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The Magic Flute: English National Opera Guide 3 (English National Opera Guides)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Description for The Magic Flute: English National Opera Guide 3 (English National Opera Guides)
Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Translator(s): Geliot, Michael; Besch, Anthony. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
With his last opera Mozart created a piece of theatre which defies categorization. In theory it is a Singspiel, a mixture of songs and dialogue, in which the spectacular effects and comedy fit naturally: they appeal today as much as they did when it first opened in popular Viennese theatre two hundred years ago. Rodney Milnes recalls some of the other pieces playing at the time, such as Kaspar the Bassonist, or The Magic Zither. On the other hand, it belongs to a tradition of Enlightenment texts in which a young Prince, destined to be a ruler, learns from his ... Read more
With his last opera Mozart created a piece of theatre which defies categorization. In theory it is a Singspiel, a mixture of songs and dialogue, in which the spectacular effects and comedy fit naturally: they appeal today as much as they did when it first opened in popular Viennese theatre two hundred years ago. Rodney Milnes recalls some of the other pieces playing at the time, such as Kaspar the Bassonist, or The Magic Zither. On the other hand, it belongs to a tradition of Enlightenment texts in which a young Prince, destined to be a ruler, learns from his ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714544076
SKU
V9780714544076
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About Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) was born in Salzburg, and began composing at the age of five. His subsequent prolific output included the great operas of his maturity, Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte and Die Zauberfloete.
Reviews for The Magic Flute: English National Opera Guide 3 (English National Opera Guides)
Brilliantly produced and superb value.
Sunday Times
All these will provide the new opera-goer with food for thought.
Daily Telegraph
Wholehearted recommendation of this valuable new series.
TLS
Sunday Times
All these will provide the new opera-goer with food for thought.
Daily Telegraph
Wholehearted recommendation of this valuable new series.
TLS