Mozart's Da Ponte Operas: The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan Tutte

Overview

OPERA CLASSICS LIBRARY addresses one of the most extraordinary collaborations in the history of opera: Mozart and Da Ponte, composer and librettist respectively for The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cosi fan tutte. The text includes biographical profiles of Mozart and Da Ponte, and for each opera features the Principal Characters, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, an insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis, and a complete, newly translated Libretto, with Italian/English translation side-by-side, and with music examples.

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Bio of Burton D. Fisher

Burton D. Fisher is a former opera conductor who studied piano and opera conducting at the Mannes and Juilliard schools. He is author-publisher of over 110 books about opera: the Opera Classics Library Series, Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series, Opera Journeys Libretto Series, the popular college textbook, A History of Opera: Milestones and Metamorphoses, and the Opera Classics Library Puccini Companion: the Glorious Dozen. He is principal lecturer for the Opera Journeys Lecture Series at Florida International University; a lecturer for opera and music "theme" cruises; a commissioned author of Season Opera Guides and Program Notes for regional opera companies; and a frequent opera commentator on National Public Radio.

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Imprint

Opera Journey's

Filesize

8.36 MB

Number of Pages

348

eBook ISBN

9780979002113