THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
46 Friday, August 15, 1980
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WSU Press Publishes Mozart Biography
By MARGUERITE
KOZENN CHAJES
VIENNA — Hugh Otta-
way, a well-known writer
and broadcaster on musical
subjects, has written the
most recent biography of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
It was just published by the
Wayne State University
Press in Detroit.
The book contains a series
of chronological observa-
tions built around the nuc-
leus of what we know about
Mozart.
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Ottaway's scholarly and
interesting text is enhanced
by carefully-selected illus-
trations that include
engravings and paintings of
Mozart, his family, friends
and fellow musicians. There
are also reproductionS of
manuscripts, or opera
scenes and of places where
Mozart lived.
Ottaway states in the
preface that "when he
was invited to write the
book, he was urged to
keep in mind the needs of
the general reader, who
is not familiar with the
musical terminology." He
most likely "kept it in
mind" but the book is cer-
tainly more for musicians
than "the general
reader."
Ottaway shows a great
knowledge of the music lit-
erature in general and
seems to have studied
Mozart's works thoroughly,
as well as the "Koechel Ver-
zeichniss" (a compilation of
over 600 titles of Mozart's
compositions). The book is
really an outstanding result
of a most erudite and com-
prehensive research and
study.
The author, of course, de-
scribes the influence that
Lorenzo Da Ponte had on
Mozart. Da Ponte, born as a
, Jew in the Ghetto of Venice,
Begin Cancels Detention
Order Against Meir Kahane
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A
six-month administrative
detention order against
Kach leader Rabbi Meir
Kahane was cancelled on a
direct order by Premier
Menahem Begin acting in
his capacity as Defense
Minister.
The order was originally
issued by Ezer Weizman
last May while he was still
Defense Minister following
information that Kahane
initiated a "serious illegal
action."
The specifics of this action
were never revealed. Under
recent Israeli regulations
detention orders must be
renewed every thee
months.
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with the name of Em-
manuele Conegliano, was
an extraordinary poet and
also a great protege of Em-
peror Josef II. With Da
Ponte as author of the text
books and his personal in-
tervention with the Em-
peror, Mozart's master
operas, "The Marriage of
Figaro," "Don Giovanni"
and "Cosi fan tutte" were
sponsored by the Court and
started their victorious
world-wide successes in
Prague and Vienna.
Meanwhile, Paul Nettl,
the German musicologist
who some years ago taught
at the Wayne State Univer-
sity, has very informatively
written about Mozart's rela-
tionship, to Da Ponte and
also to the Free Masons.
Under Empress Maria
Theresia of Austria (who
died 200 years ago) Free
Masonry was Oolished,
but Da Ponte, Moiart and
his father Leopold were
devoted followers of Free
Masonry in spite of the
Imperial ban.
Leopold and Wolfgang
were greatly influenced by
the "enlightment" taught
by Moses Mendelssohn, the
popular philosopher, whose
book "About the immortal-
ity of the soul" they.,ap-
preciated so much. -
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Singles, Events
THE JEWISH SING-
LES (21-35) will hold a bon-
fire 8:30 p.m. today at Oak
Park Major Park, campfire
area. Participants are re-
quested to bring musical in-
struments. Admission is
free.
The group will go to a De-
troit Tiger baseball game
Saturday, meeting 12:30
p.m. Saturday at the Morris
Branch of the Jewish Corn-
munity Center. ,There is a
charge.,
An evening at a jazz con-
cert will be held 7 p.m. Sun-
Susan Lynn Katz
Is Engaged
day when the group goeF
the Prudential Town Cente
to hear the Dan Turner Ja
Band. An afterglow will fol.,
low in the home of Lest a ,
Weitman, 19537 Nadol
Southfield. There is
charge for the afterglow.
An open board meetIn
will be held 7:30 p.m
Tuesday at the Morr;
Branch of the Ceri'' ,-r.
The group will jo ing
Beth Shalom 1., - co
sponsoring an oneg Shaba;
8:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at Conti
Beth Shalom, 14601 Lin
coin, Oak Park. State Ser
Doug Ross will be the gues
speaker. Refreshments wi'
follow, and admission
free.
For information, call eve
nings, Weitman, 356-8G::
Warren Abrahams, 353
7826; or Andy Scheff, 5E1
2103.
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MISS KATZ
Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Katz of Huntington Woods
announce the engagement
of their daughter, Susan
Lynn, to Aaron David Ams-
ter, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Amster of Ann Ar-
bor.
Miss Katz earned a
Bachelor of Business Ad-
ministration degree at the
University of Michigan.
Her fiance earned a BA de-
gree in economics at U-M
and is pursuing studies
towards . a MBA degree at
Claremont Graduate School
in California.
A June wedding is
planned.
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SINGLES will have
"Summer's Last Fling
dance &:30 p.m. Thursday
the health club, 3033
Southfield, Southfie.i,
Music for dancing will b
provided by Jerry Robotkz
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Columnist Hosts
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A singles talk shovJ,
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Detroit News columnis
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Mondays on WPON (1460
Monday's guests will b
Samuel Konikow, an attw
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"Single Laws for th
Widowed, Divorced an'
Never-Married"; - an
former news broadcast ,–
Sande Drew and Ken Fore
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Heaven is never deaf b
when man's heart is du
Music by
RABBI MEIR KAHANE
Despite Begin's order
Kahane was not released
from jail where he is serv-
ing a concurrent seven-
month sentence for hold-
ing an illegal demonstra-
tion at the Hebrew Uni-
versity two years ago.
Kahane is soon to face an-
other trial on charges that
he disrupted the public
order and prevented a
soldier from carrying out
his duties during a demon-
stration in Nablus.
Shah's Ironies
WASHINGTON —
Newsweek magazine re-
ported that there were
many ironies in the Shah of
Iran's asylum and burial in
Egypt. The Egyptians were
grateful to the Shah for cut-
ting off oil to Ivael and sup-
plying Egypt with materiel
during the Yom Kippur
War.
Israelis point out, how-
ever, that during the War of
Attrition, 1968-1970', the
Shah supplied Israel with
23,000 tons of bombs to be
used against Gamal Abdel
Nasser's armies. •
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