Cosi' Fan Tutte

Mozart's Opera Buffa

October 19 and 20, 2024

Casa Italiana & Dalmatian American Club

Two officers, Ferrando and Guglielmo, make a bet with Don Alfonso that their fiancées, sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella, will remain faithful when tested. The men pretend to go to war, then return in disguise to woo each other's partners, a scheme orchestrated by Don Alfonso and the maid Despina.

The short title, Così fan tutte, literally means "So do they all", using the feminine plural (tutte) to indicate women. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte who also wrote Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni.

Cast

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

Guglielemo

Eric Corwell

Don Alfonso

Josh Valdes

Fiordiligi

Andrea Church

Ferrando

Abraham Cervantes

Despina

Ellen Moody

Dorabella

Sarah Wang

A Look Sister
"Ah guarda, sorella"

(Scene 2)

Fiordiligi and Dorabella admire their lovers' portraits and swear their unwavering fidelity. The scene shifts to the two women, who are praising their men (duet: "Ah guarda, sorella"—"Ah look sister"). Alfonso arrives to announce the bad news: the officers have been called off to war. Ferrando and Guglielmo arrive, brokenhearted, and bid farewell.