“Salieri, by the way, was quite gregarious. His most cherished entertainment was amidst the circle of his students.” This assessment in an 1825 obituary for Antonio Salieri refers not only to Salieri’s composing students such as Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, Giacomo Meyerbeer, or Johann Nepomuk Hummel, but in equal measure to those individuals whose vocal training had been close to Antonio Salieri’s heart throughout his life.

On the 80th Birthday of Helga Meyer-Wagner