| The Villa Bertramka is the most significant Prague place
connected with the name of one of the greatest world composers - Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. A former vineyard manor house from the turn of the 17th century became in
1784 the property of the singer Josefina Duskova and the pianist, pedagogue and composer
Frantisek Xaver Dusek. They, most probably, deserve credit for staging of Mozart’s operas
Die Entfuehrung aus dem Serail and The Marriage of Figaro in Prague and for inviting the
author to Prague. Here in the idyllic environment of Bertramka Mozart finished the score of
Don Giovanni shortly before its memorable first night on October 29, 1787. At Bertramka Mozart
also composed the concert aria Bella mia fiamma, addio and dedicated it to Mrs. Duskova.
Mozart called his stays at Bertramka the most beautiful moments of his short and eventful life. |
