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Peter Hall

27 January 1756: Birth of classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Here, Peter Hall, founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, illustrates his love of Mozart’s music by suggesting that the composer's three Da Ponte operas are ‘the peak of musical drama’.

19 - 'A BIT LIKE HAVING TWO LADIES IN YOUR LIFE'
PETER HALL
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