When the Myth Collapsed

When the Myth Collapsed

The Fiasco of La Finta Semplice When the Myth Collapsed Vienna was supposed to be the moment of triumph for young Mozart, the final confirmation of his divine genius. Instead, La Finta semplice turned into an unmitigated disaster, exposing serious flaws in both the...
The Man Behind the Myth

The Man Behind the Myth

Leopold Mozart: The Man Behind the Myth A Life of Deception, Ambition, and Self-Promotion Leopold Mozart is often portrayed as the devoted father, the selfless pedagogue who sacrificed his own career for the sake of his son, the young prodigy Wolfgang Amadé. But how...