Mozart Snapshot # 34: Mozart and the Freemasons

Mozart knew a lot of freemasons. Lorenzo Da Ponte, Emanuel Schikaneder, the Esterhazys and Joseph Haydn were all freemasons. It comes as no great surprise therefore, that Mozart also joined the ranks of the masons. But while the masons were an idealogical match for Mozart, they also helped him in another, possibly more important, way. On this episode of Mozart Snapshots, pianist Katie Mahan takes us to Schloss Aigen, once an important meeting place for the freemasons and the illuminati, where we discuss Mozart's connection to the freemasons and meet with a present-day freemason.

About Mozart Snapshots:

Each and everyone of us is shaped by the place where we spend our earliest years. Mozart was no exception. One of the first true cosmopolites of classical music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a native of the picturesque alpine city of Salzburg, Austria. In this new series, I will explore Mozart's relationship to his home town through fun-filled conversations, insightful interviews and once-in-a-lifetime visits to interesting locations in Salzburg that have a special connection to Mozart and his family, then and now.

Treffpunkt Klassik: "Mozart Snapshots" is a collaboration with Colorado Public Radio.

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More information:

https://www.cpr.org/classical-mozart-...
http://www.katiemahan.com