Mozart's Symphony No. 33

Throughout Mozart’s childhood, his father Leopold paraded him around the courts of Europe in the hope of gaining the boy’s employment, and therefore a steady cash flow for his family.  After many years of traveling, he was hired for a full time position in their hometown of Salzburg.  In spring 1779, Mozart met a traveling theater troupe that performed many of his operas and symphonies.  It’s likely that this Symphony No. 33, which Mozart composed while employed at the court at Salzburg, was meant as just that: an overture to a theatrical production.