Famous Mozart operas : an analytical guide for the opera-goer and armchair listener / by Spike Hughes.
| Author/creator | Hughes, Spike |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Citadel Press, 1959. |
| Description | 253 pages : music ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- Mozart and the opera -- Die Entführung aus dem Serail -- The Marriage of Figaro [Le nozze di Figaro] -- Don Giovanni -- Così fan tutte -- The Magic Flute [Die Zauberflöte]. |
| Abstract | This is an analytical guide to Mozart's five most popular operas. The author tells the story of each opera, adding critical comment and entertaining observations. New light is frequently thrown on old aspects of these classics--his remarks on the 'waltz' in Don Giovanni are a case in point. Each chapter is fully illustrated with musical examples and is carefully organized so that whichever recording the reader may own, he will easily be able to match his records with the story and analysis of the opera as it goes along. In addition to an index of Mozart's orchestration, an appendix includes a list, complete with details of cast, etc., of the available L.P. recordings of the five great operas discussed in this useful and entertaining book--a 'must' for all lovers of Mozart. |
| General note | With 343 musical illustrations. |
| LCCN | 58013332 |