Gerhard Spitz’s Post

🌍 2nd Transnational Project Meeting 📌 Breda, The Netherlands This week, we met the partners of the @nextroutesproject in Breda to discuss the first steps taken to jointly define and elaborate the training methodology and to improve the digital and creative skills of the Cultural Routes staff. 🕹️ We also discussed the Next Routes Toolkit and in particular content development and internal deadlines. Thank you, Breda University of Applied Sciences for organising!

Second journey to Prague 🇨🇿 October 1 - mid-November 1787 On October 1, Mozart travels from Vienna to Prague with his pregnant wife to prepare his "Don Giovanni". They arrive there on October 4 and four days later the librettist of "Don Giovanni", Lorenzo Da Ponte. On 14 October, Wolfgang conducts his "Le Nozze di Figaro" in honour of the marriage of Archduchess Maria Theresa of Tuscany to Prince Anton Clemens Theodor of Saxony. Photo: © European Mozart Ways

Was interesting, fruitful discussion looking forward the next steps.

Mozart’s historic travels - First journey to Prague 🇨🇿 January 8 - mid-February 1787 Mozart and his wife Constance arrive in Prague on 11 January 1787. Less than a week later, on January 17, "Le Nozze di Figaro" is performed in the presence of the composer at the Estates Theater, where the opera has been performed since December 1786. On November 22, Wolfgang himself conducts a performance of the opera "Le Nozze di Figaro". The German Dances K. 509 are composed on February 6, two days later they leave the city with a contract for an opera production for the next Prague season, namely "Don Giovanni". Photo: © European Mozart Ways

Mozart's historical travels -Journey to Paris September 23, 1777 - mid-January 1779 On September 23, 1777, Mozart leaves his hometown Salzburg with his mother to travel to Mannheim and Paris. In Mannheim, Wolfgang falls in love with Aloysia Weber, the sister of his future wife Constanze. Here, under the influence of the Mannheim School, he writes particularly moving works. The two arrived in the Seine metropolis on March 23, 1778. The journey was arduous, marked by strong winds and rain. His mother died in July 1778. Wolfgang was disappointed by Parisian society. He is left to fester; no notice is taken of him and his piano playing is ignored. Photo: © European Mozart Ways

Mozart's historical travels - Journey to Munich and Vienna November 5, 1780 - March 16, 1781 On November 6, 1780, the master comes to Munich to prepare his "Idomeneo" KV 366, which premieres on January 29 in the electoral opera house, the Court Theater, later the Residenztheater (Cuvilliés Theater). Mozart is summoned to Vienna by Archbishop Colloredo of Salzburg. However, he no longer wants to work for him: The answer to his farewell request is a "kick in the butt" by Obersthofmeister Arco. Mozart stays in Vienna and earns money with piano lessons and concerts. Photo: © European Mozart Ways

Mozart's historical travels - Journey to Salzburg End of July - end of November 1783 This is the last time Constance, whom Wolfgang married in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna in 1782, and Wolfgang spend time together in Salzburg and the last time they visit his father Leopold. His first-born son Raimund Leopold also dies here at only 2 months old. Photo: © European Mozart Ways

PROJECT UPDATE NEXT ROUTES. Currently, the partners of @nextroutesproject are collecting both quantitative and qualitative data to better understand the digital training needs of cultural routes. Swipe to find out more. At the beginning of May, we will have our next in person meeting in Breda - we’re thrilled to discuss the results and to plan the next steps.

Mozart's historical travels - Second journey to Munich December 6, 1774 - March 7, 1775 Leopold and Wolfgang return to Munich on December 7, 1774 to prepare the three-act opera buffa "La finta giardiniera" K. 196. They stay with Canon Johann Nepomuk von Pernat in the house of the court councillor and state commissary Maximilian Klement von Belval. The premiere of "Finta giardiniera" takes place on January 13, 1775 in the old Salvatortheater. Photo: © European Mozart Ways