Mozart on the Stage

ISBN-13: 9780521816342 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 294 str.

John Rice

Opis

Telling the story of Mozart's operas from concept to stage, this book outlines Mozart's achievements as an operatic composer.

Recenzje

'With its expert handling of evidence of all kinds, Rice's study must count as the best portrait yet of Mozart as a man of the theatre, sharply and convincingly drawn.' Eighteenth-Century Music

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Mozart in the theater; 2. Mozart's operas: function, genres, archetypes; 3. Commissions, fees, and the origins of Mozart's operas; 4. Mozart and his librettists; 5. Composition; 6. Mozart and his singers; 7. Rehearsal, revision, and promotion; 8. Theaters and stage design; 9. The audience; 10. Performance and reception.