“The Imperial Court Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart passed away during the night of the fourth to the fifth of this month,” announced the leading newspaper of the day. More than two centuries later, we take you back to the year 1791. Drawing on eyewitness accounts and medical reports, we attempt to shed light on Mozart’s final months, the circumstances of his untimely death, and the many rumours surrounding its causes.
We also explore the true nature of his relationship with his supposed rival, Antonio Salieri, disentangling myth from historical reality. |
