PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS

A long-lost opera with music by Mozart will receive its first European performance this weekend in London. “The Philosophers Stone,” discovered in a library by an American musicologist four years ago, was co-composed by Mozart and three peers in 1790. “Contrary to the popular image reinforced by Peter Schaffer’s 1979 play “Amadeus,” “The Philosopher’s Stone” shows that Mozart was happy to work with other composers.” – BBC