According to the ODQ, the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II said of The Abduction from the Seraglio: ‘Too beautiful for our ears, and much too many notes, dear Mozart.’
First prize Sue Topham, Elston, Newark, Nottinghamshire
Runners-up Anthony Harker, Oxford; Rosemary Paquette, Toronto, Canada
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