250th anniversary of W.A. Mozart's third trip to Italy with his father Leopold

Travel Stops from Salzburg to Milan

October 24 / 25 1772

Salzburg – start of the third Italian journey.

St. Johann – overnicht stay October 24/25. In the morning father and son Mozart attend service at 6 a.m. and depart at 7 a.m. to Innsbruck.

Fotos / photo: © Salzburg Museum

25 – 27 October 1772

Innsbruck - during the third trip to Italy, father and son arrive in Innsbruck at 10 p.m. on October 25, where they spend the night at the "Golden Eagle". On October 27, the Mozarts leave Innsbruck and travel on to Brixen.

Foto/Photo: copyright Innsbruck Tourismus/tourism

27 – 29 October 1772

The Mozarts spend the night from October 207 - 28 in Bressanone and continue to Bolzano the next day, where the Salzburgers arrive in the "sad" "Sauloch" Bolzano at 12 o’clock cklock. "For the long while" Wolfgang probably composes his String Quartet in D major KV 155 here. They pay a visit to Father Vizenz (Mathias Konrad) Ranftl in the Dominican monastery. On Thursday, October 29, at 5 o'clock, the Mozarts leave Bolzano, arrive in Trento at noon and spend the night in Rovereto.

Photos:

Bressanone: © www. brixen.org / night picture

Bolzano: ©Klaus Sandrin / fruit market

Trient: © visittrentino.info / main square

October 29 – November 1 1772

Arrival in Rovereto in the evening and overnight stay. On October 30, father and son come to Ala and stay here with the Pizzini brothers. The following day Wolfgang celebrates his name day in Ala. Departure from Ala to Verona on November 1.

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Rovereto: © Appt Rovereto

Ala: © Comune di Ala

Verona: © officio tourismo di provincia Verona

1 – 3 November 1772

Verona – on Sunday, November 1, 1772, the two Mozarts arrive in Verona on their way to Milan and again find lodging with Pietro Lugiati. The following day they go to an opera performance at the Teatro dell'Accademia Vecchia. They hear either the opera buffa "La Locanda" by Giuseppe Gazzaniga or "La Sposa fedele" by Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi.

On November 3 they will continue to Brescia

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Verona: Tourism office Verona

3 – 4 November 1772

Brescia – on their way to Milan, the Mozart family stays overnight in Brescia with Count Faustino Lechi.

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Brescia: copyright Brescia tourism

4 November 1772 – 4(?) March 1773

Milan – Leopold Mozart comes again to Milan with his son on Wednesday, November 4. The Salzburgers stay in an inn about 50 steps away from the couple d'Aste (Mrs. Marianne - she usually cooks Salzburg dishes - sister of the secretary of Count Firmian).

The purpose of this trip is the preparation and premiere of the opera seria "Lucio Silla" KV 135.

On December 18, a Friday, Count Firmian arranges a congratulatory celebration for his brother Leopold Ernst, Prince-Bishop of Passau, who has been appointed Cardinal. The Mozarts are invited.

The first stage rehearsal with orchestra for Wolfgang's new opera will take place at 9:30 a.m. on November 19 at the Regio Ducal Teatro. Then the Mozarts dine with Albert Michael von Mayr, the chamber paymaster of Archduke Ferdinand. One day later, the second orchestra rehearsal is held, and the following day, from 5 to 11 p.m., there is a large party at the Count Firmian's house "of the whole nobility"; Mozart lets himself be heard.

On December 22, there is another rehearsal, from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. the Mozarts are again at Count Firmian's, Wolfgang plays in the evening. The following day Wolfgang has to play at the request of the royal highnesses Archduke Ferdinand and Maria Beatrice Riciarda, and both have a long talk with them.

The dress rehearsal of "Lucio Silla" takes place on Christmas Eve and the premiere is on December 26th at the Regio Ducal Teatro. Archduke Ferdinand and his wife attend the performance. The opera is repeated 25 more times during the 1772/73 Carnival season.On January 17, 1773, Venanzio Rauzzini sings the motet "Exsultate, jubilate" KV 165, which Wolfgang wrote for the castrato, in Milan's Theatinerkirche.

Leopold delays his departure from Milan because he hopes to find a position for his son with the Grand Duke of Tuscany, but in vain.

On March 4 (?), the Salzburgers leave for good; they are not to see Italy again.

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