Let's do some detective work on the passing of one of the world's most renowned composers, starting with four well-studied and plausible theories surrounding his death. But his life was not effortless ...

What killed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart so suddenly in 1791? Was the 35-year-old composer poisoned? Could it have been kidney failure? A parasite? A report in Tuesday's Annals of Internal Medicine, a ...

Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791, but the true cause is a mystery. Here’s what the evidence says about his ...

The film is irresistible - lush, funny, operatic in all the ways that matter. But its central premise, that Antonio Salieri orchestrated Mozart’s death out of professional jealousy, is false.

PHILADELPHIA — For more than two centuries, the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has endured — as has the speculation about what led to his sudden death at age 35 on Dec. 5, 1791. Was the wunderkind ...

Despite a large number of published hypotheses, the actual cause of Mozart's death remains enigmatic. An autopsy was never performed. The following are some suggested causes for Mozart's final illness ...

During his short life, Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart suffered from many of the era's common illnesses, including smallpox, typhoid fever, tonsillitis and upper respiratory tract infections ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The death of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 35 may have been caused by complications stemming from strep throat, according to a Dutch study published on Monday.

Over two centuries ago, one of the greatest classical musical composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, graced the world. However, this was not for long, as the composer's life was cut short. Years after ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — Inspired by a short story by Gerald Elias, playwright and performer Anne Undeland's new play, “Madame Mozart, the Lacrimosa,” has been nearly three years in the making. More, in ...