Thursday, 24 January 2008

Mozart

Our friends in Cergy in France went to the theatre at Christmas to see Mozart's opera The Magic Fute. We found out about Mozart and his work for our homework last week.

Who Is Mozart!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was his real name and was born in 1756 and died in 1791.

Mozart was a famous composer, he composed over 600 pieces. His three most famous operas were, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cosi Fan Tutte. He had two unfinished church pieces, Mass in C Minor and Reqieum.

The Magic Flute

The first performance of The Magic Flute took place on September 30th 1791 at the Theatre Auf de wieden. It was Mozart's last opera before he died on December 5th 1791.

Lucy and Stephen
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