Mozart on the Stage: An Introduction (Composers on the Stage)
Cambridge University Press, 1/22/2009
EAN 9780521016612, ISBN10: 0521016614
Paperback, 296 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Language: English
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.
Preface
1. Mozart in the theater
2. Mozart's operas
function, genres, archetypes
3. Commissions, fees, and the origins of Mozart's operas
4. Mozart and his librettists
5. Composition
6. Mozart and his singers
7. Rehearsal, revision, and promotion
8. Theaters and stage design
9. The audience
10. Performance and reception.