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No ballet in your opera

No ballet in your opera

00:39

Emperor hearing from the Kapellmeister, Count and Salieri that there is no ba...

What Is This? I don't understand. Is it modern?

What Is This? I don't understand. Is it modern?

00:09

Emperor about Mozart's Figaro with no music for the dancing/

You Are Passionate Mozart

You Are Passionate Mozart

00:07

Emperor to Mozart about his passion not being enough to persuade.

 No one doubts your talent It's your judgment of literature that's in question

No one doubts your talent It's your judgment of literature that's in question

00:21

Emperor suggesting Mozart change to more elevated themes.

Mozart, Music Is Not the Issue Here It's your judgment of literature

Mozart, Music Is Not the Issue Here It's your judgment of literature

00:08

Emperor on the issue not being Mozart's music but his judgement of literature.

I cannot afford to provoke our nobles or our people

I cannot afford to provoke our nobles or our people

00:08

Emperor about not provoking the people.

Figaro Is a bad play

Figaro Is a bad play

00:15

Emperor on Figaro being a bad play.

I do not censor things lightly

I do not censor things lightly

00:09

Emperor on censoring Mozart's Figaro.

Well My Advice Is for You to Marry

Well My Advice Is for You to Marry

00:06

Emporer on Wolfgang marrying Constanze and staying in Vienna.

Full of proper german virtues

Full of proper german virtues

00:22

Salieri goading Mozart about the german virtues he plans to show in his opera...

It's time we had a piece in our own language

It's time we had a piece in our own language

00:08

Chamberlain to the Emperor on having a German opera for the plain people.

With All Humility, I Would Prefer You Dismissed Me

With All Humility, I Would Prefer You Dismissed Me

00:11

Emperor to Mozart about learning his place.

The More License I Allow You. The more you take

The More License I Allow You. The more you take

00:04

Emperor to Mozart taking too much license.

Is It Modern?

Is It Modern?

00:01

Emporer asking if the work is modern.

It's already in my head

It's already in my head

00:15

Mozart to the Emperor on being able to memorize his music.

My Dear Young Man, Don't take it too hard

My Dear Young Man, Don't take it too hard

00:15

Emperor asking Mozart to just cut a few of his many notes.

Well, There It Is

Well, There It Is

00:03

Emporer's much repeated line.