Mozart's Marriage of Figaro: A Short Guide to a Great Opera

Mozart's Marriage of Figaro: A Short Guide to a Great Opera (Great Operas)

Although the story of Figaroâ€™s success in preventing the Count of Almavivaâ€™s seduction of his fiancÃ©e SusannaÂ was politically explosive, it was tolerated in the court of the relatively enlightened Habsburg Emperor Joseph II. Mozartâ€™s opera,Â Le Nozze di Figaro,Â uses a libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte,Â andÂ was premiÃ¨red in Vienna in 1786.Â It was based on a famous play by the Frenchman Beaumarchais, a sequel toÂ The Barber of Seville. Characters includingÂ Figaro, the Countess, Â Cherubino the page, Doctor Bartolo and Barberina the gardenerâ€™s daughter sing a succession of famous arias â€“ such asÂ Se vuol ballare, Non piÃ¹ andrai, Dove sono, Porgi amorÂ andÂ Voi, che sapete,Â to mention but a few â€“ in which Mozartâ€™s musical characterisation is legendary. Written by Michael Steen, author of the acclaimed The Lives and Times of the Great Composers, â€˜Short Guides to Great Operasâ€™ are concise, entertaining and easy to read books about opera. Each is an opera guide packed with useful information and informed opinion, helping to make you a truly knowledgeable opera-goer, and so maximising your enjoyment of a great musical experience. Other â€˜Short Guides to Great Operasâ€™ that you may enjoy include CosÃ¬ fan tutte, Don Giovanni and The Barber of Seville.
Country USA
Manufacturer Icon Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-05-31
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Icon Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-05-31
Format	Kindle eBook

Mozart's Marriage of Figaro: A Short Guide to a Great Opera (Great Operas)

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