BARRIE KOSKY ABOUT »COSÌ FAN TUTTE«
In Così fan tutte we see a laboratory of love. Don Alfonso operates here like Prospero in...
Così fan tutte
on June 19, 2024
→ Dramma giocoso in zwei Akten
Cast 19.06.2024
Conductor
Philippe Jordan
Production
Barrie Kosky
Stage and Costume Design
Gianluca Falaschi
Lighting Design
Franck Evin
Fiordiligi
Federica Lombardi
Dorabella
Emily D'Angelo
Guglielmo
Peter Kellner
Ferrando
Filipe Manu
Despina
Kate Lindsey
Don Alfonso
Christopher Maltman
Details
What exactly is being taught here? »La scuola degli amanti«, »The School for Lovers« is the subtitle of Lorenzo Da Ponte’s libretto (the poet actually intended it to be the main title). Don Alfonso’s primary educational goal as the »old philosopher« is to dispel all illusions about love and fidelity. En route, the lovers are instructed in all the primary and secondary topics of a complicated (love)life. Trust, seduction, deceit, surrender. The final conclusion that leads to the title, »That’s how they (women) all are«, needs not be the end of the education. What they make of this assumed recognition is a question for all participants.
What exactly is being taught here? »La scuola degli amanti«, »The School for Lovers« is the subtitle of Lorenzo Da Ponte’s libretto (the poet actually intended it to be the main title). Don Alfonso’s primary educational goal as the »old philosopher« is to dispel all illusions about love and fidelity. En route, the lovers are instructed in all the primary and secondary topics of a complicated (love)life. Trust, seduction, deceit, surrender. The final conclusion that leads to the title, »That’s how they (women) all are«, needs not be the end of the education. What they make of this assumed recognition is a question for all participants.
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