Mozart's Starling vintage opera art Featuring Luciano Pavarotti

Featuring Luciano Pavarotti

Moments by Balanchine's hospital bedside

L 60” x  W 16"

Richard Wagner (1813-1883) is one of the most influential - and also one of the most controversial - composers in the history of music

glittering tutus with pearls and pink roses at their waists

Mozart's Starling vintage opera art Featuring Luciano PavarottiOn May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised version of the theme from his Piano Concerto no. 17 in G major. Sensing a kindred spirit in the plucky young bird, Mozart bought him and took him home to be a family pet. For three years, the starling lived with Mozart, influencing his work and serving as his companion, distraction, consolation, and muse. Two centuries later,