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  • Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Present Day Czech)
    Tuesday Sep 6, 1791
    Mozart

    Feeling ill

    Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Present Day Czech)
    Tuesday Sep 6, 1791

    Mozart fell ill while in Prague for the premiere, on 6 September 1791, of his opera La clemenza di Tito, which was written in that same year on commission for the Emperor's coronation festivities, His health deteriorated on 20 November, at which point he became bedridden, suffering from swelling, pain, and vomiting.




  • Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
    Friday Sep 30, 1791
    Mozart

    Mozart's last opera

    Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna
    Friday Sep 30, 1791

    The Magic Flute was the last opera Mozart composed, it was premiered on 30th September 1791 - roughly three months before he died. Mozart himself conducted the orchestra, while the librettist, Emanuel Schikaneder, sang the role of Papageno.




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