After completing Der Freischütz, Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826) planned to compose as its comic counterpart Die drei Pintos, but he left the work unfinished at his death. Other composers, including Giacomo Meyerbeer, attempted to complete the opera, but for various reasons none succeeded. Around the time of Weber's centennial, though, Weber's grandson showed the sketches to Gustav Mahler (1860–1911), who completed the score and conducted the premiere in 1888. Weber left sketches for only the ...