Episode 1 of 2
Commission and Libretto
- When
- 29 July 1781
- Where
- Vienna
After arriving in Vienna in 1781, Mozart lobbied Stephanie for a commission and received the libretto on 29 July 1781.
When the 25-year-old Mozart arrived in Vienna in 1781 seeking professional opportunity, one of his first tasks was to become acquainted with Stephanie and lobby him for an opera commission. He also impressed theater manager Count Franz Xaver Orsini-Rosenberg by playing Idomeneo excerpts at the home of Maria Wilhelmine Thun. Mozart received the libretto from Stephanie on 29 July 1781.
Sources
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