Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "Mozart, who wrote both opera seria and opera buffa, can be said to have perfected the opera buffa form; not only were these operas favorites among audience of his time $($including the Emperor of the Austro$-$Hungarian Empire$),$ but they are among the most frequently performed operas today."

Group of answer choices

The statement is true.

The statement is false because Mozart did not write in the opera seria genre.

The statement is false because the Emperor disdained comedy in opera and would only attend performances of opera seria.

The statement is false because Mozart's comic operas are only rarely performed today.