Mozart's Travels: Route Map & Timeline
W. A. Mozart: 9 stops from 1756 to 1791, from Salzburg to Vienna.
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Route and timeline
| # | Year | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1756 | Salzburg | Born into a family of musicians at the Prince-Archbishop's court. |
| 2 | 1762 | Vienna | Aged six, plays for Maria Theresa at Schönbrunn. |
| 3 | 1764 | London | On his European tour he meets Johann Christian Bach and writes his first symphonies. |
| 4 | 1770 | Rome | Hears Allegri's Miserere in the Sistine Chapel and writes it out from memory. |
| 5 | 1770 | Milan | His opera Mitridate, re di Ponto premieres successfully. |
| 6 | 1778 | Paris | Fails to find a post; his mother dies in Paris. |
| 7 | 1781 | Vienna | Breaks with the Archbishop of Salzburg and settles in Vienna as a freelance musician. |
| 8 | 1787 | Prague | Don Giovanni premieres in Prague. |
| 9 | 1791 | Vienna | The Magic Flute premieres; in December he dies while writing his Requiem. |
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