The Seven Great Operas in Facsimile Editions of Mozart’s Autograph Scores
“Idomeneo”, “Die Entführung aus dem Serail”, “Le nozze di Figaro”, “Don Giovanni”, “ Così fan tutte ”, “Die Zauberflöte ”, “La clemenza di Tito” – Mozart’s seven great operas, his brilliant contribution to music theatre and world culture, are unequalled in their depth of human characterisation and musical expression.
Through happy coincidence, all seven opera scores have survived almost complete in Mozart’s manuscript. The Packard Humanities Institute (PHI, Los Altos , California ) has now embarked on producing a facsimile edition of the seven autograph scores. Mozart scholars, libraries and of course all lovers of Mozart’s stage works now have the opportunity of acquiring these priceless manuscripts in flawless reproductions. At the same time, all risks about preserving Mozart’s legacy for the world of music are taken care of.