Idomeneo, by common consent Mozart's greatest opera seria, is a
rich synthesis of the dramatic potentialities of Italian opera
seria, French tragedie lyrique, and recent German opera. It was
composed for the finest orchestra in Germany and some excellent
singers. Mozart's relish of the challenge and his problems with
some performers and the bureaucracy are uniquely documented in his
letters home and these form the basis of a vivid account of the
genesis of the opera. A detailed synopsis relates the musical and
dramatic action of the opera. Further chapters trace the historical
development of its subject matter 'from myth to libretto' and chart
the opera's performance history, including a description of Richard
Strauss's 1931 reworking. Later chapters consider the opera's
general structure and the musical forms, and analyse passages of
particular interest.
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