{"product_id":"performing-operas-for-mozart-9781316632420","title":"Performing Operas for Mozart","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'No less noticeable than (Woodfield's) scholarly rigour are many signs of his capacity for intriguing speculation and lateral thinking.' Early Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 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.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084623475031,"sku":"9781316632420","price":31.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781316632420.jpg?v=1762206932","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/performing-operas-for-mozart-9781316632420","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}