This is the first book to be devoted to Mozart's opera, La clemenza
di Tito. Rice considers the opera from a variety of historical and
critical viewpoints. Tito is a political opera. The author examines
its origins in the politically unstable Habsburg Empire of 1791,
interpreting it as a response to revolutionary threats both inside
and outside the empire. Tito is also a literary opera: much of its
dramatic power lies in its libretto. Rice analyses Metastasio's
libretto and the revised version that Mozart set. The volume
explores aspects of Mozart's compositional process, the premiere in
Prague, and subsequent critical reception through the nineteenth
and twentieth centuries. In a concluding chapter, Rice reviews
recent performances as well as scholarly research that sheds light
on the interpretation of the opera. The volume, which contains
illustrations of recent productions, a discography, and a
bibliography, will be of interest to students, scholars and
opera-goers.
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