Opera Buffa in Mozart's Vienna (Cambridge Studies in Opera) - Softcover

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9780521027113: Opera Buffa in Mozart's Vienna (Cambridge Studies in Opera)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 052102711X ISBN 13: 9780521027113
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This collection of essays, presented by an internationally known team of scholars, explores the world of Vienna and the development of opera buffa in the second half of the eighteenth century. Among the topics explored are the relationship of Viennese opera buffa to French theater; Mozart and eighteenth century comedy; gender, nature and bourgeois society on Mozart's buffa stage; as well as close examinations of key works such as Don Giovanni and Figaro.

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Review

"Highly involved, with countless details , the book is a superb in-depth look into a fascinating period of music history. Highly recommended...." American Record Guide

"...a clear picture of the bifurcation of 18th-century opera...graduate students through faculty and the occasional ambitious undergraduate." Choice

"Together, the essays in this volume, expertly written by all contributors, help to explain the lasting success of the Mozart/da Ponte collaborations..." Henry Bloch, Journal of the Conductors Guild

"...a thoughtful critical evaluation of the various analytical and methodological approaches encountered in the book..." E. Thomas Glasow, Opera Quarterly

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
052102711X
ISBN 13 
9780521027113
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
472

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