![]() ![]() Leopold Mozart by Pietro Antonio Lorenzoni, c.1765, via The World of the Habsburgs websiteĪt this time, Leopold began urging his son to venture towards Paris. During this period, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart produced his first large-scale operas, including Mitridate, Ascanio in Alba, and Lucio Silla. In Rome, Mozart was well received, and he even became a member of a papal order of knighthood. By 1768, he produced his first original operas.Īt the age of fourteen, Leopold sent him to Italy, attempting to establish his name as an opera composer. The famous composer frequently wrote instrumental works and musical pieces in German and Latin. He thrived as a skillful keyboard performer but as a composer and improviser too. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart came to be known as the most renowned child prodigy. They traveled from Paris to London, all the while performing before royal families. The performance was a success and from 1763 to 1766, Leopold took his family on a musical tour across Europe. In 1762, Leopold brought his son, Wolfgang, to perform before the nobles at the Imperial court in Vienna, Austria. ![]() Leopold and his wife, Anna Maria, strived to pass on their love for music to their children. Leopold Mozart was a noted composer, instructor, and violin player, working in the service of the archbishop of Salzburg. The greatness of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart can be, in part, attributed to the unyielding ambition of his father. Crafting A Genius: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by Friedrich Theodor Müller, 1821, via The National Portrait Gallery, London ![]()
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