La clemenza di Tito:

Rice, John ; ;

ISBN 10: 0521369495 / ISBN 13: 9780521369497

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England / New York, New York, 1991

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xii, 179 pp. Cambridge Opera Handbooks. Softcover. Very good condition; traces of wear on covers.

Seller Inventory # JSP07200031

Bibliographic Details

• Title: La clemenza di Tito:
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England / New York, New York
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521369495
• ISBN 13: 9780521369497
• Binding: Softcover
• Signed: Inscribed and signed by the author.
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Synopsis

This is the first book to be devoted to Mozart's opera, La clemenza di Tito. Rice considers the opera from a variety of historical and critical viewpoints. Tito is a political opera. The author examines its origins in the politically unstable Habsburg Empire of 1791, interpreting it as a response to revolutionary threats both inside and outside the empire. Tito is also a literary opera: much of its dramatic power lies in its libretto. Rice analyses Metastasio's libretto and the revised version that Mozart set. The volume explores aspects of Mozart's compositional process, the premiere in Prague, and subsequent critical reception through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In a concluding chapter, Rice reviews recent performances as well as scholarly research that sheds light on the interpretation of the opera. The volume, which contains illustrations of recent productions, a discography, and a bibliography, will be of interest to students, scholars and opera-goers.

From the Back Cover

This is the first book to be devoted to Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito." John A. Rice considers the opera from a variety of historical and critical viewpoints. "Tito" is a political opera. The author examines its origins in the politically unstable Habsburg Empire of 1791, interpreting it as a response to revolutionary threats both inside and outside the monarchy. "Tito" is also a literary opera: much of its dramatic power lies in its libretto. Rice analyses Metatasio's libretto and the revised version that Mozart set. The volume also explores aspects of Mozart's compositional process, the premiere in Prague, and subsequent critical reception through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In a concluding chapter Rice reviews recent performances as well as scholarly research that sheds light on interpretation of the opera. The volume, which contains illustrations of recent productions, music examples, a discography, and a bibliography, will be of interest to students, scholars, and opera-goers.