W. A. Mozart: Così fan tutte (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) - Hardcover

Brown, Bruce Alan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521431344 ISBN 13: 9780521431347

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

At once the most light-hearted and most disturbing of Mozart and Da Ponte's Italian comic operas, Così fan tutte has provoked widely differing reactions from listeners for more than two centuries. Bruce Alan Brown offers several paths toward a closer understanding of the work, providing a detailed account of the libretto's complex origins in myth and Italian literary classics. The Handbook also reveals surprising new information on the role played by Mozart's rival Salieri. It contains a full synopsis, performance history, illustrations from key productions, and a bibliography,

About this title

Book Description:

At once the most light-hearted and disturbing of Mozart and Da Ponte's Italian comic works, the opera has provoked widely differing reactions from listeners for more than two centuries. This study provides a detailed account of the libretto's complex origins in myth and Italian literary classics.

From the Back Cover:

At once the most light-hearted and most disturbing of Mozart and Da Ponte's Italian comic operas, Cosi fan tutte has provoked widely differing reactions from listeners for more than two centuries. Bruce Alan Brown offers several paths towards a closer understanding of the work, providing a detailed account of the libretto's complex origins in myth, Italian literary classics, and contemporary theatre.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0521431344
• ISBN 13: 9780521431347
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 220