Understanding the Women of Mozart's Operas (Simpson Book in the Humanities)

by KristiBrown-montesano (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2007

  $76.00

  Explores the female roles in Mozart's four most frequently performed operas, Le nozze di Figaro , Don Giovanni , Cosi fan tutte , and Die Zauberflote . Each chapter looks at the music, libretto text, literary sources, and historical factors that give shape to a character, re-evaluating common assumptions and proposing fresh interpretations.