Come on now, be honest! Which one of you wouldn't rather listen to his hairdresser than Hercules? Or Horatius, or Orpheus... people so lofty they sound as if they shit marble!
Emperor Joseph II: My dear young man, don't take it too hard. Your work is ingenious. It's quality work. And there are simply too many notes, that's all. Just cut a few and it will be perfect.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Which few did you have in mind, Majesty?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The whole thing is set in a harem, Majesty. In a seraglio.Count Orsini-Rosenberg: You mean in Turkey?Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Yes, exactly.Count Orsini-Rosenberg: Then why especially does it have to be in German?Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: It doesn't, especially. It could be in Turkish if you really want.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Keep it Majesty, if you want. It's already here in my head.Emperor Joseph II: What? On one hearing only?Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: I think so, Sire, yes.Emperor Joseph II: Show us.