Characters
- Ludwig van Beethoven – The famous composer. Note: In the original release, TSO refer to him as Ludwig von Beethoven. However, the reissue is corrected to van.
- Fate – The spirit of Fate
- Twist – Fate's son (as in "Twist of Fate").
- Mephistopheles – The devil
- Young Beethoven – Beethoven as a young man
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – (Another) famous composer
- Theresa – Beethoven's "immortal beloved" – Possibly either Countess Thérèse von Brunswick or Therese Malfatti
- Young Girl – An orphan of the streets
- The Muses – The spirits of artistic inspiration
Read more about this topic: Beethoven's Last Night
Famous quotes containing the word characters:
“Do you set down your name in the scroll of youth, that are written down old with all the characters of age?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The more gifted and talkative one’s characters are, the greater the chances of their resembling the author in tone or tint of mind.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)
“Waxed-fleshed out-patients
Still vague from accidents,
And characters in long coats
Deep in the litter-baskets
All dodging the toad work
By being stupid or weak.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)