Beethoven's Last Night is a concept album by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, released in 2000. Their first non-Christmas album tells the fictional story of Ludwig von Beethoven on the last night of his life, as the devil, Mephistopheles, comes to collect his soul. With the help of Fate and her son Twist, Beethoven unwittingly tricks the devil and is allowed to keep his soul which he had thought lost, but that the devil had no claim on. The album is a rock opera featuring many classical crossover rock songs which are clearly based on melodies from classical music, particularly Beethoven's works. Features members of Savatage including vocals by Savatage and TSO founder Jon Oliva |