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Cosi fan tutte


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Two officers wager that their lovers would be faithful while they're away, and decide to test them. Faking a sudden departure to battle they return disguised to try and seduce each other's partners. The results quickly get out of hand.
Author Mozart
Lyrics Lorenzo da Ponte

Production details

New Production. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Approximate running time 3hrs 10mins

News etc

The Telegraph (11Jan01)
[Calixto Bieito] soon lost my sympathy by igniting a coarse, hyperactive farce that tramples over the opera s delicate moral questions without providing any compensating comic flair.
The Sunday Times (11Jan01)
[Calixto Bieito] has nothing new to tell us about Cosi fan tutte. WNO s record of the past few years is so outstanding that it should be allowed an occasional turkey like this.

Company

Company Welsh National Opera
Conductor Robert Spano (until 24 March)
Conductor Anthony Negus (from 28 March)
Design Alfons Flores
Costume Merce Paloma
Lighting Xavier Clot
Performer Cara O'Sullivan (Fiordiligi)
Performer Imelda Drumm (Dorabella)
Performer Linda Kitchen (Despina)
Performer Gregory Turay (Ferrando)
Performer Gregory Turay (Ferrando)
Performer Neal Davies (Guglielmo)
Performer Donald Maxwell (Don Alfonso)
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