Haydn and Mozart symphony and a chorus, both probably from [the oratorio] "Il ritorno di Tobia"") and Mozart ("a new concert aria, probably 'Misero! o sogno!' [K. 431], and, on the first night, a piano concerto") At the time of this meeting, Haydn was the most celebrated composer in Europe. Mozart's own reputation was definitely on the rise. His opera "The Abduction from the Seraglio" had been premiered with great success in Vienna, and was being produced in several other cities. Haydn would have been about 52 at the time, Mozart about 28. Jens Peter Larsen suggests that "quartet playing was central to
Rory Macdonald (conductor) Love". In 2003 Macdonald made his Glyndebourne debut at very short notice with "Idomeneo". Also at Glyndebourne he has conducted "Così fan tutte" and "Albert Herring" for the autumn tour. Other opera work has included "L'elisir d'amore" (Welsh National Opera), "The Abduction from the Seraglio" (Opera North) "La bohème" (Danish National Opera, RTÉ NSO), "La fanciulla del West" (Grange Park Opera), and "Don Giovanni" (Magdeburg Opera). Rory Macdonald (conductor) Rory Macdonald (born 25 August 1980) is a Scottish conductor. Born in Stirling, Scotland, he attended Douglas Academy in Milngavie, Glasgow, and went on to read Music at Gonville and Caius