Life of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3)

by Otto Jahn

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[ Ap. Zeno writes in his own justification (Lett., III., p. 91): "Ho caricata poi l' opera di sentiment!, poichè questi sono ciö che più piace alla Corte e mas-simamente al Padrone." Metastasio complains of Farinelli's writing an opera for the court ladies, who would only play virtuous parts (Opp. post., II., p. 39).]

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[ Zeno (Lett., II., p. 413; VI., pp. 100, 194, 287) and Metastasio (Opp. post., II., III., p. 164) complain bitterly of this. As an instance: to a finished opera for five characters a sixth was required to be added (Opp. post., II., p. 37).]

FOOTNOTES CHAPTER 8

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[ Leop. v. Sonnleithner has treated thoroughly and well of Mozart's earlier operas. (Càcilia, XXIII., p. 233; XXIV., p. 65; XXV., p. 65).]

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[ The quintet is omitted in the copy at the Paris Conservatoire, but is present in that at the British Museum (A. M. Z., 1864, p. 495). A song in the third act of the libretto, for Aspasia, is altogether omitted.]