{"product_id":"servants-masters-and-rogues-tim-davidson-9781068303920","title":"SERVANTS, MASTERS and ROGUES","description":"\u003cp\u003eMusic critic Hugo Belcher, in twenty-first century London, is a charming rogue who, forever short of money, plans to marry a wealthy young heiress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Sandra Grisewood, a bright working-class girl, moves to London where she hopes one day to realise her dream of becoming an opera singer. Born in eighteenth-century Prague, music teacher Antonin Vasylicek, another rogue and charmer, flees to England to evade his creditors and escape a scandal. Their separate lives are, however, related in various ways, not least the discovery of the score of an opera, based on \u003cstrong\u003eCarlo Goldoni'\u003c\/strong\u003es comic play '\u003cstrong\u003eThe Servant of Two Masters\u003c\/strong\u003e', which a renowned musicologist believes could be \u003cstrong\u003ea lost Mozart opera\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is an element of truth which provided the inspiration for this book, namely that Mozart was indeed writing or intending to write a German opera based on Goldoni's play, for which a letter to his father dated 5 February 1783 provides evidence, but no score has ever come to light. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Davidson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1068303921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068303920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy James Davidson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.59d","brand":"Tim Davidson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450288255231,"sku":"9781068303920","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_989788bc-4193-4ed1-b56a-c18deabed6dd.jpg?v=1777267005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/servants-masters-and-rogues-tim-davidson-9781068303920","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}