The New Grove Guide to Mozart and His Operas (New Grove Operas) - Softcover

Rushton, Julian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195313186 ISBN 13: 9780195313185

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Each entry in the New Grove Guides series of composers and their operas is based on articles in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, that feature information on the lives of individual composers, their works, their librettists and interpreters, and the places where they performed. These unique books compile the meticulously researched articles into organized narratives, designed to make finding information as easy as possible without sacrificing readability. Each volume is completely up-to-date, and includes a suggested listening guide and an eight-page glossy insert containing relevant illustrations. Each volume is a must-own for lovers of opera and classical music.
One of the best known and most admired figures in European music was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His short but colourful life is of enduring interest, and his works remain central to the repertories of classical music. This book gives a concise and scholarly account of Mozart's activities as a composer of operas. It includes a concise biography, orientated towards the operas; an essay on Mozart's operatic contribution and style, and the antecedents to his operas; a separate synopsis and historical account of each opera; and three essays which bind into narrative form the dictionary entries on librettists, interpreters, and venues. There is a new introduction, a glossary of relevant terms, a list of operatic roles, and a guide to listening.

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About the Author

Julian Ruston is Professor Emeritus West Riding Professor of Music at the University of Leeds, England. Other publications include Classical Music: A Concise History and The Master Musicians: Mozart. He has edited four volumes of The New Berlioz Edition and contributed to The New Grove Dictionary of Opera and other works of reference.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195313186
• ISBN 13: 9780195313185
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258