Vestas Feuer by Pamina and Papageno in "The Magic Flute"), which has the same key and time signature and was the subject of a set of variations for cello and piano by Beethoven (WoO 46), written 1801. Lockwood also discerns a precedent set by Mozart involving formal structure: an "Introduzione"; i.e. Beethoven's scene forms a separable initial section of an opera having some degree of integrity of both plot and harmonic plan; Lockwood calls the "Introduzione" a "miniplay". Three of Mozart's operas begin with such an "Introduzione": "Don Giovanni", "Così fan tutte", and "The Magic Flute". Beethoven's "Introduzione" has a harmonic structure
The Mozart Brothers The Mozart Brothers The Mozart Brothers () is a 1986 Swedish comedy film directed by Suzanne Osten. Osten won the award for Best Director at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards. The murder of Olof Palme, the Swedish Prime Minister, took place as Palme was walking home from the cinema after watching "The Mozart Brothers" in 1986. The film depicts an unconventional opera director, Walter (Etienne Glaser), who is directing a production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the Stockholm Opera. He attempts to overthrow many of the conventions of opera; he gives certain solo numbers to the opera chorus, he involves the