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At least the orchestra was in fine form, even though I didn't sense that conductor Corrado Rovaris has any burning affection for this opera. The Abduction From the Seraglio Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Libretto: Christoph Friedrich Bretzner. ...
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They weren’t finished by Mozart, of course; the legendary composer died in 1791. Instead, the new sections were written by Harvard University music professor Robert Levin, who recently completed the unfinished works. WBUR’s All Things Considered host...
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China's President Hu Jintao (R) examines sheet music written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Mozart's residential house in Salzburg November 1, 2011. Hu arrived for an official three-day visit to Austria. View Photo »
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The latter contradicts the former’s vision of the type of man God should bestow with such talent. Salieri, a Catholic, renounces God and decides to ruin Mozart. He takes the role of the other composer’s friend while working behind the scenes to bring...
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(Photo by Andrew Benusa) In the opening scene of “Amadeus,” Antonio Salieri addresses the audience with an admission about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Mozart! Mozart! I cannot bear it any longer! I confess! I confess what I did! I’m guilty! I killed you!
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Vitruvius elevated architects to a special class of professionals who could thoroughly appreciate the purpose of a structure as it was being conceived. Some five hundred miles north and seventeen hundred years after Vitruvius worked for Caesar,...
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Chinese supporters clash with Tibetan protesters in front of the former home of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart where Chinese President Hu Jintao (not in picture) attends a concert on November 1, 2011 in Salzburg. View Photo »
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Its Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts 40th Symphony. And, like its composer, its larger than life. Joining this great work, the Wichita Symphony Orchestra will perform Maurice Ravels Le Tombeau de Couperin and Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor. Renowned...
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Ed Wight will offer a preconcert lecture at 2 p.m. , and Jefferson Public Radio’s Geoffrey Riley will appear in the show as Mozart. Tickets cost $25, $5 for students, and include Champagne and Viennese pastries at intermission. Tickets may be purchased...
About Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: [ˈvɔlfgaŋ amaˈdeus ˈmoːtsart], full name Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over six hundred works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral... Full Article
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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 11: A general view of the 'The Magic Flute' (Die Zauberfloete) premiere by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is pictured during the Seefestspiele-Berlin at the Wannsee on August 11, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 11: Actors perform on stage during the 'The Magic Flute' (Die Zauberfloete) premiere by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during the Seefestspiele-Berlin at the Wannsee on August 11, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 11: Miriam Friedrich attends the 'The Magic Flute' (Die Zauberfloete) premiere by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during the Seefestspiele-Berlin at the Wannsee on August 11, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 11: (L-R) Robert Glatzeder and his father Winfried Glatzeder attend the 'The Magic Flute' (Die Zauberfloete) premiere by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during the Seefestspiele-Berlin at the Wannsee on August 11, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 11: (L-R) Guido Westerwelle, Michael Mronz and Klaus Wowereit attend the 'The Magic Flute' (Die Zauberfloete) premiere by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during the Seefestspiele-Berlin at the Wannsee on August 11, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
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SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - JULY 26: 'Sold Out' is painted beside the entrance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth house in the Getreidegasse on July 26, 2011 in Salzburg, Austria. The Salzburg Festival of music and drama was established in 1920 and is held each summer in the town, the...
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SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - JULY 25: The gravesite of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts widow, Constantia von Nissen, and Mozarts father, Leopold Mozart, is seen on Saint Sebastian churchyard on July 25, 2011 in Salzburg, Austria. The Salzburg Festival is a prominent festival of music and drama...
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China's President Hu Jintao (R) examines sheet music written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Mozart's residential house in Salzburg November 1, 2011. Hu arrived for an official three-day visit to Austria.
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A sentence written by Mozart's son, Franz Xaver Mozart, is seen on the unpublished and unfinished partition "The Magnificat (K.321 a)" circa 1779, which was handwritten by composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), is displayed at the auction house Christie's in Paris May 6, 2011. ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 07: A blue plaque indicates a house where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart used to live in the Soho area of the City of Westminster on March 7, 2011 in London, England. Soho is approximately one square mile in area and has been long established as an entertainment...
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Actors play during a rehearsal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" (Die Zauberfloete) at the DomStufen open air festival (Domstufen-Festspiele) under the direction of Guy Montavon in front of the Mariendom (Cathedral of Mary) in Erfurt, central Germany, Thursday, Aug....
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(L-R) Singers Adam Plachetka, Dorothea Roeschmann, Erwin Schrott and Christiane Karg perform on stage during a dress rehearsal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni" in Salzburg August 14, 2011. The opera is conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin (below) and will premiere on...
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Singers Gerald Finley (L) and Dorothea Roeschmann perform on stage during a dress rehearsal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni" in Salzburg August 14, 2011. The opera is conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin and will premiere on August 18 as part of the annual Salzburg...
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Singers Franz-Josef Selig (R) and Gerald Finley perform on stage during a dress rehearsal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni" in Salzburg August 14, 2011. The opera is conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin and will premiere on August 18 as part of the annual Salzburg Festival...
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German concert promoter Peter Schwenkow walks amongst the stage scenery for the opera "Die Zauberfloete" (The Magic Flute) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, close to the waterside of Berlin's Wannsee lake August 5, 2011. The classic opera will will be performed from August 11th until 28th.
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Workers set-up the stage scenery for the opera "Die Zauberfloete" (The Magic Flute) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, close to the waterside of Berlin's Wannsee lake August 5, 2011. The classic opera will will be performed from August 11th until 28th.
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A worker holds a figure as the scenery for the opera "Die Zauberfloete" (The Magic Flute) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is set-up close to the waterside of Berlin's Wannsee lake August 5, 2011. The classic opera will will be performed from August 11th until 28th.
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SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - JULY 26: Cafe tables surround a statue of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at Mozartplatz on July 26, 2011 in Salzburg, Austria. The Salzburg Festival of music and drama was established in 1920 and is held each summer in the town, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - JULY 25: The entrance to house of Mozart and the Felsenreitschule next door to the festival hall is seen on July 25, 2011 in Salzburg, Austria. The Salzburg Festival is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920 and is held each summer within the...
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Singers perform on stage during a dress rehearsal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'Le nozze di Figaro' in Salzburg July 20, 2011. The opera is directed by Claus Guth, conducted by Robin Ticciati and will premiere on July 27 as part of the annual Salzburg Festival.
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Members of the Samsun Directorate of State Opera and Ballet perform on stage during a production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Abduction from the Seraglio" at the historical Yildiz Palace during the 2nd International Istanbul Opera Festival in Istanbul July 12, 2011. The Turkish...
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A sentence written by Comte d'Estournel is seen on the recto of the unpublished and unfinished partition "The Magnificat (K.321 a)" circa 1779, which was handwritten by composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), is displayed at the auction house Christie's in Paris May 6, 2011. The...
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A detail of the unpublished and unfinished partition "The Magnificat (K.321 a)" circa 1779, handwritten by composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), is displayed at the auction house Christie's in Paris May 6, 2011. The partition written for soloists and choir, organ and orchestra,...
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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 03: Workers set up the stage construction, in a design of a pyramid, at the Wannsee public swimming baths on August 3, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The 'Seefestspiele-Berlin' opens with the premiere of the opera 'Die Zauberfloete' (The Magic Flute) by Wolfgang...
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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 11: A general view of the 'The Magic Flute' (Die Zauberfloete) premiere by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is pictured during the Seefestspiele-Berlin at the Wannsee on August 11, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
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