Cosi fan tutte
From: Thursday, 25th February 2010
To: Thursday, 25 February 2010
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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:
Poppy Helm - 26 February 2010
Having first performed Cosi Fan Tutti back in 2004, Opera North bring the show back to Salford under the careful direction of Tim Albery.
The opera begins with two officers, Ferrando and Guglielmo, making bold claims about the fidelity of their fiancées, Dorabella and Fiordiligi. Philosopher Don Alfonso disagrees and challenges the men to a bet that their partners can be encouraged to stray in a single day.
Pretending to be sent to war, the officers bid their distraught lovers goodbye before returning disguised as strangers and set upon wooing each other's partner to prove Alfonso wrong. Although Cosi Fan Tutte's loose translation into English ('Women Are like That') hints at the outcome, the male characters are equally flawed through their use of such an underhand plan.
Tobias Hoheisals' set is simple but striking; the action takes place in a wooden box shaped like ...
Cast
Elizabeth Atherton (Fiodiligi)
Victoria Simmonds (Dorabella)
Robert Murray (Ferrando - Feb10)
Jacques Imbrailo (Guglielmo - Feb10)
Amy Freston (Despina)
Geoffrey Dolton (Don Alfonso)
Creative
Mozart (Author)
Lorenzo da Ponte (Lyrics)
Opera North (Company)
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