Cabals and Satires Mozarts Comic Operas in Vienna
was in this fraught atmosphere that Mozart collaborated with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte on his three mature Italian comedies--Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cos fan tutte. In Cabals and Satires: Mozart's Comic Operas in Vienna, Ian Woodfield brings the fascinating dynamics of this inter-troupe contest into focus. He reveals how Mozart, while not immune from the infighting, was able to weather satirical attacks, successfully negotiate the unpredictable twists and turns
of theatre politics during the lean years of the Austro-Turkish War, and seal his reputation with a revival of Figaro in 1789 as a Habsburg festive work. Mozart's deft navigation of the turbulent political waters of this period left him well placed to benefit from the revival of the commercial stage
in Vienna--the most enduring musical consequence of the war years.
| Publisher Name | Oxford University Press USA |
|---|---|
| Author Name | Hagendorf, Col |
| Format | Audio |
| Bisac Subject Major | MUS |
| Language | NG |
| Isbn 10 | 0190692634 |
| Isbn 13 | 9780190692636 |
| Target Age Group | min:NA, max:NA |
| Dimensions | 00.93" H x 00.06" L x 40.00" W |
| Page Count | 304 |
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.
