Così fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A lavish and cruel guide to the art of loving, oozing Mozartian sensuality, and served up by Marc Minkowski.
Dates
Ana Maria Labin | Fiordiligi
Angela Brower | Dorabella
James Ley | Ferrando
Leon Košavić | Guglielmo
Miriam Albano | Despina
Alexandre Duhamel | Don Alfonso
Marc Minkowski | direction
Chœur et orchestre Les Musiciens du Louvre
About
The nineteenth century attempted to consign Così to oblivion. It was accused of being immoral. Yet the work is actually one of the gems of the libertine movement which, despite originally being a literary trend, spread across Enlightenment Europe and fed into many other artistic spheres. Light-hearted, fickle and misogynistic, the work was criticised on almost every level at the time. Yet this is Mozart at his tenderest and most sensual. The libretto is full of delicious permutations and offers musicians a wide variety of situations and vocal ensembles. Is this all about the carefree attitude of youth challenged by the notion of fidelity or is it the perfect guide to the art of loving? Everyone can draw their own conclusion.
Production Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
