Travel tips for opera lovers – Augsburg and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart  in Augsburg

The series about historical places of opera art. Get to know exciting excursion and travel ideas for opera lovers. This time: Mozart in Augsburg

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Mozart in Augsburg

Wolfgang Amadeus’ father Leopold was a native of Augsburg. He left Augsburg in discord and, according to his family, married a woman of dubious reputation in Salzburg. He made his first visit with his family with ambivalent feelings. His famous son subsequently visited Augsburg four times. At the age of 21, on his journey to Paris, he experienced amorous adventures with his cousin (“Bäsle”) Maria Mozart, to whom he wrote the famous “Bäsle letters”. Augsburg calls itself one of the three Mozart sites.

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Destination – Mozarthouse

Leopold’s birthplace has become a museum that sheds light on the Swabian branch of the Mozart family, documents the family’s European travels, shows manuscripts and original instruments from the time of Leopold and Wolfgang. You can also see a fortepiano that was played by the two. In eleven thematic rooms the Mozarts are presented to the visitors in an entertaining way.

https://www.augsburg.de/kultur/museen-galerien/mozarthaus