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The Different Mozart is in turns hilarious, eye-opening and bittersweet.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s musical genius has been celebrated in works together with the play and film Amadeus, however the contributions of his sister Maria have lengthy remained within the shadows.
Nonetheless, Maria — nicknamed “Nannerl” — takes middle stage in playwright Sylvia Milo’s tour de power one-woman drama on the Tobin Heart this weekend.
Tailored from typically bawdy letters exchanged between Nannerl, her youthful brother and different members of the Mozart clan, The Different Mozart shines the highlight on the girl whose virtuosic expertise on devices together with the harpsichord and fortepiano led her to really declare first billing on a lot of her joint live shows with lil’ Wolfie.
The Different Mozart actually places Nannerl middle stage, the place she addresses the viewers whereas sporting a billowing powdered wig, an elaborate corset and a stunning 18-foot gown that radiates in all instructions. In turns hilarious, eye-opening and bittersweet, Milo’s present additionally options Wolfgang’s virtuosic music and 18th-century lady composer Marianna Martines however none from Nannerl herself, whose unique compositions, praised by her brother and her contemporaries, have been misplaced to time.
$39.50-$49.50, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, 2 p.m. and seven:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater, Tobin Heart for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org.
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