@Lynn: Here’s one taken at random from ‘Europe: A History’, a magisterial academic work by the eminent historian Norman Davies: ‘Mozart thrived in the relaxed social climate of the 1780s, which the growth of the “opera buffa” reflected. More @Wikipedia
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