{"product_id":"mozarts-operas-a-centennial-book-paperback","title":"Mozart's Operas: (a Centennial Book) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Heartz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas Bauman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenowned Mozart scholar Daniel Heartz brings his deep knowledge of social history, theater, and art to a study of the last and great decade of Mozart's operas. Mozart specialists will recognize some of Heartz's best-known essays here; but six pieces are new for the collection, and others have been revised and updated with little-known documents on the librettist's, composer's, and stage director's craft. All lovers of opera will value the elegance and wit of Professor Heartz's writing, enhanced by thirty-seven illustrations, many from his private collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume includes Heartz's classic essay on \u003ci\u003eIdomeneo\u003c\/i\u003e (1781), the work that continued to inspire and sustain Mozart through his next, and final, six operas. Thomas Bauman brings his special expertise to a discussion of \u003ci\u003eDie Entf hrung aus dem Serail\u003c\/i\u003e (1782). The ten central chapters are devoted to the three great operas composed to librettos by Lorenzo da Ponte--\u003ci\u003eLe nozze di Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e (l786), \u003ci\u003eDon Giovanni\u003c\/i\u003e (l787), and \u003ci\u003eCos  fan tutte\u003c\/i\u003e (l790). The reader is treated to fresh insights on da Ponte's role as Mozart's astute and stage-wise collaborator, on the singers whose gifts helped shape each opera, and on the musical connections among the three works. Parallels are drawn with some of the greatest creative artists in other fields, such as Moli re, Watteau, and Fragonard. The world of the dance, one of Heartz's specialties, lends an illuminating perspective as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, the essays discuss the deep spirituality of Mozart's last two operas, \u003ci\u003eDie Zauberfl te\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa Clemenza di Tito\u003c\/i\u003e (both l79l). They also address the pertinence of opera outside Vienna at the end of the century, the fortunes and aspirations of Freemasonry in Austria, and the relation of Mozart's overtures to the dramaturgy of the operas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The book is bursting with perceptive observations of detail that will enrich any sentient reader's understanding of Mozart's musical and dramatic acumen, and that many teachers will be able to use to guide their students through the operas.' --Mary Hunter, 'Notes'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Heartz\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Music at the University of California, Berkeley. \u003cb\u003eThomas Bauman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Music at the University of Washington, Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 382\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 10 x 7.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58183364116561,"sku":"9780520078727","price":58.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/Z3JNYkOlJg9780520078727.webp?v=1757350514","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/mozarts-operas-a-centennial-book-paperback","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}