Smart and Sexy

Mozart's wife Constanze is often "portrayed as a vulgar, bubble-headed sex kitten, lacking any appreciation of her husband's phenomenal gifts..." writes Jane Glover, the author of Mozart's Women. The author asserts that Constanze's intelligence was a perfect match for her artistic husband who admittedly owed much of his success to her efforts. For a fictional portrayal of Mozart's relationship with his wife and her three sisters, read Stephanie Cowell's lovingly researched Marrying Mozart. (My short review of Marrying Mozart is here.