Cosi fan tutte
From: Friday, 11th September 2009
To: Thursday, 22 October 2009
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Synopsis
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.
Our Review:
11 September 2009
Of all the great Mozart operas, Cosi Fan Tutte is the one I have always had trouble with. What is it all about? In particular, who is Don Alfonso: tormentor or avuncular friend, bloodless cynic or ageing roué, misogynist or mentor? It’s easy to admire the poise and invention of the music, but remain totally uninvolved. The difficulty in finding a true context for the opera is probably the prime reason why many notable productions in recent years have used a clearly defined, but inauthentic, milieu: Peter Sellars with Despina’s Diner or David Freeman on the beach.
The first time Cosi Fan Tutte made sense to me was in Tim Albery’s formidably intelligent production for Opera North in 2004. Now it’s revived – and it still makes sense. Don Alfonso is the philosopher/scientist, smugly secure in his own rational view of the world, and it’s in a spirit of experiment that he makes the bet with his young friends, Ferrando and Guglie...
Cast
Elizabeth Atherton (Fiordiligi)
Victoria Simmonds (Dorabella)
Allan Clayton (Ferrando (Sep-Oct)
Robert Murray (Ferrando Feb10)
Quirijn de Lang (Guglielmo Sep-Oct)
Jacques Imbrailo (Guglielmo Feb10)
Amy Freston (Despina)
Geoffrey Dolton (Don Alfonso)
Creative
Mozart (Author)
Lorenzo da Ponte (Lyrics)
Opera North (Company)
Andrew Parrott (Conductor)
Justin Doyle Oct 28/30/ Nov 3//6/ Mar10 4/11) (Conductor)
Tim Albery (Director)
Tobias Hoheisel (Design)
Tobias Hoheisel (Costume)
David Finn (Lighting)
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