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Ludwig van Beethoven engaged in a bitter custody dispute with his sister-in-law, Johanna, over his nephew, Karl. At various times, he called Johanna "evil" and "depraved". In another correspondence, he called her the "Queen of the Night" (Konigin der Nacht), which is a reference to the villainess in an opera by what other composer?

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