Antonio Salieri Prima la musica e poi le parole ( Overture) (1786)

Antonio Salieri Prima la musica e poi le parole (Overture) (1786) Nikolaus harnonourt conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Emperor commissioned a short opera from both Mozart and Salieri for a contest between German and Italian operas. Mozart submitted Der Schauspieldirektor (German) and Salieri submitted Prima la musica (Italian). They were performed at the same time in a private concert in Schönbrunn Palace in February 7th 1786, with Mozart s opera presented at at one end o