Arts: Mozart is said to have written the overture to his oper…

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Did you know? Mozart is said to have written the overture to his opera "Don Giovanni" (1787) in a single night, with his wife Constanze keeping him awake with stories and coffee. The ink was still wet when the orchestra sight-read the piece the next evening — without rehearsal. It became a hit.

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Mozart is said to have written the overture to his opera "Don Giovanni" (1787) in a single night, with his wife Constanze keeping him awake with stories and coffee. The ink was still wet when the orchestra sight-read the piece the next evening — without rehearsal. It became a hit.

Mozart zou de ouverture van zijn opera "Don Giovanni" (1787) in één nacht hebben geschreven, met zijn vrouw Constanze die hem wakker hield met verhalen en koffie. De inkt was nog nat toen het orkest het stuk de volgende avond doorlas — zonder repetitie. Het werd een succes.

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