{"product_id":"w-a-mozart-idomeneo-paperback-9780521437417","title":"W. A. Mozart: Idomeneo (Paperback) 9780521437417","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eW. A. Mozart: Idomeneo\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis comprehensive guide charts the genesis of Idomeneo, based on the composer's own accounts in his letters home.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJulian Rushton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521437417, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 10 June 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages, 4 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.9 x 1.5 cm, 0.29 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIdomeneo, by common consent Mozart's greatest opera seria, is a rich synthesis of the dramatic potentialities of Italian opera seria, French tragédie lyrique, and recent German opera. It was composed for the finest orchestra in Germany and some excellent singers. Mozart's relish of the challenge and his problems with some performers and the bureaucracy are uniquely documented in his letters home and these form the basis of a vivid account of the genesis of the opera. A detailed synopsis relates the musical and dramatic action of the opera. Further chapters trace the historical development of its subject matter 'from myth to libretto' and chart the opera's performance history, including a description of Richard Strauss's 1931 reworking. Later chapters consider the opera's general structure and the musical forms, and analyse passages of particular interest.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGeneral preface\u003cbr\u003e List of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Synopsis\u003cbr\u003e 2. Genesis of an operone\u003cbr\u003e 3. 'Madame Dorothea Wendling is arcicontentissima': the singers of Idomeneo\u003cbr\u003e 4. The genre of Idomeneo\u003cbr\u003e 5. From myth to libretto\u003cbr\u003e 6. Idomeneo after Mozart\u003cbr\u003e 7. General structure of Idomeneo\u003cbr\u003e 8. Two soliloquies\u003cbr\u003e 9. 'Colorito': aspects of musical language\u003cbr\u003e 10. Tonality and motive\u003cbr\u003e 11. Elettra's first aria and the storm scene\u003cbr\u003e 12. Critical conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\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":46003782713624,"sku":"9780521437417","price":20.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521437417i_d7b3c2b6-d449-4555-8d0b-0dba9f1fd64a.jpg?v=1691381852","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/w-a-mozart-idomeneo-paperback-9780521437417","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}