Dittersdorf jako člověk
Dittersdorf's Personality

Summary/Abstract: The author of the paper searches for the answer as to what Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf's personality was like. In the case of this composer, we not only have his own biography, but also numerous archive evidence preserved in this country. The answer to such a question needs to be sought already in his childhood. His father was not only a theatre tailor, as stated in the existing domestic literary sources, but the imperial and theatre embroider. The contacts of his father in theatre circles and the nobility apparently influenced Dittersdorf's future life, among other things his interest in opera. The author also observes how Dittersdorf's personality and character developed, as well as his behaviour towards the nobility and common people. Attention is paid to his trouble with superiors, especially with Baron Kaschnitz. The paper documents Dittersdorf's entrepreneurial spirit, his relationship to property and to his wife. One aspect of Dittersdorf's life which is presently little known is his religious tolerance. The text deals in detail with his relationship with Mozart as a critical reaction to the most recent publication by Ian Woodfield Cabals and Satires. Based on this, the text also deals with the topic of the Brno premiere of Dittersdorf's opera Die Hochzeit des Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro].

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