Franz Mesmer summers he lived on a splendid estate and became a patron of the arts. In 1768, when court intrigue prevented the performance of "La finta semplice" (K. 51), for which the twelve-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had composed 500 pages of music, Mesmer is said to have arranged a performance in his garden of Mozart's "Bastien und Bastienne" (K. 50), a one-act opera, though Mozart's biographer Nissen found no proof that this performance actually took place. Mozart later immortalized his former patron by including a comedic reference to Mesmer in his opera "Così fan tutte". In 1774, Mesmer produced an "artificial
Samuel Bastien Samuel Bastien Samuel Bastien (born 26 September 1996) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Standard Liege. Bastien emerged from R.S.C. Anderlecht's youth system. He made his first team debut on 3 December 2014 in the Belgian Cup against K.R.C. Mechelen replacing Youri Tielemans after 79 minutes in a 4–1 home win. On 31 August 2015 the Italian football team Avellino loaned Bastien. He made his debut for the Irpinian team on 12 September 2015 against Modena replacing Mariano Arini after 53 minutes. On 26 August 2016, Bastien signed with Serie A side A.C. ChievoVerona who paid