Mozart on the Stage (Composers on the Stage) - Softcover
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Presenting a fresh approach to Mozart's achievements as a composer for the stage, John A. Rice outlines the composer's place in the operatic culture of his time. The book tells the story of how Mozart's operas came into existence, following the processes that Mozart went through as he brought his operas from commission to performance. Chapters trace the fascinating series of interactions that took place between Mozart and librettists, singers, stage designers, orchestras, and audiences. In linking the operas by topic, Rice emphasizes what Mozart's operas have in common, regardless of when he wrote them and the genres to which they belong. Overall, the book demonstrates how Mozart's entire operatic oeuvre is the product of a single extraordinary mind and a single pan-European operatic culture.
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Presenting a fresh view of Mozart's achievements as a composer for the stage, John A. Rice considers Mozart's place in the operatic culture of his time. Linking the operas by topics, this book follows the processes that Mozart went through as he brought his operas from commission to performance.
About the Author
John A. Rice has taught music history at the University of Washington, Colby College, the University of Houston, the University of Texas, and the University of Alabama, where in 2005 he occupied the Endowed Chair in Music.
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0521016614
- ISBN 13 9780521016612
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages296
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