Ponte based on the controversial play by Beaumarchais, was staged at the same theatre in 1786 and Don Giovanni, with a libretto again by da Ponte, in Prague in 1787. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), an Italian comic opera with a libretto by Lorenzo da His first success came with the German opera or singspiel Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), a work on a Turkish theme, staged at the Burgtheater in 1782. The greater stage works belong to the last decade of his life, starting with Idomeneo in Munich in January 1781.

Mozart was essentially an operatic composer, although Salzburg offered him no real opportunity to exercise his talents in this direction. Mozart's compositions were catalogued in the 19th century by Köchel, and they are generally now distinguished by K.

In late November, however, Mozart became seriously ill and died in the small hours of 5th December. Of the successor to the Emperor Joseph II, who had died in 1790. In 1791 things seemed to have taken a turn for the better, in spite of the lack of interest Initial success with German and then Italian opera and series of subscription concerts were followed by financial difficulties. Improved by a marriage imprudent for one in his circumstances. Mozart spent the last ten years of his life in precarious independence in Vienna, his material situation not Opera, Idomeneo, staged in Munich for the Elector of Bavaria and dissatisfaction after being summoned to attend his patron the Archbishop in Vienna led to his dismissal. A visit to Munich, Mannheim and Paris in 17 brought no substantial offer of other employment and by early 1779 Mozart was reinstated in Salzburg, now as court organist. Gifts in Salzburg, where a new Archbishop proved less sympathetic. The following period proved disappointing to both father and son, as the young Mozart grew to manhood, irked by the lack of opportunity and lack of appreciation of his

A series of other journeys followed, with important operatic commissions in Italy between 17. His obvious gifts were developed under his father's tutelage, with those of his elder sister, and the family, through the indulgence of their then patron, the Archbishop of Salzburg, was able to travel abroad, specifically, between 17, to Paris and to He showed early precocity both as a keyboard-player and violinist, and soon turned his hand The youngest child and only surviving son of Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus was born in Salzburg in 1756, the year of publication of his father's influential treatise on violin-playing. All MIDI's | Composers: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | MIDI/ZIP |

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