Back in Mozart's time it was very common to perform operas in all sorts of languages. His native tongue was German. The most common language to see opera in was Italian.
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Each of the six characters are equal. There's no diva, no star of the show. They all are stars. There are times all six of them are singing at exactly the same time, and it actually makes sense. Mozart is the only person who could actually pull it off and make it work.Eric Smithey
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