Mozart's Operas: A Companion Available to Purchase

This is a thorough account of all 17 of Mozart's completed operas and the three unfinished ones that he composed from the tender age of 11 until two months before his death.

After an introductory chapter setting out the various styles used by Mozart, Mary Hunter discusses the works by three main genres – opera seria, Singspiel and opera buffa. One chapter is devoted to the works that do not fall into these categories including the unfinished operas, and the final chapters deal with the theatrical setting and notable productions over the last two and a half centuries. Two lists...