The Last Years, 1769-1774
Hardcover: 877 pages Publisher's blurb:
Forty-five letters of the eminent operatic composer, Niccolo Jommelli, have recently come to light. The letters written between 1769 and 1774 to the theatrical director of the Portuguese court, to which Jommelli was attached in absentia after he returned to his native Naples from 16 year in the service of the Duke of Wurteemberg. The letter provide an intimate glimpse into Jommelli's personal and creative life, the likes of which are unavailable for any other 18th century opera composer except Mozart...