Feature An exhibition at the Morgan Library guides visitors through the life and career of the virtuoso via art and well-preserved ephemera.

May 11, 2026 — 5 min read

Attributed to Giambettino Cignaroli, "Mozart in Verona" (1770), oil on canvas (photo courtesy Morgan Library & Museum)

Last summer, I spent a month in Salzburg, Austria, and I eschewed Mozart tourism the entire time. Some things are unavoidable — the Mozartkugeln chocolates in every supermarket, the opera festival founded in his memory — but I wanted to appear as a local, and guided tours don’t give that impression. Now I see it was a missed opportunity.

Lucky for me, and all of New York City, a second chance presents itself at the Morgan Library.…