Le Nozze di Figaro (miniature)

Really neat miniatures of opera sets at Mozart’s Birthplace Museum. Besides Mozart’s first violin, this was the coolest exhibit (I was disappointed that all the sheet music on display were facsimiles).

I didn’t realize that Mozart only lived to the age 35. He moved to Vienna at the age of 25 because he hated Salzburg and wanted a better music scene. Mozart was actually really well know in his time, and lived a very lavish lifestyle. He was bad with money, though, and often had a lot of debt.Leer más