Da Ponte brought a great deal of classical literature in his collaboration with Mozart and even though he did not necessarily had interest in originality, he managed to put it across by adapting a series of classical Italian texts (Zweifel & Zwe Continue Reading...
Guglielmo tries to comfort Ferrando, but he himself is thankful that his lady, Fiordiligi, seems to be strong. In one last attempt to prove both of the ladies fickle, Ferrando threatens suicide, and Fiordiligi gives in to him. Just as a double weddi Continue Reading...
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Although many people consider the role of a librettist to be less important than that of a composer, matters were different in France during the seventeenth century. When normally in production, operas credited the librettist at first and the Continue Reading...