W. A. Mozart: Idomeneo (Paperback)

General preface; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Synopsis; 2. Genesis of an operone; 3. 'Madame Dorothea Wendling is arcicontentissima': the singers of Idomeneo; 4. The genre of Idomeneo; 5. From myth to libretto; 6. Idomeneo after Mozart; 7. General structure of Idomeneo; 8. Two soliloquies; 9. 'Colorito': aspects of musical language; 10. Tonality and motive; 11. Elettra's first aria and the storm scene; 12. Critical conclusions; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.