"Celebrated poet McClatchy has done an invaluable service for lovers of Mozart's operas. He has undertaken the gargantuan task of rendering into idiomatic, accurate, and lively poetic English the complete librettos of Mozart's seven mature operas: The Magic Flute, Idomeneo, The Abduction from the Seraglio, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Così Fan Tutte, and La Clemenza di Tito. There is a chapter dedicated to each opera, complete with an introductory essay and a detailed synopsis of the plot. The librettos are presented on facing pages to facilitate easy comparison, with the original language on the left and the new translation on the right. In a lengthy introduction, McClatchy explains the pleasures and pitfalls of creating translations that accurately convey the meaning while capturing the beauty and liveliness of the original language. He has succeeded admirably."Library Journal Reviews by Larry Lipkis.
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