What is Cosi fan tutte?
Così fan tutte is an opera buffa in two Acts by the Austrian composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who is also known for his many symphonies and other operas, including Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, and The Marriage of Figaro. Così fan tutte was composed in 1789 with an original libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, who also provided the librettos for The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni, The premiere of Così fan tutte took place in 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
Così fan tutte is an opera buffa in two Acts by the Austrian composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who is also known for his many symphonies and other operas, including Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, and The Marriage of Figaro. Così fan tutte was composed in 1789 with an original libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, who also provided the librettos for The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni, The premiere of Così fan tutte took place in 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna. The story of Così fan tutte is set in eighteenth century Naples and takes place within a single day. It involves the romance of two officers, Ferrando and Guglielmo with two sisters, respectively Dorabella and Fiordiligi. An old cynic, Don Alfonso, hearing the men praise the women, tells them that there is no such thing as a faithful woman, and when they argue, proposes a bet. He wagers that if they leave for a single day, the sisters will prove unfaithful, which he proposes to show them by having them pretend to leave
