Act 1 Scene 6 Flashcards
Mozart.
M! yMhs! lmkyrhahtt!
Majesty! Your Majestys humble slave! Let me kiss your royal hand a hundred thousand times!
You know everyone here, surely?
ys. hd. hp.
yes sire. Herr director. Herr prefect.
nevertheless….
io, s!
im overwhelmed, signore!
starordinario
thank you sir! One thousand million welcome! I’m touched! It’s an exceptional honor to meet her! Brilliant and very famous composer!
Gs! Mmdb! Sc! Euoei! cbef!
grazie signore! Mille milione di benvenuti! Sono commosso! E un onore eccezionale incontrala! Compositore brillante e famosissmo!
our commission for the opera.
iihm! iasgichs!… ustytywhtb- tmpeeoam! iafal.
indded i have, majesty. I am so grateful I can hardly speak!…I swear to you that you will have the best - the most perfect entertainment ever offered a monarch. Ive already found a libretto
i didnt hear of this?
fm, hd, ieotty
forgive me, herr director, i entirely omitted to tell you.
may i ask why?
idsvi.
it didnt seem very important
Not important?
nr,n
not really no
it is important to me, herr mozart.
y, ist, OFC
yes, i see that, of course.
and who, pray, is it by?
S.
stephanie
a most unpleasent man.
babw
but a brilliant writer
do you think?
tsira,m. twpisia….ia
the story is really amusing majesty. the whole plot is set in a… in a
where . wehre is it set?????
i,,,i,,rs, m
its its rather saucy majesty
yes yes wehre???
wiasis
well its actually set in a seraglio
a what???
aph
a parsha’s harem
at a national theatere??
y! n! y! im y,yid. wn? ivf…ia…omh- M= tnoii. Noitw.
ifopgv! isi!
yes… no,. yes i mean yes it is.. why not? its very funny, its amusing, on my honour majesty. Thre nothing offencive in it. nothgin offensive in the world. its full of proper german virtures
name us a proper german virtue
Ls ihytsteiao.
love sire. Ihytsteiao.
expressed in opera.
imml,s. nmss. Oscrte. atair.
imtrt.
i mean manly love, signore. Not male sopranos screeching. Or stupid couples rolling their eyes. all that stupid italian rubbish.
I mean the real thing
what is the real thing man?
uyp, itid, M
under your pardon, i think i do, Majesty.
When do you think it will be done?
tfaiaf.
The first act is already finsished
but it cant be more than two weeks since you started!
cinhwyhtratp,s.
Composing is not hard when you have the right audience to please, sire.
a la cour (french)
Majesty! - I am overwhelmed with honor to be accepted into the house of the Father of all musicians! To serve a monarch as full of discernment as your majesty is an honor that exceeds the summit of my dues.
Majeste! - je suis comble d’honneur d’etre accepte dans la maison du Pere de tous les musiciens! Servir un monarque aussi plein de discernement que votre majeste, c’est un honneur qui depasse ke sommet de mes dus.
Good day, Majesty.
Vm
votre majeste!
depend on it!
ty.
thank you
bene
b
bene
i too wish you success with your opera
Ihi. igtbs. imtyihaftmesftlp.
ill have it. Its going to be superb. I must tell you i have already found the most excellent singer for the leading part.
oh who is that?
hnic. KC. srG, bstiwahcissais.
her name is cavalieri. Katherina Cavalieri. She’s really German, but she thinks it will advance her career if she sports an italian name.
least of all his!!!
yagf, S! atajltywfm!
Youre a good fellow, Salieri. And thats a jolly little thing you wrote for me.
it was my pleasure
Lsiicri. mi?
Lets see if i can remember. May I?
by all means, its yours.
gs.
grazie signore.
PIANO
trijts, ii
the rest is just the same, isnt it?
PIANO
you ahve a remarkable memory
ga, s!
grazie ancora, signore!
PIANO
idrw, tf - di? Lttta! ay! G!
it doesnt really work , that fourth- does it!… Lets try the third above…. ah yes… GOOD!
suscate i must go
r? wdytav?
really? why dont you try a variation?
thank you, but i must attend on hte emproorer
a
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it has been delightful to meet you
fmt! atftM!
for me too! and thanks for the marCH!
