Così fan tutte / [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart].

Author/creator Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Format Book
EditionNew edition.
Publication InfoRichmond : Overture Publishing, 2011.
Description128 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subjects

Included WorkDa Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Così fan tutte English.
Included WorkDa Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Così fan tutte Italian.
Included WorkVerdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Included WorkDa Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838 librettist.
Included WorkBrowne, Marmaduke E. (Marmaduke Edmonstone), translator.
Included WorkJohn, Nicholas, editor.
Other author/creatorEnglish National Opera.
SeriesOpera guides ; 22
Opera guide ; 22. ^A176004
Contents Mozart at the time of Così fan tutte / Brian Trowell -- A commentary on the score / H.C. Robbins Landon -- The background to the libretto / John Stone -- A performance history / Nicholas John -- Thematic guide -- Così fan tutte: dramma giocoso in two acts / by Lorenzo da Ponte ; English translation by Marmaduke E. Browne ; revised by John Cox -- Notes on the versions and the translation -- A note on "Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo" / John Stone -- Discography / David Nice.
Abstract "It was a treat so truly intellectual that every ear and every breast, susceptible of harmony and of impression, was gratified to a degree beyond our power to describe." Thus reads one of the first London reviews of Cosi fan tutte. Its enigmatic mixture of a detached experiment in human foibles and a struggle of sincere emotions has often disturbed audiences. H.C. Robbins Landon observes, however, that Mozart's heartfelt music proves he is openly on the side of the angels--the ladies--not the deceivers, however cynical Da Ponte's words appear to be. Brian Trowell describes the sophisticated world in which the opera was conceived, while John Stone traces the origins of the libretto to Ancient Greece, medieval Italy and even to China. The text is certainly Da Ponte's most original work, and is here presented in Revd M.E. Browne's acclaimed translation, revised by John Cox.
General noteComposer's name on title page given incorrectly as Giuseppe Verdi.
General noteLibretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte ; English translation by Marmaduke E. Browne ; revised by John Cox.
General noteThis Opera guide first published by Calder Publications Ltd in 1983.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 128).
LanguageText in English and Italian.
ISBN9780714544236 (paperback)

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