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Classical 101As the saying goes, it takes one to know one. Mozart knew all kinds of characters, on and off the opera stage. He also knew good drama when he saw it,…
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Classical 101In February 1783, Mozart was a happy newlywed, an expectant father and a brilliant composer in the dawn of what he knew could be an illustrious career. In…
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Classical 101How tall was Mozart? What color were his eyes? Did he ever pretend to be a cat?Influenced by the play and film Amadeus, by Mozart's letters, by any number…
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Classical 101"Neither a borrower nor a lender be," said Polonius to his young adult son, Laertes, in Shakespeare's Hamlet.Personalities being what they are, Mozart was…