Born in Salzburg, Austria on Jan. 27, 1756; full name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Gottlieb Mozart; I was baptized as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. I am named after my grandfather on my mother's side and after the Saint on my date of birth, Johannes Chrysostomus.-Parents: Leopold Mozart - composer and violinist, concertmaster at the archiepiscopal court, and in -1763, vice-kapellmeister at Salzburg court; and Anna Maria Pertl, daughter of Wolfgang Nikolaus Pertl, an official from Sankt GilgenSibling: Maria Anna (Nannerl) Mozart-Age 3: I started to play the keyboard -Age 5: I started composing minuets -1763-1766- I toured Europe with my father and sister and played for Louis XV at Versailles and George III in London -1764- I wrote my first three symphonies; also met Johann Christian Bach By my teenage years, I mastered the piano, violin, and harpsichord -1768- I completed my first opera, La finta semplice (The Simple Pretense) -1769-1773- I made three trips to Italy In Rome, I attended the performance of Allegri's Misere. I wanted the score but when no one agreed I wrote down the music from memory. -1770- Mitridate, re di Ponte (Mithridates, King of Pontus) I performed in Milan and it was my first major opera -1772- I was appointed concertmaster in the orchestra of Archbishop of Salzburg. During this period, I wrote many sacred works. -1777- I toured with my mother hoping to find a court position; I traveled to Mannheim where I met and fell in love with Aloysia Weber -1778- July Anna Maria Mozart died -1779- unable to find a court position, I went back to Salzburg; appointed as court organist to the Archbishop of Salzburg -1781- resigned from my position due to increasing tension and disagreements between me and the Archbishop. I stayed in Vienna instead of returning to Salzburg. My resignation and move to Vienna put a strain on my relationship with my father. -1782- I married Constanze Weber in Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral. In Vienna, I supported my family by performing in public and private, teaching , and composing. My first opera written after my residency in Vienna, Abduction from Seraglio became a success. -1786- The Marriage of Figaro, the first of three operas I collaborated with librettist, Lorenza da Ponte, premiered at the Burg Theater. -1787- I became the composer of Imperial and Royal Chamber with an annual salary of 800fl. My father, Leopold, died on May 28, 1787. Don Giovanni premiered in Prague at the National Theater. -1790- Cosi fan tutte premiered at Burg Theater. I declined an opportunity to compose in London. -1791- I composed dance music for the Vienna Court; publishers began to pay fees for the rights to publish my works; I was appointed assistant to the Cathedral Kapellmeister at St. Stephens with no pay.
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