Lorenzo da ponte: the life and times of mozart's librettist
Auteur :
Hodges, Sheila
Éditeur :
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN :
9780299178741
Date de publication :
30 avr. 2002
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,2 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
394 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Mozart's operas where perfectly matched for the libretti of Da Ponte. Da Ponte's own long life (1749-1838), however, was more fantastic than any opera plot. A poor Jew who became a Catholic priest; a priest who became a young rake; and a teacher, poet and librettist who became a greengrocer.