News about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

He was a man so gifted that he became a favorite of Queen Marie Antoinette (bottom right, depicted by Lucy Boynton in Chevalier) and was dubbed the "most accomplished man in Europe" by the US President.' Joseph Bologne, who is also known as Chevalier de Saint-Georges, does not have the reputation expected of a member of Parisian high society. As Chevalier's latest film demonstrates, he was born to an enslaved Senegalese maid but that he continued to excel at fencing, shooting, dancing, and, most importantly, music. With his string quartets, symphonies, and stage performances, the violinist and composer wow audiences before falling foul of the French Revolution and being detained. Bologne, portrayed by Kelvin Harrison Jr., is seen in Chevalier fighting legendary Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (top right, depicted by Joseph Prowen) who had been admitted to Paris as a child. Despite the fact that the illustration is fictional, the pair may have known each other for a short time, due in large part to the fact that they lived in the same ducal palace at the same time. Both men were also living in both the musical and the high society.