Patrick Summers, Author of Key Change: An Alternative History of Mozart
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Patrick Summers is co-Artistic Director of Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS, alongside Renée Fleming. Mr. Summers is the artistic and music director of the Houston Grand Opera.
Key Change: An Alternative History of Mozart
A novel by Patrick Summers
It is the 1820s. In this first-person account, the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart reflects on his brushes with death, including the one that nearly killed him in 1791. Settled into a sylvan old age in the company of his wife, two sons, and grandchildren, the 74-year-old composer is urged to reflect on his life and career that was as long as his father Leopold’s. He is gratified at his many creations, including 35 operas, one of which changed the course of world history. But he is also burdened with guilt, as he weighs the price of his gifts to others he has
encountered.
Key Change: An Alternative History of Mozart
A novel by Patrick Summers
It is the 1820s. In this first-person account, the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart reflects on his brushes with death, including the one that nearly killed him in 1791. Settled into a sylvan old age in the company of his wife, two sons, and grandchildren, the 74-year-old composer is urged to reflect on his life and career that was as long as his father Leopold’s. He is gratified at his many creations, including 35 operas, one of which changed the course of world history. But he is also burdened with guilt, as he weighs the price of his gifts to others he has
encountered.
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