Most casual listeners of Mozart know that he was from Salzburg, Austria, and that he moved to Vienna as a young man in order to pursue musical fame. But what most people don’t know is that Mozart had a very special relationship with the city of Prague, Czech Republic. Beyond his well known Symphony No. […]
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In The Mood For Mozart: Smorg’s 10 Favorite Mozart Arias Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1740 – 1779) was a marvelously versatile composer. That he had a great musical gift for melody is well established, but what really made him great was his ability to capture drama and emotions in written notes with great fidelity in a […]
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Here are my list of 13 wonderful mezzo-sopranos actively singing on the operatic stage today who everyone interested in opera should know about…. in no particular order: (the underlined phrases are clickable links to a Youtube clip) 1. Vesselina Kasarova The sky is the limit for this Bulgarian mezzo’s talent. She is one of the […]
Amadeus is a biographical film about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Released in 1984. the movie is 160 minutes long and is rated PG. Antonio Salieri was played by F. Murray Abraham. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played by Tom Hulce. Constantine Mozart was played by Elizabeth Berridge. Leopold Mozart was played by Roy Dotrice. The film was directed […]
Austria is a small country located in central Europe. Interesting Facts About Austria: People In Braunau am Inn, Austria, Klara Poelzl Hitler gave birth on April 20 1889 to the future Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. What does a movie action hero, Mr. Universe, and a United States governor have in common with an Austrian […]