Details

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

Cast/Performers

Cara O'Sullivan (Fiordiligi), Imelda Drumm (Dorabella), Linda Kitchen (Despina), Gregory Turay (Ferrando), Gregory Turay (Ferrando), Neal Davies (Guglielmo), Donald Maxwell (Don Alfonso)

Creatives/Company

Author: Mozart
Lyrics: Lorenzo da Ponte
Company: Welsh National Opera
Conductor(s): Robert Spano (until 24 March), Anthony Negus (from 28 March)
Design: Alfons Flores
Costume: Merce Paloma
Lighting: Xavier Clot

Cosi fan tutte

Cosi fan tutte (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T01493551400. Details of all Cosi fan tutte archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1892

Archive Listings

11 Apr 00 to 14 Apr 00	Grand Theatre Swansea, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive
4 Apr 00 to 7 Apr 00	Bristol Hippodrome Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive
28 Mar 00 to 31 Mar 00	Liverpool Empire Theatre Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive
21 Mar 00 to 24 Mar 00	New Theatre Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
15 Mar 00 to 18 Mar 00	Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Mar 00	Symphony Hall Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Feb 00 to 2 Mar 00	New Theatre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

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.

User Reviews

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.

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