HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOZART! "Mozart was elegance itself, a natural product of the sophisticated and gracefully mannered court life of his time. And this grace is reflected in all his music." -Leonard Bernstein, Young People's Concert "A Toast to Vienna" Enjoy the below clip of Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic in the famous "Overture" from "Le nozze di Figaro". | Leonard Bernstein

Ildar Abdrazakov sings Figaro's Act I aria from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro. On stage tonight, Jan 10. Tickets from $25: bit.ly/2rXSrwN | The Metropolitan Opera

Mozart at his most mesmerising. The music in ‘Le nozze di Figaro’ unfolds with beautiful solos and ensembles to amplify the deep emotions behind the seemingly farcical surface. In ‘Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto’, Countess Almaviva dictates to Susanna the invitation to a tryst addressed to the countess’ husband in a plot to expose his infidelity. The duettino was featured in a poignant scene in the 1994 drama ‘The Shawshank Redemption’, based on Stephen King’s novella. The Royal Opera House’s