Magic Flute: With 2 Cds (toscanini) - Hardcover

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus; Schikaneder, Emanuel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0789206455 ISBN 13: 9780789206459

Publisher: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S., 2000

Synopsis

Originally commissioned by the Viennese music-hall impresario Emanuel Schikaneder, "The Magic Flute" has triumphed over its humble beginnings to become a widely-performed and well-loved opera in the international repertory. Over the centuries, Mozart's whimsy and symbolism has been interpreted by artists as varied as Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Marc Chagall and David Hockney, and in this work Davide Pizzigoni offers his interpretation. He translates Mozart's celebrated musical motifs into such visual motifs as quirky faces, extravagant shoes, and musical instruments. There is a translation of the Schikaneder/Mozart libretto by poet and librettist J.D. McClatchy. The accompanying CD features the 1937 recording of Arturo Toscanini conducting the Vienna Philharmonic.

About this title

Review:

A beautifully illustrated retelling of Mozart's famous opera combined with an audio CD will enchant both readers and music lovers!

About the Author:

Peter Malone is a full-time illustrator who enjoys painting in gouache. His work has appeared in The Times and The New Yorker. He lives with his wife and two young daughters in the United Kingdom. Anne Gatti is an Irish writer based in England. She has two children. She enjoys writing both fiction and non-fiction books for children and adults, and has published several re-tellings of traditional stories, from Aesop's to African folk tales.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0789206455
• ISBN 13: 9780789206459
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200
• Illustrator: Pizzigoni Davide