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Book SynopsisIan Woodfield discusses the central role played by the Prague Italian opera company in performing Mozart's works in late eighteenth-century Bohemia and Saxony. The book focuses on the organisation of the company, its annual schedules, recruitment networks, casting policies and repertoire selections.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Pasquale Bondini; 2. Die Entführung aus dem Serail; 3. The Italian troupe in Prague; 4. The Prague Figaro; 5. The genesis of Don Giovanni; 6. The première of Don Giovanni; 7. The casting of Don Giovanni; 8. The Leipzig Don Giovanni; 9. The 1788 Prague Don Giovanni; 10. Mozart's music in Leipzig; 11. Josepha Duschek's Academy (22 April 1788); 12. Mozart's Academy (12 May 1789); 13. Guardasoni in Warsaw; 14. The première of La clemenza di Tito; 15. The Leipzig reception of the Da Ponte operas (1792–4); 16. Guardasoni diversifies; Conclusion; Bibliography.
