An evening with Dame Jane Glover Literature and Books

The West Kirby Bookshop are delighted to welcome intentionally acclaimed conductor

Join us on Monday 9 October, 7pm when The West Kirby Bookshop welcome the acclaimed British conductor, Dame Jane Glover to the Wirral, to celebrate the publication of her latest book, MOZART IN ITALY: Coming of Age in the Land of Opera

Jane will be discussing MOZART IN ITALY with Freya Jarman, lecturer in Music at The University of Liverpool, before answering questions from the audience and signing copies of the book

About MOZART IN ITALY:

At thirteen years old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy who had captured the hearts of northern Europe, but his father Leopold was now determined to conquer ItalyTogether, they made three visits there the last when Mozart was seventeen, all vividly recounted here by acclaimed conductor Jane Glover

Father and son travelled from the theatres and concert salons of Milan to the church-filled streets of Rome to Naples, poorer and more dangerous than the prosperous north, and to Venice, the carnivelesque birthplace of public operaAll the while Mozart was absorbing Italian culture, language, style and art, and honed his craftHe met the challenge of writing Italian opera for Italian singers and audiences and provoked a variety of responses, from triumph and admiration to intrigue and hostility: in a way, these Italian years can be seen as a microcosm of his whole life

Evocative, beautifully written and with a profound understanding of eighteenth-century classical music, MOZART IN ITALY reveals how what he experienced during these Italian journeys changed Mozart - and his music - for ever

About JANE GLOVER:
In Jane Glover's long and hugely successful career as a conductor, she has been Music Director of the Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Artistic Director of The London Mozart Players, and, since 2002, is Music Director of Chicago's Music of the BaroqueShe has conducted concerts and operas in Britain, the United States of America and across the world, and is especially known for her interpretations of MozartShe is a regular broadcaster, with highlights including a television series on MozartShe is also the author of Mozart's Women and Handel in LondonShe was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in the 2021 New Year's HonoursShe lives in London

This event is being held at West Kirby United Reformed Church, Meols Dr, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5DA

Tickets are £10 standard admisson/ £30 including a copy of MOZART IN ITALY/ £5 student concession admission

Copies of MOZART IN ITALY will be available to purchase on the nightTickets are non-refundable, and if you can't make the event but would like a signed/dedicated copy of MOZART IN ITALY please do get in touch, @westkirbybooks on Instagram and Twitter or by emailing [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you there!

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