acceptable with those qualities. The Oriental man was seen as cruel and
despotic. These characterizations are applied to the opera and found to fit
well.Antonio Salieri (1750–1825)
Les danaïdesis in FO,v.68; Der Rauchfangskehreris in GO,v.14.
- Rice, John A. Antonio Salieri and Viennese Opera. Chicago: U. of Chicago
Press, 1998. xx, 648p. ISBN 0-2267-1125-0. ML410 .S14 R534.
A study of the works, in rich musical and political context. Genesis, reception,
chronology of the operas, all with full documentation. “Mozart and Salieri”
(p.459–492) addresses their relationship; Rice concludes that they were rivals,
but there is no evidence of inimical activity by either. Bibliography of 400 pri-
mary and secondary sources, expansive index. - Swenson, Edward Elmgren. “Antonio Salieri: A Documentary Biography.”
Ph.D. diss., Cornell U., 1974. xii, 408p. - Angermüller, Rudolph. Antonio Salieri: Sein Leben und seine weltliche Werke.
Munich: Katzbichler, 1971–1974. 3v. ISBN 3-87397-016-3, 3-87397-019-8,
3-87397-021-X. ML410 .S16 A7.
A valuable work, based on the author’s dissertation (U. of Salzburg, 1970). It
gives great detail on the operas and their performance histories. All numbers of
all the operas are described, with reference to sources. Earlier research is cov-
ered in a thorough bibliographic essay. The third volume comprises docu-
ments. Index of names, places, and titles. - Braunbehrens, Volkmar. Maligned Master: The Real Story of Antonio Salieri.
Trans. Eveline L. Kanes. New York: Fromm International, 1993. 276p. ISBN
0-88064-140. ML410 .S143 B713.
A straightforward life story, with some special effort to clear Salieri’s name
after the calumnies of the movie Amadeus. Program notes on the operas, bac-
knotes, bibliography of some 150 items, index of names and titles. - Angermüller, Rudolph. “Salieri—Opern in Esterháza.” Chigiana36 (1979):
87–99.
Haydn produced or planned to produce five Salieri works: La scuola de’ gelosi;
La fiera in Venezia; Axur, re d’Oramus; La grotta di Trofonio; andLa secchia
rapita.These are discussed in detail, with attention to plot, performance his-
tory, and changes made in them by Haydn. La scuola de’ gelosiwas particu-
larly successful, with 23 performances in 1780–1781. Relationship between
the two composers is also considered. Salieri’s sonnet about Haydn, in Italian,
is reproduced in the article. - Walton-Myers, Edith Hays. “Antonio Salieri’s La cifra: The Creation of a Late
18th-Century Opera.” Ph.D. diss., Northwestern U., 1977. 365p.
See also Landy (#901) and Bonnert (#933).
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