<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Charles Osborne provides detailed descriptions of the major operas by Mozart in a volume that serves as both a biography and a critical guide to the composer's oeuvre.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The major operas of Mozart--<i>Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Cosìfan Tutte</i>--are well known to music listeners everywhere, having secured a permanent place in the repertoire of companies throughout the world. But how much do you know about <i>La Clemenza di Tito, Idomeneo, L'Oca del Cairo, Zaide?</i> Charles Osborne here provides detailed descriptions of all of these and fourteen others in a volume that serves both a first-rate biography and an exhaustive critical guide to the Mozart oeuvre. Charles Osborne is obviously in command of the literature: He quotes copiously from the mountain of letters, contemporary journals, and the most recent scholarship dealing with the period. His fourfold approach--linking biography with musical, textual, and dramatic analysis--is uniquely satisfying for those seeking an integrated understanding of opera's many dimensions. With a plot summary and character listings of each work, <i>The Completes Operas of Mozart</i> can be read in one sitting for a panoramic sweep of Mozart's operatic genius or for reliable reference by the phonograph or radio.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Charles Osborne, </b> well-known British musicologist, critic, and broadcaster, is the author of <i>The Concert Companion, Richard Wagner and His World, The Complete Operas of Verdi, The Complete Operas of Mozart, </i> and other works.
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