A History of Mozart in a Dozen Objects

Object 7: Salzburg’s executioner’s sword

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Cliff Eisen starts with an executioner’s sword dating back from the days when Salzburg embraced capital punishment. This episode explores crime and punishment in Mozart’s time and how this was reflected in some of his operas from the 1780s.

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