Opus 1700 – Mozart & Salieri, Day I

The rivalry that captivated history. Experience Mozart and Salieri through brilliant music and firsthand accounts that reveal the men behind the myth.

Day I: Sacred, Splendor, and Celebration

Mozart’s luminous Exsultate, Jubilate, breathtaking excerpts from the Mass in C Minor, and a cantata written for the Freemasons, showcase the brilliance and imagination that made him a musical phenomenon. Paired with Salieri’s elegant overture La Scuola de’ Gelosi and majestic Coronation Te Deum, this concert reveals why both composers were celebrated throughout Europe. General Admission Concert

Conducted by Joseph Caulkins & Sam Nelson

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What’s Interesting About This Concert

• A legendary story brought to life in music and drama
  This program explores one of music history’s most famous relationships. Were Mozart and Salieri rivals, collaborators, or something more complex? Through music and storytelling, Vienna’s golden age comes vividly to life.
• Through music and storytelling, discover Mozart’s Masonic world and the fascinating musical culture of his time, featuring his Freemason Cantata alongside Salieri’s magnificent Coronation Te Deum. Woven readings and performances reveal the connections, rivalries, and artistic forces that shaped one of music’s most remarkable eras.
• Music that defined genius—performed live
  From Mozart’s Exsultate, jubilate and concert arias to Salieri’s overtures and sacred works, this program presents music at its most immediate and expressive – enhanced by the church’s remarkable acoustics, where every phrase resonates with clarity, warmth, and presence.

The Program

Overture from La scuola de’ Gelosi – Antonio Salieri

Credo from C-Minor Mass – Wolfgang A. Mozart

Et incarnatus est from C-Minor Mass – Wolfgang A. Mozart

Overture from Don Chrisciotte alle nozze di Gamace (Don Quixote at Camacho’s Wedding) – Antonio Salieri

Voi che sapeta from The Marriage of Figaro – Wolfgang A. Mozart

Die Maurerfreude K. 471 – Wolfgang A. Mozart

Exultate Jubilate – Mozart

Krönungs (Coronation) Te Deum – Antonio Salieri