{"product_id":"opera-buffa-in-mozarts-vienna-paperback-9780521027113","title":"Opera Buffa in Mozart's Vienna (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521027113","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOpera Buffa in Mozart's Vienna\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn examination of the world of Vienna and the opera buffa in the eighteenth-century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Hunter (Edited by), James Webster (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521027113, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 June 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e472 pages, 4 b\/w illus.  13 tables  43 music examples\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.395 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… an enthralling collection of essays by a distinguished group of international scholars … will give any reader a deeper knowledge and understanding of Mozart's comic operas and of the genius who created them.' Scenaria\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis collection of essays, presented by an internationally known team of scholars, explores the world of Vienna and the development of opera buffa in the second half of the eighteenth century. Although today Mozart remains one of the most well-known figures of the period, the era was filled with composers, librettists, writers and performers who created and developed opera buffa. Among the topics examined are the relationship of Viennese opera buffa to French theatre; Mozart and eighteenth-century comedy; gender, nature and bourgeois society on Mozart's buffa stage; as well as close analyses of key works such as Don Giovanni and Le nozze di Figaro.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Mary Hunter and James Webster\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Historical and Literary Contexts: 1. Goldoni, opera buffa, and Mozart's advent in Vienna Daniel Heartz\u003cbr\u003e 2. Lo specchio francese: Viennese opera buffa and the legacy of French theatre Bruce Alan Brown\u003cbr\u003e 3. Il re alla caccia and Le roi et le fermier: Italian and French treatments of class and gender Marvin Carlson\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mozart and eighteenth-century comedy Paolo Gallarati\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Social and Generic Meanings: 5. The sentimental muse of opera buffa Edmund J. Goehring\u003cbr\u003e 6. The biology lessons of opera buffa: gender, nature, and Bourgeois society on Mozart's buffa stage Tia Denora\u003cbr\u003e 7. Bourgeois values and Opera Buffa in 1780's Vienna Mary Hunter\u003cbr\u003e 8. Opera seria? Opera buffa? Genre and style as sign Marita P. McLymonds\u003cbr\u003e 9. Figaro as misogynist: on aria types and aria rhetoric Ronald J. Rabin\u003cbr\u003e 10. The alternative endings of Mozart's Don Giovanni Michael F. Robinson\u003cbr\u003e 11. Don Giovanni: recognition denied Jessica Waldoff\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Analytical and Methodological Issues: 12. Analysis and dramaturgy: reflections towards a theory of Opera Sergio Durante\u003cbr\u003e 13. Understanding opera buffa: analysis = interpretation James Webster\u003cbr\u003e 14. Operatic ensembles and the problem of the Don Giovanni sextet John Platoff\u003cbr\u003e 15. Buffo roles in Mozart's Vienna: tessitura and tonality as signs of characterization Julian Rushton\u003cbr\u003e List of works cited\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Opera [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Opera\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Opera%20%5BAVGC9%5D%22\"\u003eAVGC9\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006180512024,"sku":"9780521027113","price":29.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521027113i_41f7db13-8bc0-4df0-9c08-f3df2ec74401.jpg?v=1694964728","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/opera-buffa-in-mozarts-vienna-paperback-9780521027113","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}