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Two centuries after his downfall, Napoleon remains both revered and controversial in France — but above all, unavoidable.
A portrait believed to be of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is pictured at King's College in London. This portrait, which is presented as the most important find of its kind since the ...
Family-owned Leschanz still painstakingly makes the Mozartkugel chocolates by hand before putting them in their signature wrapping, featuring a portrait of Austria’s 18th-century composer ...
For more than seven decades, the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts have brought opera into millions of homes, playing a vital and unparalleled role in the development and appreciation of opera in ...
His reputation for perfection was well secured in consecutive all-Mozart and all-Bach concerts on March 18 and 19, 2025. Refined sound quality was paramount from the word go in the unhurried ...
One was an unfinished portrait by Joseph Lange, circa 1783, which was described by Mozart's wife, Constanze, as 'by far the best likeness of him'. The other was a sketch by Dora Stock from 1789.
Mozart’s Sister is a documentary that functions on many levels. On one level, it’s a biopic that portrays Maria Anna’s story through recreations of her childhood in Austria, ...
A portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that lay unidentified for more than 200 years has been proved to be authentic, according to an expert on the composer. Professor Cliff Eisen from London's King's ...
The Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra’s Mozart Day 2024 takes place on Sunday, March 3 at Budapest’s Liszt Academy. The evening finale concert will be livestreamed via Gramophone in a special new ...
Mostly Mozart is, or was, synonymous with Lincoln Center. The July and August weeks-long festival of, yes, mostly Mozart and other classical composers dated to 1966, almost to Lincoln Center’s ...
In 1788, King George III experienced a serious bout of mental illness, and his manic, violent behavior worsened over time. In 1811, his son George IV took over leadership duties as prince regent.
Portrait of Joseph Bologne by Mather Brown, dated 1788. My first encounter with Bologne was way back in 1997. I had recently given the modern-day premiere of a rediscovered concerto by another 18th ...