Mozart's days were packed with work. How was that to be accomplished? The answer: he had assistants. Two of them remained loyal to him until his last breath. The first article in this two-part series was about Joseph Weigl, a Kapellmeister with whom Mozart liked to rehearse his operas. Today's article focuses on a man who was especially helpful to Mozart in composing.
Mozart's days were packed with work. How was that to be managed? The answer: he had assistants. Two of them remained loyal to him until his last breath.
Tamino must pass difficult tests to win Pamina in Mozart's Magic Flute. In this blogpost you will learn more about Tamino and his role in perhaps Mozart's most famous opera.
Mozart's days were filled with an absurdly heavy workload. Combined with far too little rest and sleep time, it is hardly surprising that Mozart was in such poor physical shape throughout his life. Find out what a typical day in the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was like in this article.
Sarastro is the counterpart to the Queen of the Night in Mozart's Magic Flute. In this blogpost you will learn more about Sarastro and his role in perhaps Mozart's most famous opera.
Pamina is the daughter of the Queen of the Night in Mozart's Magic Flute. In this blogpost you will learn more about Pamina and her role in perhaps Mozart's most famous opera.
Sometimes, as an artist, you simply have to know the right people – it was no different in Mozart's day. Many of Mozart's Viennese patrons are still famous today, for example Gottfried van Swieten, a Habsburg diplomat. In Prague, however, Mozart was actively supported by a couple who are hardly ever spoken of today: the Bondinis.
Mozart created 22 stage works in his lifetime. Among them are world-famous 'evergreens' such as The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni. But many Mozart operas are also completely unknown, or have you ever heard of the 'Goose of Cairo'? All 22 Mozart operas can be found in the following list.
The name Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is world famous. However, behind this name are all sorts of curiosities that are little known. Three of them I present to you here.
“The most necessary and the hardest and most important thing in music is the tempo.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote this in 1777 in a letter to his father. Is it still true today?
