Voi, che sapete – W.A Mozart – Le Nozze di Figaro – PREMIUM

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born in January 27, 1756 in Salzburg. He and his sister Maria-Anna were child prodigies in music. There were still very young when their father Leopold showing off their musical talents throughout Europe (Paris, London, …): Wolfgang played the violin while Maria-Anna was playing the piano. These trips in Europe allowed Mozart to discover many musicians (including the son of Johann Sebastian Bach) and make significant progress both as a performer and composer. Indeed, Mozart wrote his first opera at the age of 11! Over the year Mozart started becoming better known: his main revenue was for writing music. He worked for example for the Archbishop Colloredo. However, looking at his correspondance, he did not particularly enjoyed working for him and resumed in 1781. Soon after, he married Constance Weber and worked as a special music teacher for wealthy families. If Mozart did make a great deal of money, he is more known for his incapacity of managing it. He really enjoyed partying ! In 1791, he composed still two masterpieces: the Magic Flute and the Requiem. Mozart died in Vienna, Austria, December 5, 1791, just 35 years, leaving more than 600 works to posterity.