Few operas have had more written about them than Die Zauberflöte, yet few are as often exposed to misguided comment--or to idiosyncratic productions. This book sets out to provide a straightforward account of Mozart's most beloved opera, exposing the half-truths and legends that have proliferated since its first production in 1791. The sources for the opera are discussed, and there are chapters devoted to composition of the work, the authorship and qualities of the libretto, the music (analyzed by Erik Smith), early productions and performance history, and the practical problems of directing a production (examined by Anthony Besch). The book contains illustrations, a synopsis, bibliography, and discography and will be of interest to music students, scholars and operagoers.
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The half-truths and legends that have hovered over Mozart's famous opera since its first production in 1791 are at last exposed in this factual analysis of its sources, libretto, music, early productions, performance history and practical direction problems.
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More important that any one source of Die Zauberflote is the whole tradition of the Viennese Popular Theatre, of which this opera is the supreme product - thanks to Mozart's musical and dramatic genius, prompted and aided by Emanuel Schikaneder. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nicht mehr sehn, threefold chord, flauto magico, first finale, timpani parts, second finale, wind sextet, magic opera, second aria, autograph score, printed libretto, first aria, three trombones, second strophe, court opera, magic flute Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Queen of Night, Don Giovanni, Second Priest, The Times, English National Opera, Covent Garden, Emanuel Schikaneder, Ignaz von Born, Temple of Wisdom, Der Spiegel von Arkadien, Der Stein, Franz Xaver Gerl, John Stoddart, Maria Theresia, Paul Wranitzky, University Library, Wiener Zeitung, Anna Gottlieb, Anthony Besch, Erik Smith, First Boy, Leopold Mozart, London Coliseum, Mozart's Catalogue, New York New!
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More important that any one source of Die Zauberflote is the whole tradition of the Viennese Popular Theatre, of which this opera is the supreme product - thanks to Mozart's musical and dramatic genius, prompted and aided by Emanuel Schikaneder. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nicht mehr sehn, threefold chord, flauto magico, first finale, timpani parts, second finale, wind sextet, magic opera, second aria, autograph score, printed libretto, first aria, three trombones, second strophe, court opera, magic flute Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Queen of Night, Don Giovanni, Second Priest, The Times, English National Opera, Covent Garden, Emanuel Schikaneder, Ignaz von Born, Temple of Wisdom, Der Spiegel von Arkadien, Der Stein, Franz Xaver Gerl, John Stoddart, Maria Theresia, Paul Wranitzky, University Library, Wiener Zeitung, Anna Gottlieb, Anthony Besch, Erik Smith, First Boy, Leopold Mozart, London Coliseum, Mozart's Catalogue, New York New!
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- The Magic Flute (The Black Dog Opera Library) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on 14 pages
- Don Giovanni in Full Score by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on 13 pages
- Mozart Pilgrimage by Vincent and Mary Novello on page 148, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Don Juan by Wolfgang Ama Mozart on page 167, and Back Matter
- Alban Berg: Wozzeck (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) by Douglas Jarman in Front Matter
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- Mozart: A Life by Maynard Solomon in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- German Opera: From the Beginnings to Wagner (Cambridge Studies in Opera) by John Warrack in Back Matter
- Mozart: A Cultural Biography by Robert W. Gutman in Back Matter
- New Theatre Quarterly 32: Volume 8, Part 4 (v. 8) by Clive Barker in Back Matter
- W. A. Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) by John A. Rice in Back Matter
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