The Best Count Orsini-Rosenberg Quotes

Count: Italian is the proper language for opera. All educated people agree on that.

Wolfgang: The whole thing is set in a harem, Majesty. In a seraglio.
Count: You mean in Turkey?
Wolfgang: Yes, exactly.
Count: Then why especially does it have to be in German?
Wolfgang: It doesn't, especially. It could be in Turkish if you really want.

Count: [about Mozart] A young man trying to impress beyond his abilities.