Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1756 – 1791 Austrian composer
Austrian composer of the Classical era, a child prodigy whose operas, symphonies, and concertos are cornerstones of the repertoire.
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Affiliations
- Salzburg court, freelance in Vienna
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prodigy who toured Europe as a child performer before building a career in Salzburg and then Vienna. He wrote across every form of his day, including the operas The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and The Magic Flute, which appeared in 1791, the year he died at thirty-five. He tried to make his way as an independent composer rather than a court servant, with mixed financial results, and left a large body of work despite his short life.
Connections
- associate of Joseph Haydn — Close friends who admired each other's work in Vienna.
In the timeline
- 1784 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is admitted to a Vienna Masonic lodge central figure
- 1791 Mozart's The Magic Flute premieres composer