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Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. Few monarchs in 18th-century Europe embodied such passion and contradiction in equal measure. As an enlightened despot, he relentlessly pursued reforms—abolishing serfdom, promoting religious tolerance, and...

Just saying his name seems to make the air lift, light and shimmering—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He began composing at the age of five, a prodigy who dazzled all of Europe. The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute shine wi...