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Lorenzo Da Ponte - A Biography of Mozart's Librettist: (Overture Music Series)
April Fitzlyon
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Description for Lorenzo Da Ponte - A Biography of Mozart's Librettist: (Overture Music Series)
Paperback. This fascinating portrait provides a colourful picture of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century life in four capitals, combining musical and literary history with an account of the social life of the period. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
This is the revised edition of April FitzLyon’s celebrated biography of Mozart’s librettist, who provided the brilliant, witty texts for The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte. Born a Jew in the Republic of Venice, Da Ponte became a Christian before involving himself in political and amorous intrigue and having to flee, like his friend Casanova, to Vienna, pursued by both the Inquisition and jealous husbands. As court poet to Joseph II he succeeded Metastasio and worked with many composers, until his escapades forced him to move on to London, where he managed the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. ... Read more
This is the revised edition of April FitzLyon’s celebrated biography of Mozart’s librettist, who provided the brilliant, witty texts for The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte. Born a Jew in the Republic of Venice, Da Ponte became a Christian before involving himself in political and amorous intrigue and having to flee, like his friend Casanova, to Vienna, pursued by both the Inquisition and jealous husbands. As court poet to Joseph II he succeeded Metastasio and worked with many composers, until his escapades forced him to move on to London, where he managed the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Overture Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714543703
SKU
V9780714543703
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About April Fitzlyon
April Fitzlyon was a scholar and translator from French and Russian, and the author of several musical biographies.
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