W.A. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro
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W.A. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro
（Cambridge opera handbooks）
Cambridge University Press, c1987
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Le nozze di Figaro
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Bibliography: p. 163-167
Discography: p. 168-173
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Le nozze di Figaro (1786) was Mozart's first mature opera buffa. It was also the first of his three major collaborations with the librettist Lorenzo da Ponte. Unlike Don Giovanni (1787) and Cosi fan tutte (1790), Figaro has few obvious problems, and even if it is not without flaws, it nevertheless contains a remarkable mixture of all those elements that go to produce a good opera: a sound plot, a well-structured text and fine music. This opera handbook examines the work from historical and musical perspectives, to set it in the context of Mozart's age.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Mozart and the opera buffa tradition Michael F. Robinson
- 3. Beaumarchais, da Ponte and Mozart: from play to opera
- 4. Synopsis
- 5. Verse and music in Le nozze di Figaro
- 6. Opera buffa and the Classical style: the Act I trio
- 7. Music and drama in Le nozze di Figaro
- 8. Le nozze di Figaro: a brief performance history
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Discography Malcolm Walker.
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