four contemporary perspectives on the Mozart/Da Ponte operas /
First Statement of Responsibility
Julian Rushton [and others]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
143 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Collected writings of the Orpheus Institute ;
Volume Designation
10
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references
CONTENTS NOTE
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'By their arias shall ye know them' : characterization in aria-based opera / Julian Rushton -- Don Ottavio and the history of the tenor voice / Stefan Rohringer -- Don Giovanni then and now : text and performance / Sergio Durante -- The Act IV finale of Lenozze di Figaro : dramatic and musical construction / James Webster
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In exploring the evergreen qualities of Don Giovanni and Le Nozze di Figaro, this collection of studies does not shun approaches that have foundations in established theory, but refracts them through such problems as the tension between operatic tradition and psychological realism, the co-existence of multiple yet equal plots, and the antagonism between the tenets of tradition and the need for self-actualization. In exploring such themes, the authors not only illuminate new aspects of Mozart's operatic compositions, but also probe the nature of musical analysis itself
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Da Ponte, Lorenzo,1749-1838-- Criticism and interpretation
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus,1756-1791-- Criticism and interpretation