A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Wanda
WANDA, Queen of the Samartans. A romantic tragedy with songs, in 5 acts, by Zacharias Werner, with music by Riotte. Produced at the Theatre an-der-Wien, Vienna, March 16, 1812, and repeated five times between that and April 20. On one of these nights Beethoven was in the house. He excuses himself to the Archduke Rodolph for not attending a summons from His Highness, on the ground that contrary to his usual custom he had not come home after noon, the lovely weather having induced him to walk the whole afternoon, and Wanda having taken him to the theatre in the evening (Thayer, iii. 195.)
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