Mozart on the Stage

Presenting a fresh approach to Mozart's achievements as a composer for the stage, John A. Rice outlines the composer's place in the operatic culture of his time. The book tells the story of how Mozart's operas came into existence, following the processes that Mozart went through as he brought his operas from commission to performance. Chapters trace the fascinating series of interactions that took place between Mozart and librettists, singers, stage designers, orchestras, and audiences. In linking the operas by topic, Rice emphasizes what Mozart's operas have in common, regardless of when he wrote them and the genres to which they belong. Overall, the book demonstrates how Mozart's entire operatic oeuvre is the product of a single extraordinary mind and a single pan-European operatic culture.

Author: John A. Rice
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01/22/2009
Pages: 294
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780521816342

About the Author
Rice, John A.: - John A. Rice has taught music history at the University of Washington, Colby College, the University of Houston, the University of Texas, and the University of Alabama, where in 2005 he occupied the Endowed Chair in Music.