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During the nearly 30 years that he spent in the service of the Esterházys, Haydn gained vast experience in conducting and producing operas-his own and those of other composers. In the single year of 1786, he led a total of 125 performances. But he was never a man of the commercial theater as Mozart was. His operas, mostly light in character, did not have to please any taste but the Esterházys'. And rather than working closely with a librettist to create something new-as Mozart did with Da Ponte-Haydn was largely content...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Are Haydn Operas Coming Back? | 4/5/1982 | See Source »

Since the Soviet Government makes what use it pleases of foreign patents, Moscow officials were able to announce last week what ought to be a remarkable automobile. "We shall call this automobile ZYS 101," said Soviet Automotive Director I. A. Lykhachov. "It will combine in one machine all the best features of all cars to be manufactured in the United States during...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Composite Car | 10/7/1935 | See Source »

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