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Amazon.com Review"It was as though Providence had willed that I should ever, all my life long, keep falling into the hands of knaves," writes Lorenzo da Ponte. Certainly, this remarkable narrative documents a life beset by a vicious world, but also one of insuppressible energy. Da Ponte is known for his librettos to three Mozart masterpieces: Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte. He wrote much else for the opera company of Emperor Joseph II in Vienna (until his enemies got him dismissed), going on to be a bookseller in London, a grocer in New York, a general-store owner in Pennsylvania, and, finally, a professor of Italian at Columbia University. His life, stretching from 1749 to 1838, practically defines the term "picaresque." Don't expect a trustworthy account, though. One reason to write memoirs is to tell your side of the story, and Da Ponte spends a lot of time settling scores. As a businessman, he's involved with a procession of false friends, who sink him with debts and slanders. At the Italian Opera in London, on the way to being forced out of another position, he juggles the egos of two rapacious divas: "The Lord help you if Morichelli gets a better reception in Martini's opera than I do in mine!" says one. His philosophy grows bitter--"I trusted in him blindly and was, as usual, barbarously tricked by him"--yet he always has another idea for making cash and, in later years, spreading the gospel of Italian literature in the New World. Da Ponte doesn't interrupt his tale to ask probing questions. The most important period, his association with Mozart, passes with disappointing brevity. Though he salutes the composer's genius, he offers no insights into Mozart's personality or their collaboration. Da Ponte was busy at the time, however. He says he wrote Don Giovanni simultaneously with two other librettos: one in the morning, one in the afternoon, one at night. This annotated version is a little short on notes. Da Ponte's many phrases in Latin and the untranslated Italian expressions could use some commentary. The notes do inform us when the author is mixing up his facts, which is fairly often. The 1929 translation by Elisabeth Abbott, blending 18th-century elegance with 20th-century crispness, has previously been available only in an expensive hardcover edition. This paperback is part of the New York Review of Books Classics imprint, an invaluable series that republishes worthy but hard-to-get titles. Da Ponte's book fills the bill admirably. --David Olivenbaum Loot.co.za: Sitemap 9789583016936 9583016934 Francis Bacon - Retrato de Una Pesadilla 4995879236796 Starlight Lounge (Import) Brigette 9780300115062 0300115067 The Invisible Museum ... New Jersey Repertory Company - Year-Round Professional ... Salome Jens Salome Jens has appeared in lead roles on Broadway in Far Country Night Life The Disenchanted Patriot For Me A Lie of the Mind. Full text of "NEW " - Internet Archive Search the history of over 279 billion web pages on the Internet. Browse By Author: G - Project Gutenberg Gaal Gyrgy 1783-1855 hu.wikipedia; Gaal Gyrgy magyar npmese-gyjtemnye (1. ktet) (Hungarian) (as Author) Gaal Gyrgy magyar npmese-gyjtemnye (2 ... Writer - Wikipedia A writer is a person who uses written words in various styles and techniques to communicate their ideas. Writers produce various forms of literary art and creative ... Archives - Philly.com Archives and past articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com. Loot.co.za: Sitemap 9781439109250 1439109257 Diecinueve Minutos Jodi Picoult 9780757504280 0757504280 Music of Many Cultures Dale Olsen 9780918786555 091878655X The Singing Knives ... zarzuela.net GOLDEN AMADEO The new production of Vives's grandest zarzuela 'La villana' is an important event for Teatro de la Zarzuela Mario Lerena reports... Peliculotas Qu podemos decir?. En Peliculotas nos dedicamos a subir peliculas completas en espaol latino sobre todos los gneros. Disfruta y comparte. Browse By Author: B - Project Gutenberg Several of her books online including "Little Lord Fauntleroy" "A Lady of Quality" and "The Secret Garden." At Project Gutenberg.
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