1773-03-04
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart departed Italy after the last of his three journeys there.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Age-linked milestones from the Compare Your Life archive.
1786-05-01
The Marriage of Figaro (audio featured), an opera buffa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
1763-07-09
The Mozart family grand tour began, presenting child prodigies Maria Anna and Wolfgang in Western Europe.
1782-07-16
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail premiered in Vienna, after which Emperor Joseph II anecdotally remarked that it had "too many notes".
1788-07-25
Mozart completed his Symphony No. 40, one of his two extant symphonies in a minor key.
1791-09-30
Mozart conducted the premiere of his last opera, The Magic Flute, in Vienna.
1771-10-17
Ascanio in Alba, an opera composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (pictured) at the age of 15, premiered in Milan.