Egmont
Egmont is a play by Goethe telling the tale of the 16th century Flemish Count of Egmont who is sentenced to death by the occupying Spaniards. A young woman called KlÃÂärchen tries to rescue him, but fails and commits suicide.
The play is probably best known today for the overture that Ludwig van Beethoven wrote for it. He wrote incidental music for the entire play, but only the overture is performed with any frequency today. Beethoven was late in finishing the piece, only completing his music in time for the third performance of the drama.
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Egmont is a European publisher of books, magazines and comics. They are based in Denmark, with local operations in most European countries and China. Their annual turnover in 2003 was 1.1 billion euros. The company is entirely held by the Egmont foundation which uses its profits on charity work for the benefit of children.
The comics publications of Egmont include original work, original work with licensed characters (including The Phantom and various Disney comics), and translations of American comics (Marvel, DC Comics and Dark Horse).
Don Rosa used to work for Egmont until he quit to work for Picsou Magazine.