Unearthing long-buried pieces of history have fuelled the plot of many summer-read novels. But how many of these discoveries happen in real life? In 2024, two library archives announced the unearthing ...
Copy of a portrait of Mozart from 1777 by Padre Martini of Bologna. The summer of 1791 saw Mozart hard at work on not one, but two operas. The Magic Flute was mostly complete by July when it was ...
Fine, we’ll admit it: Mozart was a pig! It’s a fact, for example, that Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (1756-1791), better known as Wolfgang Amadeus, enjoyed scatological humor, ...
Discover the fascinating origins and evolution of classical music, from ancient beginnings to legendary composers like ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was more than just a child prodigy and pop star of his time. This year's Mozartfest delves deep into his soul. Mozart's "Magic Flute" is one of the most famous and reverred ...
A reboot of Peter Shaffer’s play hopes to repeat the 1984 film’s magic and lure a fresh audience to classical music Forty years ago, Amadeus won eight Oscars, four Baftas and four Golden Globes – and ...
Britten theatre, Royal College of Music; Susie Sainsbury theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London In uncertain times, future stars shine in two new Mozart productions – a fizzing 80s Figaro and a ...
Sir Patrick Stewart was a noted fan of classical music. In a 2023 interview with Classic FM, the famed actor, who died on Oct ...