Fischer and Mozart
Fischer was evidently a friend of Mozart's. When he got into a disagreement with the Imperial theater manager, Count Rosenberg-Orsini, and decided to leave Vienna, Mozart gave him a letter of introduction to help him as he pursued his career (successfully) in Paris. In 1787, when Fischer returned to Vienna for a visit, Mozart created for him the aria "Alcandro, lo confesso…Non sò, d'onde viene", K. 512, which he sang at a concert he gave in the Kärntnertortheater on 21 March. Mozart may also have written another work for Fischer, the recitative and aria "Così dunque tradisci…Aspri rimorsi atroci" (K. 432/421a).
Shortly after (April 1), Fischer wrote a 16-line poem of friendship in Mozart's album, whose last four lines (in English) are:
- Wilt thou my devotion know?
- This my recompense shall be:
- Be my friend, for long ago
- Hast thou a friend in me.
In 1796 (28 February), Fischer participated in a memorial concert for Mozart organized by his widow Constanze; he sang excerpts from La Clemenza di Tito.
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