Plot and counterplot lie at the heart of Don Giovanni , Cos??? fan tutte , and The Marriage of Figaro , the three brilliant libretti that Lorenzo Da Ponte prepared for Mozart. They were also central to Da Ponte's own extraordinary life. His Memoirs record a fantastic variety of romantic, political, and professional intrigues, and tell of meetings with a host of remarkable men. In a life that took him from the canals of Venice to the streets of New York, Da Ponte was at different times priest, professional gambler, ...
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Plot and counterplot lie at the heart of Don Giovanni , Cos??? fan tutte , and The Marriage of Figaro , the three brilliant libretti that Lorenzo Da Ponte prepared for Mozart. They were also central to Da Ponte's own extraordinary life. His Memoirs record a fantastic variety of romantic, political, and professional intrigues, and tell of meetings with a host of remarkable men. In a life that took him from the canals of Venice to the streets of New York, Da Ponte was at different times priest, professional gambler, proprietor of a bordello, political agitator, court poet, impresario, grocery store owner, and the first professor of Italian literature at Columbia University. His Memoirs , a minor classic of Italian literature, are the picaresque and engrossing story of a man of enormous talent and unsurpassed flair who was, above all, an indefatigable survivor. "I shall speak of things . . . so singular in their oddity as in some manner to instruct, or at least entertain, without wearying." --Lorenzo da Ponte
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Add this copy of Memoirs of Lorenzo Da Ponte to cart. $16.92, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2000 by Nyrb Classics.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 9780940322356.
Add this copy of Memoirs of Lorenzo Da Ponte to cart. $18.26, like new condition, Sold by GreatBookPricesUK5 rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castle Donington, DERBYSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2000 by New York Review of Books.
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Fine. Text in English, Italian. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 472 p. New York Review Books Classics. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New. Text in English, Italian. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 472 p. New York Review Books Classics. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Add this copy of Memoirs of Lorenzo Da Ponte to cart. $23.00, very good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1959 by The Orion Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Reprint, 1959, hardcover with cloth-backed boards in dust jacket, large octavo, 277pp., illustrated in b&w. Book VG with mild wear to corners and spine ends, hint of toning to edges of boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ VG with mild chipping to spine ends, other mild edgewear, rubbing and toning.
Add this copy of Memoirs of Lorenzo Da Ponte to cart. $29.50, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1929 by Lippincott.
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Very good(+) Translated by Elisabeth Abbott from the Italian. Illustrated in sepia tone. 512 pages (endpaper corner clipped), very thick 8vo, blue cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1929. A very good(+) copy.
I imagine that most people interested in Da Ponte's memoirs are interested because of his "Mozart connection". The memoirs devote very little space to Da Ponte's work with Mozart. In fact, Salieri (Mozart's contemporary and as portrayed in the movie Amadeus his nemesis) gets a lot more attention and I believe also admiration from Da Ponte. Never the less, the memoirs are fascinating if only for the sheer amount of experiences that Da Ponte packed into one lifetime. One finds out relatively little about his family and leaves with the impression that only an immense egoist could have even achieved what Da Ponte did.
