no time for music

-Who is the lucky one -You are wrong

I am busy with the music of Versini,and all for Salieri

Is there any new one? Beethoven

He is giving me daily piano lessons

Have you never heard of him?

Oh,yes,he is supposed to be a horrible man with terrible manners

The most wonderful man I ever known

His music is indescribable

The hours with him give me more than anything else

You are telling me that you have fallen in love with him

-Despite of his improper manners -You could cure him

You will already have the opportunity this evening ,he is doing a concert with us

I will introduce him to you

Amenda,you!

I am working on my new symphony The last things are missing

It will be an anthem

It will be called..hero

It shall be called Eroica and dedicated to Napoleon Buonaparte

Even if you are against it,Amenda

It doesn't bother me whom you dedicate your music to

The important thing that it is created

Your work will always be historic, although Napoleon will disappoint us

You don't understand the revolution

Don't you hear the notes,freedom, equality,fraternity

The great humanity,the man fills the soul what he feels

Through a human being, through Napoleon Buonaparte?

There has never been a person who has changed so much

You are still not ready,it is high time to get dressed for Lichnovsky

Lichnovsky?

What about Lichnovsky

Herr van Beethoven,the prince Lichnovsky, have invited guest,to see you there

For my sake,they need not come, please give my excuses

I am prevented from coming, my work is more important

I have no time

Herr van Beethoven,you are placing me in a terrible situation

I can't change my mind

My respectful and deepest greetings for the Prince and his guests

-Where do you want to go? -Is Mr van Beethoven home?

The whole day and night is he playing on his piano

-What do you want? -Mr Ludvig van Beethoven

Can you tell him that I want to speak to him

He is still asleep,he has recently gone to bed and I don't know when wakes up

Please,Countess Therese

I wanted to see what was the matter with you

After last night when our guests had to wait in vain for you

-Yesterday evening? -At Lichnovsky

Your coat herr van Beethoven

Would you like to come in?

And this afternoon you did not come for your usual hour

-I was waiting -I know

I am a horrible man,impolite and unreliable

No,for me you are not like that

You have worked,with something beautiful

Yes,I think something big

Something which captivated and overwhelmed me

Therese,you are my friend

Read

Eroica,a heroic symphony in E flat major dedicated to Napoleon Buonaparte

Isn't that how it should be?

We will always hear the music, even if it was dedicated to Napoleon

Beethoven,we are going to Hungary,I really came in the name of my family to invite you

-Please come -To Hungary?Because?

Because

Because of Napoleon

Yes,all your friends are abandoning Vienna

The thought of staying here in Vienna is terrible for me

Maybe we are not going to see each other for a long time or ever again

But you can't really be thinking that

I want really to see you,really

As my most diligent pupil, and my best pupil

Please come with us

I must experience everything here,I cannot

It is about my project, don't be sad,Therese

I will tell you daily what is happening here in Vienna

The emperor orders

The emperor orders

-Gentlemen,what do you want? -Is Beethoven living here?

Are we having the high honor of seeing Mr van Beethoven in front of us?

Vicomte Jurdoc, Captain Deujac, Marquis de Valois

My majesty Napoleon have the honor of inviting you to the Schonbrunn castle

My majesty wants to hear a sample of your talent

which is so widely discussed in Vienna and there should be nothing like it in the whole world

Tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock

Clothes should be dress suit,breeches in black velvet, black shoes with leather and silver buckles

In case you would have difficulties

then we will instruct the best tailor in Vienna

to equip you with everything ready for tomorrow

His Majesty love the splendor

When can the tailor come, would early 8 o'clock be fine?

At 8 30 if I go into details

-830. -At 6 o'clock the coach will be ready

Ha,ha ,velvet and a tailor

Can you imagine me putting on sliver buckles for Napoleon?

And exactly at 7 o'clock

And bringing the most famous tailor in town to equip me like an ape

Tomorrow morning the tailor comes and in the evening you must play for Napoleon

It is actually no joke

For me this a great joke.

Have you not heard the emperor loves splendor

Stars,buttons,silver buckles

He commands and forbids.

Is that the man I wrote a symphony for?

A symphony for freedom,equality and fraternity

This wretched man who made himself an emperor

Nobody has existed who was not blinded when carried so high

That was your words,Amenda

Magda,adjust it a bit,it is too inclined,to the left so..

More,more

Please a visitor,Therese

How are things going for Mr van Beethoven,doctor

Very good.Excellent.The quicker one loses the chains

I understand that nowadays the travel in a closed wagon

could protect you from the worst weather

He was to play for Napoleon,

but had instead taken the first coach and gone with us to Hungary

I am so happy that he is well again

And this evening he will play for us, I hope you will come

Adieu,Doctor

Ah,who is sitting here?

So you are van Beethoven?

I am countess Guicciardi

I want to give you my hand.Good Day

I should really have met you in Vienna, but it never happened

But when one was in a mood during those evenings

it was because of the appearance of a certain van Beethoven

Excuse me,contessa

Oh,please allow me

But this evening you will play for us?Evidently?

It will be a special honor and pleasure for me to play for you

I have never thought that music could be that forceful

What a beautiful human being you are,Beethoven

You are playing with such a deep and wonderful language

Think of it,I understand each of your words

It was every word from me

For you especially

Really?

Therese plays one of your sonatas

You must excuse me if I come one day and ask what I think and feel

Stay for a long time with us

Let us go to the sea.Can you travel?Wonderful horses. Traveling is the best in the world.

Never play if I cannot hear it, promise me?

Why do you see me with fear?

I am suspicious

I am not sure if it is good for me

for you to come here

It is wonderful.We are going to do music together

You will give me lessons,and I will always hear your music

How nice of you

I am looking for Beethoven. I want to introduce some gentlemen for him

He is on the terrace

Naturally,there is God in this art

But not like a house with towers and clocks

No,more like in the free nature out there

Storms,tempests and the wide sky

Please understand me correctly

In this aspect I have become a sort of "Holy "

I feel my God only in the wide nature and unending space

And just like that here

Doctor,I am not so sure

that Mr Beethoven have been graced from God with a sensitivity like you

when you have God in your heart then you have it everywhere like here

in the room,in the space, in the nature,in the church

Why have the people with less time the laborious task of praying,thanking

I can easily imagine that Mr van Beethoven,great and strong enough

to pray in front of his God in my small simple country church

On Sunday I will give you right in your prediction, and listen to you ,in my way

-Here we have Mr van Beethoven -Suddenly disappeared from the church

We have searched you everywhere

Please step up,the ladies will find a place for you

Thanks.But I prefer to walk

Please wait I will accompany you

-Will you also walk Giulietta -No

Is it not beautiful here with us?

This width,this sky..this profound peace

Everything is so peaceful and tranquil under this sun

Almost no clouds in the sky

You are not hearing what I am saying

Oh,yes,almost no clouds around

For me,Therese,my happiness can never come from people

The whole air is fluttering, and resound, a new light symphony

I am so happy that you are here

No war,no politics,no Napoleon

Ah,don't say anything against Napoleon

Without him you would not be here

-Only if you were not here -Really

I have never felt so good for a long time

-You have never told me about your cousin? -Giulietta?

I have discovered,that your creative mind have been distorted

And that she has been successful

Have you perhaps a confession to make,Mr van Beethoven?

No,Therese, countess Giulietta is completely different from you

She must find a happier man to share her life with

Please stop

-I will come back -We will play further

I have just come as you were seeing us from the window

I have looked at you,Countess Giulietta

You were playful,young,full of fun,

I had from my whole heart admired you

You are really a very bad observer

I have been longing to be here with you

I do not want to leave you alone

I do not know if this is wise

They have surely noticed that for the last days we have been alone together

It would better for you, if I bring you back to your company

I don't want you to be found out in unpleasant circumstances

-You are sending me away? -No,Giulietta..

..I only want you to be reasonable

You are forgetting the reasons is your position

I have not forgotten,I know what I am doing

I have a long time thought about this

I can't deny that you have made a deep and unforgettable impression on me

You have bewildered my mind

therefore I have decided

That early tomorrow morning I will leave

This is the only escape route

It is against my nature to play with my feelings

therefore it is better for me to leave before it is too late

at least for me

Tomorrow morning?

Good.I will come with you

Madness.You don't now what you are saying

Excuse me

Playing and distort minds

How can you think so,Beethoven

I know what you mean to me, and I feel what I am for you

Why does it matter us, that is without a goal

Where should this lead us?

I am almost engaged to a Count Galenberg, he will come for a visit in the next days

They have not informed me of that

Shall I explain to you?

Then someone entered my life which made my earlier life without meaning,you, Beethoven

You are insane,Giulietta

You are living in a world which does not exist

Have you not realized what you will come into

That you will not have the belongings you are used to

-No

Have you not thought that the Kaiser would never tolerate a liaison with me

No

Haven't you thought of your position,Giulietta?

Never

I am not thinking.

I love you.

Giulietta

I am afraid, I have doubts

I don't know if I ever could make a person happy

I don't know

No.She is not given to you.

Therese

I have heard your playing, I am sorry to have disturbed you

Please stay Therese

Why should it be impossible for me to make another person happy?

Thousands others

Many others support for each other for the whole life

A person you love

Why should it not be possible for me?

Why?

You are speaking from Giulietta

Yes

I love her

I want to marry Giulietta

Day and night I will work for her, only for her

I want to give her the things predestined for her in life

Every note I compose shall go to her

My love would be immortal

Why should this not be given to me

God has never in the world given someone like you, nobody before you and perhaps nobody after you

who expresses through your art, a way to talk to us all

The God had the care to make our wonderful world

He would not fill you with earthly wishes in your life,

only to leave you with deceptions and unhappiness

You are feeling it yourself, Beethoven

that you cannot make another person happy

Therefore your doubts,therefore the anxiety

It is your destiny to be alone

Whom you love must know that there can be no fulfillment of love

Also Giulietta will know this one day

Is the countess not coming to breakfast? Please strike the bell once more

-Good Morning -Yes.At least someone is coming

Why only four plates?

Really.I did not notice that

How can it be?

My mistress instructed me

But we are five?

I am sorry,we are only four Mr van Beethoven is excusing himself

He has left early in the morning with the post-coach

In the night and fog he leaves the house without saying anything

That is typical for him

He has left some notes

but I can't understand him

I shall now read you what he has written

"A compelling reason of profound importance forces me to leave your kind hospitality

suddenly and without saying farewell

The fate does not let me my eyes have the attention of mortal persons

and on the day to day attentions

I leave your house in a state of tormented confusion, in which I want to give your wife

my deepest respect and greetings from an old friend

and also greetings and my deepest respect for the countesses Therese and Giulietta

I am your most respectful Ludvig van Beethoven, Thousands thanks for everything

As I said,I don't understand what he wants to say

Does Giulietta know about this?

I don't think so

I will go up to her as she is delayed

I hope the girls have nothing to do with this?

I am not so sure about that

Headless decisions by men is not possible without ladies

Therese

So nice of you to come

I must tell you something before we go down,come and sit down

I will come late for breakfast

Therese I have not slept for the whole night

I don't know how I can explain myself

I was with Beethoven a lot

His big sympathy has transformed into love

Therese,this is really the great love

Last night,I was the most happy person you could imagine

Were you then or are you not anymore?

Of course,I'm still happy,ah Therese

Yesterday I thought of the future, thousands thoughts

The consent of my parents,his insecure position but that does not matter

Over the concert tours we would do over whole Europe,the acclaim and success

Oh,you cannot imagine what a person he is

Nobody knows

The night,I am lying here awake thinking about him and my parents

Then I heard him playing

Quiet and far away

it was a sweet and melancholic melody

I can't describe it

Then I was gripped by a longing for him

His longing for life

I don't understand why suddenly tears came to my eyes

-Giulietta -In the morning I must have fell asleep

In my whole life I haven't feared so much

like this night

Why are you looking at me like that?

It is strange,Giulietta that you could not sleep this night

and also had fear

Beethoven has left early this morning

-What are you saying? -Yes.He has left..

he had no time to leave any written notes but left for you the unhappy greetings

Therese

You have not been disappointed, he still played last night

He was full of anxiety and doubts,like you

a sensitivity which can not be the reality of someone else

One moment he seemed to have forgot it

just for a moment

Then he left

I am going to say that you will not come down

I will soon be with you

Giulietta.You are young and beautiful

We have both our whole life in front of us

Leave Beethoven with his loneliness

He thinks and seduces with his music

So you will be able to really love him

You are lucky,Madam,you have the possibility to borrow a few hundred groschen

which you deserve being a relative of Beethoven

You should discuss it with your son about details,and come soon and don't forget

It is a confidential agreement which nobody should know about

Preliminary it is about 375 Grosschen

I am waiting for you soon as possible

Karl,you really frightened me

How can you stand there so muted?

My son

So looks really a Beethoven,splendid

I like you,young man,your mother will explain,what I have promised

-We have made money,Karl,our money -What did he want?

Come and sit down

Listen to me,we can make money, a few hundred Gulden quickly,sit down

The gentleman is a publisher,he wants to buy a few notes from your uncle

And therefore he offers money, see here 100 Gulden

Only to show us how honest he is

But how are we going to get the notes of my uncle?

He uses the Haslinger Publisher

But no.He has asked if your uncle could give you some minor notes

You have so good relations with him, and he will not refuse you

How do you think we should do?

Everything he composes must go to the Haslinger publisher

At least with the contracted works

I don't understand how you could get 100 gulden

But he did not mean the big works only the small pieces

which he jots down and throw around and don't worry about

-He always let notes spread around -Why?

Yes,naturally if they are spread around and he does not care

then we could just take a few notes

Anyhow,it is going to belong to you one day

We will get 100 gulden, and also more

Don't you understand what a luck we have

You have signed the contract with him?

You must run for the man and get him to come back

And bring back the contract immediately

Are you crazy?

No

But it is so bad to steal from my uncle

What are you saying?

I am sending you steal.A mother to his son?

You go and give back the money to the man

I know uncle.It must be done in whole different way

You should know,I will tell him,better have him to write that I do not need any more support

What shall we live from?

From different things I will earn

Earn?

With you it is impossible to earn anything

Who is guilty of the whole thing?

Study have me laughing,earning?

If all Beethoven,are supposed to be genius Vanity

But I was the one against it

they did not listen to and your mother went to court with your uncle

You must have back the money

From me?

The 100 gulden fine with me with me do what you want, go to your uncle, a coffeehouse

But when I have no money I will go on the streets and make a scandal

So whole Vienna will know that Beethoven is making me into a beggar

And if you care for your uncle then tell him it was I who payed for him

What do you want?Can't you knock?

Knocked? Of course. You are so absentminded, hardly notice me when I walk around the room

Because I work

What do you want?

Give me my overcoat

Ludwig

So long since I heard from you

How do you look?What is it?

You must speak very slowly, if you want me to understand you

What does it mean?

Ludwig,what is it?

My life has been without meaning

It is finished

If God had called me to do something great

which you always said

then I would not have fallen to the bottom

Tell me, what is happening?

I have to tell you something in confidence

What no person knows

My hearing is getting worse for each day

And if it continues I will not hear anything

I have difficulties to follow conversations

since long time

When I remember it has always been moment when I did not notice things around me

I thought that was just preoccupation

Today I know that this already was because of my hearing

For a musician this is everything

Until now I have kept it as a secret

but for how long?

and then?

They will be sorry for me,compassion

and now

I cannot stand it any more

Have you been to a doctor?

I do not know how it is going to be

Tell me what I shall do

Amenda

if it was God's will to make me deaf, then I do not understand that will

Then I do not need to work anymore, never more take the feather in the hand

I give up

I have asked you if you have been to a doctor

To determine that I am not hearing, for that I don't need a doctor

Out with my hearing Out with my music

Hear Ludwig.Please see my face

God is testing those He loves, and I know He loves you much

How can you give up? You will be the tool in His hand

Why do I need to lose my hearing

Why,Amenda?

To make music audible which has never been perceptive by the human ear

A music full of joy,confidence and faith

A music which tunes with the angels in Heaven

Friend,God is with you,always and forever

In your most magnificent notes will you learn to understand Him

No,Amenda.God has abandoned me.

And if there is a God at all

10 o'clock and still in bed

You must try to earn money in another way

But it is better to sleep

Other people have already worked 4 hours buy you are idle

as it was your purpose

Yes,unfortunately are you right

the intentions are good in the night before I fall asleep

but in the bleak morning everything looks different

But I think most people are like that

You are saying that because it suits you

And if you were really earning money you would disown that phrase

-Good Morning. -Jesus.The uncle

-Good morning -Where is Karl?

-Karl,well.. -In bed

is he ill?

Do you feel ill Karl? No one has told me about it

I am his guardian and has a right to know what is happening with him..

always these secrets behind my back

Has a doctor been here?

The lazy-bone is not ill,he cannot rise in the mornings

What has he said, has he left a prescription?

What would be reason for that?

What kind of doctor not writing a prescription

This is not good.I will send another doctor

You have fever ,Karl

How can you leave him there, you heartless woman!

Have you given him sweat provoking tea?

Obviously not in this household

Please go and get him

Go and get him.I am waiting until you are back.Go!

You have to be serious with the health

and that is important

and more so than you think

Ah,I have to care for you much more now

but my work,troubles

you know how things are going for me

But for me you really don't need to know

It was a long time you were here,Uncle

I really wanted to..

Uncle??

I have recently thought much about you

what is going to happen with you, if something happens to me

I mean if I would become ill and could not work

Such things can happen

What it is in my power to do, what have I done for you

For a few years you will be supported until you don't need it

I always mean

In the situation where something happens to me

where I cannot work anymore

You know,one must think of everything

But why should we think about what is going to occur

What are you saying?

I said,that nothing is going to occur to you

I am shrieking,you do not hear what I am saying

Fighting? I don't want to fight

She is your mother, and I do not want to say something bad about her

And she is not the best company for you

Look how it looks!That is not necessary

Always a mess

But evidently she cannot cope

My brother had to cope with her

It is not an example for you

And you can think of turning my boy against me

in every moment you are alone with him

-Dear mother,he is not hearing anything -What

You have got me on my knees

We are all on our knees

Adieu,Karl.Adieu

I will send a doctor

He doesn't hear?

Check!

And what is the plot of the opera

About the freedom against tyranny

And the freedom

I remember at just this place, it was killed off

He wanted to write a symphony, for the great and good

Yes, but already written

Check!

I admire Beethoven

It was at the same time a mutual mistrust

That a man can be so strong

To find his own way

I had never believed that

He is losing his hearing

What are you saying

Can't he stop that

What is it

You are playing too loud

What? You dare to disturb me.Out.Out

It is not good to be excited Herr Beethoven

Out

One,two,three,four.One,two,three,four

I do not like that, you look too feeble

The text is too bad,always the old stuff

You have to withdraw the stuff

-Your Highness -Good day,my friend

His Highness is coming about Fidelio

I will start rehearsing next week

Has Mr Beethoven expressed his meaning about my proposals

He has declined it.A new version of the score is not on the table

Then I must say,His Highness, that I will not have any responsibility for the mess

The score is too difficult for me, for the singers ungrateful

Against everything,impossible textbook,no peaks

instrumentation perhaps for a concert hall but in a opera house

in no circumstances should this has been brought here

Apart from that you shall begin the rehearsal next week and the premiere in 4 weeks

(Prince) About your artistic judgment

(Prince) We were all of the opinion, that Haydn and Mozart could not be surpassed

For me Mozart is a God

but in deep emotion and inner agitation

there is only Beethoven

There are circumstances where the director satisfy the public instead of the composer

Opera composers who try to combine honor with public acceptance

are there enough of

Beethoven is the only one

Karl.Have you waited long for me?

I am glad that you came to visit me

Uncle I have really come to get help from you

I need money,but just a little

Money.Why?

I wish you were sincere with me

But money is not a good starting point

I had promised your father to take care of you like a son

But I think you have no purpose in life just diversions

With that you will not come far

Here

I am not as rich as your mother thinks

Karl,stay with me

for as long as you will

We will take another apartment

with new furniture,elegant and posh

As you never has seen anything alike

Well,let us speak about it, perhaps tomorrow,adieu Uncle

Many thanks,very generous

-Well,have you been given money? -Tomorrow

He is not at home.He was last evening with his publisher

I am sorry.You have to have patience

You don't realize that I know you are telling me only stories

Me?

I need to explain everything to my uncle, and besides he doesn't hear anything

Beethoven? Nonsense

But he does not hear,he is deaf

For me you are an intermediary of my money

the more deaf he is,the better for you to start begging,Mr van Beethoven

PRISONER'S CHORUS FIDELIO

Da capo

He will never hear his own creations anymore

What has happen?Have I conducted terribly?

God,what have I done?

A lenient,righteous God

I will never hear anymore!!

Give me power

You see me here standing

You envious God,you the villain

God greets you,and I know he loves you much

You can also plead with him, you are the tool in His hand

Why must I loose my hearing

Why,Amenda

To make music audible which has never been perceptive by the human ear

music for joy and confidence and faith

A music which tunes with the angels in Heaven

Friend,God is with you,always and forever

In your most magnificent notes will you learn to understand Him

Therese

So nice of you to have found me

So you know?

You should not weep,Therese

You have most likely come to console me

but it is really the other way around

It is my fate to be lonely

many years ago a good angel told me so

Do you remember,Therese?

In such a strange way have this prediction been fulfilled

I have just found myself

I have fought with my destiny and been hardened

The struggle has ended

I have got used to the silence in my ears

I have learned that the world is of no importance to me

I hear nothing anymore

For me there will be other notes

and new voices around me

It is so extraordinary and wonderful

Maybe is this what God wants me just to hear

Maybe not so sublime , I don't know

He is not allowing me do the wrong things

He gives and takes

When Therese goes out in the world

Then you will say to all, who have pity for me

Beethoven is hearing

Any other person would have succumbed to such a fate

He is handicapped and is working

Not from the end but from the beginning

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