Cabals and Satires: Mozart's Comic Operas in Vienna is a study of the political context in which Mozart wrote his three most famous Italian comedies, Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte. Joseph II's decision to place his opera buffa troupe in competition with the Singspiel provoked a struggle between the rival national genres, both supported by vociferous cabals. Mozart's deft navigation of the turbulent political waters of this period and the ensuing Austro-Turkish War left him well placed to benefit from the revival of the commercial stage in Vienna--the most enduring musical consequence of the lean war years.…mehr
Cabals and Satires: Mozart's Comic Operas in Vienna is a study of the political context in which Mozart wrote his three most famous Italian comedies, Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte. Joseph II's decision to place his opera buffa troupe in competition with the Singspiel provoked a struggle between the rival national genres, both supported by vociferous cabals. Mozart's deft navigation of the turbulent political waters of this period and the ensuing Austro-Turkish War left him well placed to benefit from the revival of the commercial stage in Vienna--the most enduring musical consequence of the lean war years.
Ian Woodfield is Professor of Historical Musicology at Queen's University Belfast, and has specialized in Mozart's operas for the last sixteen years. He published a monograph with OUP in 2000 entitled Music of the Raj: A Social and Economic History of Music in Late 18th-Century Anglo-Indian Society.
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List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Introduction Sources 1 Inter-troupe rivalries: the reception of Figaro 2 Dynastic alliances: the genesis of Don Giovanni 3 Operatic satire: Dittersdorf's Figaro 4 In time of war: the Vienna Don Giovanni 5 Italian opera reprieved: L'ape musicale 6 Da Ponte as impresario: the revival of Figaro Conclusion Bibliography Index
List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Introduction Sources 1 Inter-troupe rivalries: the reception of Figaro 2 Dynastic alliances: the genesis of Don Giovanni 3 Operatic satire: Dittersdorf's Figaro 4 In time of war: the Vienna Don Giovanni 5 Italian opera reprieved: L'ape musicale 6 Da Ponte as impresario: the revival of Figaro Conclusion Bibliography Index
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