THE BLACK MOZART

The orchestra's most brilliant of the capital needed to create works of the most famous composer in Europe. In 1787, Joseph Haydn Josef command his six "Paris symphonies." And it is the leader in mulatto person who directs their creation in the presence of the queen. Marie-Antoinette takes passion for one of these symphonies she wants to listen to several nights in a row. The work will draw the name of "The Queen".

It is known that Mozart stayed in Paris in 1778 during St. George's triumph and that a large train of leaders has done everything to avoid this black composer to continue being so successful. Braving the orders of his father, he refused to go play in the orchestra of amateurs that led the "Lights of a Negro.

Saint-George wrote the music for a second musical comedy, La Chasse (The Hunt), previously performed on October 12, 1778. One of the biggest hit and audience and was unforgettable for the press.