Books by Julian (University of Leeds) Rushton

This book summarises the complex genesis of Berlioz's Romeo et Juliette then examines the music closely and always with a view to understanding its dramatic implications. The complete libretto is provided in both English and French.

This book contains historical information concerning the conception and writing of Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations, an extended musical discussion requiring only a little technical knowledge of music, and a fascinating survey of the 'solutions' to the mystery implied by the title of Elgar's most famous work.

This book is a study of Mozart's Don Giovanni, his second opera to a libretto by da Ponte. Although it is one of the handful of best-known and most often performed operas of the last two hundred years, Don Giovanni is seldom given in an authentic form and arguments persist as to its nature.