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Mozart in Italy : coming of age in the land of opera

Title: Mozart in Italy : coming of age in the land of opera / Jane Glover.
Author: Glover, Jane
Publication: London : Picador, 2023.

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Description

xv, 261 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (color); 24 cm

Summary

"At thirteen years old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy who had captured the hearts of northern Europe, but his father Leopold was now determined to conquer Italy. Together, they made three visits there the last when Mozart was seventeen, all vividly recounted here by acclaimed conductor Jane Glover. Father and son travelled from the theatres and concert salons of Milan to the church-filled streets of Rome to Naples, poorer and more dangerous than the prosperous north, and to Venice, the carnivalesque birthplace of public opera. All the while Mozart was absorbing Italian culture, language, style and art, and honed his craft. He met the challenge of writing Italian opera for Italian singers and audiences and provoked a variety of responses, from triumph and admiration to intrigue and hostility: in a way, these Italian years can be seen as a microcosm of his whole life. Evocative, beautifully written and with a profound understanding of eighteenth-century classical music, Mozart in Italy reveals how what he experienced during these Italian journeys changed Mozart - and his music - for ever"--Publisher's description.

Subject

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index.

Contents

Circumstance -- Departure and arrival -- To the south -- Recognition and triumph -- Imperial splendour -- Coming of age -- Corollary.

Call Number

JME 24-58

ISBN

1529059860
9781529059861
9781529059885 (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

1369999439

Author

Glover, Jane, author.

Title

Mozart in Italy : coming of age in the land of opera / Jane Glover.

Publisher

London : Picador, 2023.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index.

Chronological Term

1559-1799

Other Form:

ebook version : 9781529059885

Research Call Number

JME 24-58

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