The study uses the critical instruments of both cultural studies and philological research in order to offer an ample vision of the context of events, and a close reading of texts chosen. In spite of their Puritan heritage, Americans showed an early interest in theater, including, musical theater. The fortunes of Mozart's music and Da Ponte's librettos at the beginning of 19th century forerun the triumphs of opera companies which later toured the country, reaching its remotest corners.§§An investigation of transatlantic cultural interchanges and the evolution of Anglo-American taste in a multicultural society.