After two centuries of being known mostly for the rumor he poisoned Mozart (it went back long before Peter Shaffer's play and Milos Forman's film), Antonio Salieri is having a moment, with revivals of several of his operas and a general reevaluation of his importance in the musical scene surrounding Mozart and the young Beethoven (whom he taught). Tarare (the name means something like "taradiddle"), composed in 1787, was one of three operas Salieri wrote for Paris; he might have done more had not the revolution cut short ...
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After two centuries of being known mostly for the rumor he poisoned Mozart (it went back long before Peter Shaffer's play and Milos Forman's film), Antonio Salieri is having a moment, with revivals of several of his operas and a general reevaluation of his importance in the musical scene surrounding Mozart and the young Beethoven (whom he taught). Tarare (the name means something like "taradiddle"), composed in 1787, was one of three operas Salieri wrote for Paris; he might have done more had not the revolution cut short his career there. The libretto was written by Pierre Beaumarchais, whose play furnished the material for Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, and it contains some of the same measure of political satire as in the Mozart work. It also contains just about everything else but the kitchen sink; the official description of the work as a tragédie lyrique gives entirely the wrong idea. There are five acts, plus a weighty prologue in which Nature and the Genie of Fire debate numerous topics of the...
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Antonio Salieri. Poor. Used-Acceptable, DISC ONLY, Withdrawn library disc(s). Includes a case. Artwork and liner notes not included. Disc(s) should play great, without any playback issues. Disc may include library markings, like writing, sticker, and protective label covers.