| Description |
xx, 648 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Includes a chronological list of Salieri's operas. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
From Venice to Vienna -- Opera in Vienna, 1766-76 : theaters, management, personnel -- Goldonian opera buffa in Vienna before Salieri -- Constructing Le donne letterate -- Youthful exploration and experiment -- Three Goldonian comedies -- Joseph II and the end of the impresarial decade -- Italy, 1778-80 -- Joseph's Singspiel troupe and Der Rauchfangkehrer -- Les Danaides -- Joseph's Italian troupe and the renewal of Viennese opera buffa -- Between Paris and Vienna : Tarare and Axur re d'Ormus -- Da Ponte, Ferrarese, and Hofkapellmeister Salieri -- Mozart and Salieri -- Leopold II, Tomeoni, and the triumph of Neapolitan opera buffa -- Withdrawal and reemergence, 1792-96 -- Salieri's last operas and the end of Viennese Italian opera. |
| Subject |
Salieri, Antonio, 1750-1825 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Opera -- Austria -- Vienna -- 18th century.
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| ISBN |
0226711250 (alk. paper) |
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0226711269 (pbk.: alk. paper) |
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