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Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte Fri, February 15, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Sat, February 16, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Sun, February 17, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Fri, February 22, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Sat, February 23, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Sun, February 24, 2008 at 2:00 PM
conductor Barbara Day Turner director Douglas Nagel
West Bay Opera Premiere: October 23, 1987
World Premiere: Burgtheater, Vienna, January 26, 1790
Sung in Italian, with English titles
Synopsis:
In 1700s Naples, Don Alfonso convinces two young officers, Ferrando and Guglielmo, to test the faithfulness of their girlfriends, Dorabella and Fiordiligi. Mozart wrote some of his most sublime operatic music for Così fan tutte, as he and master librettist Lorenzo da Ponte poked fun at a practice well known to the Viennese Court—girlfriend (and boyfriend) swapping. It’s betrayal of love, with a happy ending. |
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