
Renowned Mozart scholar Daniel Heartz brings his deep knowledge of social history, theater, and art to a study of the last and great decade of Mozart's operas. Mozart specialists will recognize some of Heartz's best-known essays here; but six pieces are new for the collection,...

'The book is bursting with perceptive observations of detail that will enrich any sentient reader's understanding of Mozart's musical and dramatic acumen, and that many teachers will be able to use to guide their students through the operas.' --Mary Hunter, 'Notes'