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Object 7: Salzburg鈥檚 executioner鈥檚 sword

Cliff Eisen starts with an executioner鈥檚 sword dating back from the days when Salzburg embraced capital punishment. This episode explores crime and punishment in Mozart鈥檚 time and how this was reflected in some of his operas from the 1780s.

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