| Mozart on the Stage Contributor(s): Rice, John A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521816343 ISBN-13: 9780521816342 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $49.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: Telling the story of Mozart's operas from concept to stage, this book outlines Mozart's achievements as an operatic composer. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Opera - Biography & Autobiography | Music |
| Dewey: 782.109 |
| LCCN: 2008033466 |
| Series: Composers on the Stage |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (1.3 lbs) 294 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rice, John A.: - 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. |