Send us Fan Mail Why did Mozart compose so many operas during his short lifetime? In this episode of The Classical Music Minute, we explore why opera played such an important role in Mozart’s career. In the late eighteenth century, opera was one of Europe’s most popular forms of entertainment, and cities across the continent regularly commissioned new works for their theatres. Mozart was uniquely suited to the genre. Opera allowed him to combine expressive melodies, colourful orchestration, a...
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