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What role did Ludwig van Beethoven have at the Bonn opera?
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven, lithograph after an 1819 portrait by Ferdinand Schimon, c. 1870.
In 1783, Ludwig van Beethoven was appointed as a continuo player for the Bonn opera. Later, during his time in Bonn, he also took on the role of playing the viola in the theatre orchestra.1