"McClatchy's heroic labor is a remarkable achievement. Mozart and Da Ponte will be smiling down on this volume."--Richard Wilbur A landmark event in the world of music, Mozart's seven major librettos have finally been translated in verse with a sparkling poetic quality that matches the magnificence of the originals. Beginning this epic endeavor with his translation of The Magic Flute , first introduced at the Metropolitan Opera, McClatchy has now completed his translations of Idomeneo , The Abduction from the Seraglio , The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni , Così Fan Tutte , and La Clemenza di Tito . The result is a brilliantly translated and handsomely designed volume that brings the lively wordplay and drama of the originals to life in a verse that matches the exuberance and lyricism of the original Da Ponte, Schikaneder, Varesco, Mazzolà, and Stephanie librettos. With facing-page text and an illuminating introduction to each opera-including a dramatic recap, a history of the opera, and a list of characters-this book is a masterpiece, the likes of which has never been seen in English before.