Mozartï¿½s Operas: a Companion

Name: Mozartï¿½s Operas: a Companion
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ISBN: 9780300118339

ISBN-10: 0300118333

ISBN-13: 9780300118339

Edition: 2008

Authors: Mary Hunter

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This wise and friendly guide to Mozart7;s operas encompasses the full range of his most popular works-Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cos'236;, Magic Flute, Seraglio, Clemenza di Tito-as well as lesser known works likeMitridateandIl re Pastore. Music historian Mary Hunter provides a lively introduction to each opera for any listener who has enjoyed a performance, either on the stage or in a video recording, and who wishes to understand the opera more fully. TheCompanionincludes a synopsis and commentary on each work, as well as background information on the three main genres in which Mozart wrote: opera seria, opera buffa, and Singspiel. An essay on the 0;anatomy1; of a Mozart opera points out the…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 12/9/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 354
Size: 0.66" wide x 0.95" long x 0.12" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English




Introduction



The musical anatomy of Mozart's operas



Mozart and opera seria



Mozart and Singspiel



Mozart and opera buffa



A brief note on the unfinished and miscellaneous operas



Mozart's theaters



Mozart's social world



Mozart operas in production


Notes


Further reading


List of screened productions cited


A chronology of Mozart's operas


Index