:23:00
Filled with such longing,
such unfulfillable longing.
:23:06
It seemed to me I was hearing
the voice of God.
:23:10
Excuse me.
:23:12
But why?
:23:14
Why would God choose an obscene child
to be his instrument?
:23:20
It was not to be believed.
:23:22
This piece had to be an accident.
It had to be.
:23:31
It better be.
:23:33
How good is he, this Mozart?
:23:36
He's remarkable, Majesty. I heard an
extraordinary opera of his last month.
:23:41
- Idomeneo, King of Crete.
- That?
:23:45
A tiresome piece. I heard it too.
:23:48
Tiresome?
:23:51
A young man trying to impress
beyond his abilities.
:23:55
Too much spice.
:23:58
Too many notes.
:24:00
Majesty...
:24:01
...it was the most promising work
I've heard in years.
:24:05
Then, we should make
some effort to acquire him.
:24:09
We could use a good German composer
in Vienna, surely?
:24:13
I'm sure he could be tempted
with the right offer. Say...
:24:18
...an opera in German
for our National Theater.
:24:22
Excellent, sire!
:24:24
But not German. I beg, Your Majesty.
:24:27
Italian is the proper language
for opera.
:24:31
All educated people agree on that.
:24:38
What do you think, chamberlain?
:24:41
In my opinion, it's time
we had a piece in our own language.
:24:45
Plain German for plain people.
:24:52
Kapellmeister?
:24:55
Majesty...
:24:57
...I must agree with Herr Direttore.