| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 316 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Feminine vengeance I : the assailed/assailant-Donna Anna -- 2. Sisterhood and seduction I : abandonment and rescue-Donna Elvira -- 3. Class survival-Zerlina -- 4. Feminine vengeance II : (over)powered politics-The queen of the night -- 5. Good daughter, good wife-Pamina -- 6. Woman's identity I : sacred and profane-The three ladies and Papagena -- 7. Sisterhood and seduction II : friendship and class-Countess Almaviva and Susanna -- 8. Woman's identity II : loss and legitimacy-Marcellina and Barbarina -- 9. Sisterhood and seduction III : intimacy and influence-Fiordiligi and Dorabella -- 10. Survival class-Despina |
| Summary |
Kristi Brown-Montesano 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Operas.
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| SUBJECT |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791 gnd |
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. swd |
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Operas (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus) fast |
| Subject |
Characters and characteristics in opera.
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Women in opera.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Opera.
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
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MUSIC -- Lyrics.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
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Characters and characteristics in opera
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Women in opera
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Oper
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Frau Motiv
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021697129 |
| ISBN |
9780520932968 |
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052093296X |
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0520248023 |
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9780520248021 |
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