A chronicle of the women who inspired, fascinated, and, at times, disappointed Mozart reveals the important role they played in shaping the characters that appe

Mozart was fascinated, amused, aroused, hurt, and betrayed by women. He loved and respected them, composed for them, performed with them. This unique biography

Is The Marriage of Figaro just about Figaro? Is Don Giovanni’s story the only one—or even the most interesting one—in the opera that bears his name? For g

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The fascinating life of Wolfgang’s older sister, Nannerl—whose talent may have equaled her brother’s Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart, affectionately ca