txtCaption=Opera performance in the Redoutensaal\par celebrating the marriage of Joseph II, 1760\par Erich Lessing/Art Resource, New York
txtCommentary=Although public performances were less frequent than today, they were for that reason on a more lavish scale. In spite of intrigues raised against him,
txtChapterHead=Public Successes
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txtCommentary1=Mozart managed to present {\i The Abduction from the Seraglio} in 1782. Of its success, he wrote proudly to his father:
txtCommentary2=\'93People are crazy about this {\uldb opera,}{\v 133191} and it does me good to hear such applause.\'94 {\uldb\fs24\'80}{\v next}