For the second 1787 stay in Prague, Mozart and his wife Constanze are thought to have stayed at the House of the
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A golden memorial plaque, small enough to go unnoticed, commemorates the historic occasion when Mozart conducted his new opera Don Giovanni in Prague on
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The tradition that Mozart met Casanova in 1787 is another of Prague’s mysteries. Trying to explore whether they did in the absence
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Oral tradition acquires in time, of course, its significant historical value, however little actual evidence exists to corroborate it. Such traditions weave
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The posthumous portrait of W.A. Mozart by the artist Barbara Krafft (1764-1825) is beyond reasonable doubt the most recognisable as Mozart in
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Mozart’s letters are unique. Like those of any composer, we are given a rare insight into the man behind the music, in
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A plaque exists to Mozart in Czechia, which is little known and whose location is unusual. It is not to be found
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Olomouc’s connections with the childhood of W. A. Mozart are both rich and poignant, resulting in musical composition, and a lasting legacy
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Most probably, we think first of the legendary historical café on Vienna’s Albertinaplatz, when we hear the words ‘Café Mozart’, or perhaps
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On 15 January 1787, W. A Mozart began a letter in Prague; unusually for him, especially in times of constant creativity, he
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