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Mozart

Feeling ill

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

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.


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