Thursday, February 11, 2010

Mozart as a Child

Mozart & Marie Antoinette

In 1762, when he was six years old, young Wolfgang did a concert at Schonbrunn, the Austrian royal palace.

After his concert, he was playing with the young princesses, and he slipped and fell on a polished floor. Bursting into tears, he was picked up and comforted by a seven-year-old Marie Antoinette.

Mozart then kissed the future queen of France. "You are nice," he declared. "I will marry you."