Episode #194- Who Killed Mozart? (Part III)

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🗓️ 9 January 2024

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

In 1791 Wolfgang Mozart was one the verge of a comeback. After being the toast of Vienna for half a decade, his music was starting to be considered passé by the late 1780's. A turbulent war between Austria and Turkey and an economic depression only made matters worse. But in 1791 Mozart scored a huge hit with his opera The Magic Flute. Sadly the composer barely got a chance to savor his renewed acclaim, as only three months after the opera's premiere Mozart died in his Vienna apartment. Was Mozart the victim of foul play? Was there something in the Magic Flute that had angered the wrong people? Tune-in and find out how Margaret Thatcher, a bird who could sing concertos, and letters about poop all play a role in the story.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. I just wanted to give listeners a heads up that on today's show I'm going to be using some language that I don't normally use on the podcast
0:09.0	When I started the show I always wanted it to be as accessible as possible, so I chose not to swear or swear too badly on the show.
0:19.0	Well, to really give you a sense of how Mozart spoke in his letters, I had to kind of let it
0:26.6	rip today.
0:27.6	So there is some foul language, especially in the introduction.
0:33.0	So if you're listening with young people or you're just offended by foul language,
0:38.0	you may want to skip the introduction today.
0:41.0	But I'm going to tell you you it's not my fault. Everything I say is
0:45.9	directly quoting Mozart, so blame him, not me. All right, let's enjoy the
0:51.8	show. It was November,
0:55.0	It was November,
1:00.0	1979, when Peter Schaefer's play Amadeus premiered in London at the Royal National
1:08.9	Theatre. The play which told the tale of composer Antonio Salieri's secret hatred of Wolfgang Mozart was an immediate sensation.
1:20.0	Not only did Amadeus define London's 1979 theatre season,
1:24.8	but just a few months after premiering in England,
1:28.0	an American production was mounted on Broadway.
1:32.2	The original Broadway cast starred the legendary Sir Ian McKellan as Salieri, and Dr Frank
1:40.3	and Fertr himself, Tim Curry, as Mozart.
1:45.1	And what a show!
1:47.5	It turns out the good people behind the Tony Awards agreed,
1:52.2	nominating the Broadway production for seven
1:54.8	Tony's. Amadeus would ultimately win five of those seven awards,
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