Nov 15, 2022
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MY INNER EDITOR, THE EMPEROR
Mozart on the Bridge
Sometimes, I overwrite, but oh well
‘Too many notes, dear Mozart, too many notes’ is what Emperor Joseph II supposedly said after the first performance of the Entfuhrung aus dem Serail in Vienna’s old Burgtheater. Mozart’s reply was: ‘Just as many as necessary, Your Majesty.’ The Crafty Art of Opera
