Mozart: L'Oca Del Cairo / Lo Sposo Deluso / Dite Almeno / Chi Sa, Qual Sia
1/1/1992, 16 Tracks, 1:08:53
Featuring
Hans Rotman
Rolande van der Paal
Leonie Schoon
Bernard Loonen
Ioan Micu
Herman Bekaert
Gretje Anthoni
Romain Bischoff
Antwerp Transparant Chamber Opera Ensemble and Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Critical Reception
Since the Romantic period, there have been attempts to combine Mozart's opera fragments with other pieces to create new works, such as Victor Wilder's 19th-century French version of L'Oca del Cairo.
Compositional Technique
Mozart's opera fragments, like those for L'Oca del Cairo, often consisted only of vocal parts and basso continuo, with instrumentation indicated in shorthand for later completion.
Historical Context
During Mozart's time, it was common practice for composers to write 'insert arias' for singers to use in other composers' operas, a practice driven by vocalists' vanity.
Composer Biography
Mozart considered the period between 1782 and 1784 his 'crisis years,' during which he struggled to establish himself in Vienna without a permanent court position.
Composition History
Mozart worked on two Italian comic operas, L'Oca del Cairo and Lo sposo deluso, almost simultaneously, prioritizing a commission over his preference for German Singspiel.
Recording & Production
For this recording, Raf De Vos was commissioned to create a 1990 instrumentation of the fragments, using the New Mozart Edition, a fully instrumented aria and terzetto found in the 1960s, and Mozart's 'The Escape from the Seraglio' as references.
