Author:
Hunter, Mary Kathleen, 1951-
Imprint:New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2008.
Descriptionviii, 268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction -- The musical anatomy of Mozart's operas -- Mozart and opera seria. Mitridate, re di Ponto ; Ascanio in Alba ; Il sogno di Scipione ; Lucio Silla ; Il re pastore ; Idomeneo ; La clemenza di Tito -- Mozart and Singspiel. Bastien und Bastienne ; Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail ; Der Schauspieldirektor ; Die Zauberflote (The magic flute) -- Mozart and opera buffa. La finta semplice ; La finta giardiniera ; Le nozze di Figaro (The marriage of Figaro) ; Don Giovanni ; Cos fan tutte -- A brief note on the unfinished and miscellaneous operas -- Mozart's theaters -- Mozart's social world -- Mozart operas in production.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-244) and index.
