Program Highlight

The CSO presents Beethoven, Glass and Debussy, Apr 13th @ 8pm

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM

Published March 27, 2023 at 2:52 PM EDT

Beethoven composed Die Ruinen von Athen in 1811 to accompany the play of the same name. The action depicted is allegorical, perhaps to a logical extreme: the goddess Athene visits Athens to find it in ruins, but is led by her herald Hermes to Pest, where she enters the theatre and joins Holy Roman Emperor Francis II in consecrating the new building.

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