The Mozart-Da Ponte Operas : The Cultural and Musical Background to Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutte (Paperback)

The social context: Vienna and her ruler; Musicians, opera, and audience in Mozart's time; Mozart and Vienna; Mozart and his personal circle; Da Ponte and the Buffa plot; Cosi fan tutte and contemporary morality; Mozart and Opera Buffa; Drama and musical form in Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni: musical form and dramatic cohesion; Cosi fan tutte; Epilogue; Appendix: casts of characters, plot synopses, and musical outlines for the three operas