{"product_id":"cabals-and-satires-mozarts-comic-operas-in-vienna-9780190692636","title":"Cabals and Satires: Mozart's Comic Operas in Vienna","description":"When Joseph II placed his \u003cem\u003eopera buffa\u003c\/em\u003e troupe in competition with the re-formed \u003cem\u003eSingspiel\u003c\/em\u003e, he provoked an intense struggle between supporters of the rival national genres, who organized claques to cheer or hiss at performances, and encouraged press correspondents to write slanted notices. It\u003cbr\u003ewas in this fraught atmosphere that Mozart collaborated with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte on his three mature Italian comedies--\u003cem\u003eFigaro\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDon Giovanni\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCosì fan tutte\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCabals and Satires: Mozart's Comic Operas in Vienna\u003c\/em\u003e, Ian Woodfield brings the fascinating dynamics of this inter-troupe contest into focus. He reveals how Mozart, while not immune from the infighting, was able to weather satirical attacks, successfully negotiate the unpredictable twists and turns\u003cbr\u003eof theatre politics during the lean years of the Austro-Turkish War, and seal his reputation with a revival of \u003cem\u003eFigaro \u003c\/em\u003ein 1789 as a Habsburg festive work. Mozart's deft navigation of the turbulent political waters of this period left him well placed to benefit from the revival of the commercial stage\u003cbr\u003ein Vienna--the most enduring musical consequence of the war years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Woodfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190692636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan Woodfield is Professor of Historical Musicology at Queen's University Belfast, and has specialized in Mozart's operas for the last sixteen years. He published a monograph with OUP in 2000 entitled \u003cem\u003eMusic of the Raj: A Social and Economic History of Music in Late 18th-Century Anglo-Indian Society.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40042120413299,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":58.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_625b8777-2d7a-47fb-9687-ebe02dfbc961.jpg?v=1651014275","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/cabals-and-satires-mozarts-comic-operas-in-vienna-9780190692636","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}