{"product_id":"servants-masters-and-rogues-paperback","title":"SERVANTS, MASTERS and ROGUES - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53247174836531,"sku":"9781068303920","price":24.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/JlbGOsV19q9781068303920.webp?v=1776298890","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/servants-masters-and-rogues-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}