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The boisterous life of a libertine who worked with Mozart
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International Herald Tribune
07-29-2006
The Librettist of VeniceThe Remarkable Life of Lorenzo Da Ponte, Mozart's Poet, Casanova's Friend, and Italian Opera's Impresario in America By Rodney Bolt 428 pages. $29.95. Bloomsbury.*Orchestras, opera companies, chamber groups and solo pianists have been celebrating Mozart's 250th birthday all year, but surprisingly few writers have aimed to capitalize on the surge of interest in the composer considered by many to be music...
