W. A. Mozart Così Fan Tutte |
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Author:
| Brown, Bruce Alan |
Series title: | Cambridge Opera Handbooks Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-43735-6 |
Publication Date: | Nov 1995 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $27.99 |
Book Description:
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At once the most light-hearted and most disturbing of Mozart and Da Ponte's Italian comic operas, Così fan tutte has provoked widely differing reactions from listeners for more than two centuries. Bruce Alan Brown offers several paths towards a closer understanding of the work, providing a detailed account of the libretto's complex origins of myth, Italian literary classics, and contemporary theatre.
At once the most light-hearted and most disturbing of Mozart and Da Ponte's Italian comic operas, Così fan tutte has provoked widely differing reactions from listeners for more than two centuries. Bruce Alan Brown offers several paths towards a closer understanding of the work, providing a detailed account of the libretto's complex origins of myth, Italian literary classics, and contemporary theatre.