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Glyndebourne 75th Anniversary Festival 2009

Così fan tutte

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Sung in Italian with English supertitles

Nicolas Rivenq as Don Alfonso, Miah Persson as Fiordiligi and Anke Vondung as Dorabella sing the trio 'Soave sia il vento' in the 2006 Glyndebourne Festival Production.

Listen to Sir Charles Mackerras on Così fan tutte Podcast (9 mins):

James Whitbourn interviews conductor Sir Charles Mackerras about the 2010 Glyndebourne Festival Production of Mozart ’s Così fan tutte.

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Listen to conductor James Gaffigan on Così fan tutte Podcast (11 mins):

James Whitbourn interviews conductor James Gaffigan about the 2010 Glyndebourne Festival Production of Mozart ’s Così fan tutte.

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Mozart and da Ponte’s final collaboration is a painfully funny, sometimes wickedly cynical comedy in which two callow, and perhaps slightly callous, young lads take on a bet to seduce one another’s girlfriends. Amid the ensuing confusions and confl icts, the often laughable attempts of both sexes to control their deepest feelings are stripped bare to some of the most enticingly seductive and heartbreakingly honest music ever written.

Much acclaimed for its dramatic truthfulness, deft wit and emotionally penetrating insights, Nicholas Hytner’s elegantly classical period staging returns with a fresh young cast of lovers – featuring Sally Matthews (an adorable Lauretta in 2004’s Gianni Schicchi) and Allan Clayton (the wide-eyed hero of 2008’s Albert Herring) alongside Norwegian mezzo Tuva Semmingsen (who sang Cenerentola for Glyndebourne in the 2005 Tour) and Canadian bass-baritone Robert Gleadow, both making their Festival debuts – under the seasoned direction of the supreme Mozartian conductor, Sir Charles Mackerras.

Performance schedule

Date	Price band	Perf starts	Long interval	Finish	Train departs Victoria	Post opera coach
Sat 22 May	2	4.55	6.35-7.55	9.40	1.47	10.15
Thur 27 May	2	4.55	6.35-7.55	9.40	1.47	10.15
Sun 30 May *	2	3.40	5.20-6.40	8.25	12.47	8.55
Fri 4 June	2	4.55	6.35-7.55	9.40	1.47	10.15
Sun 6 June *	2	3.40	5.20-6.40	8.25	12.47	8.55
Wed 9 June	2	4.55	6.35-7.55	9.40	1.47	10.15
Sat 12 June	2	4.55	6.35-7.55	9.40	1.47	10.15
Fri 18 June	2	4.55	6.35-7.55	9.40	1.47	10.15
Wed 23 June	2	4.55	6.35-7.55	9.40	1.47	10.15
Fri 25 June	2	4.55	6.35-7.55	9.40	1.47	10.15
Wed 30 June	2	4.55	6.35-7.55	9.40	1.47	10.15
Sat 3 July	1	4.55	6.35-7.55	9.40	1.47	10.15
Thur 8 July	2	4.55	6.35-7.55	9.40	1.47	10.15
Sun 11 July	1	3.40	5.20-6.40	8.25	12.47	8.55
Wed 14 July	2	4.55	6.35-7.55	9.40	1.47	10.15
Sat 17 July	1	4.55	6.35-7.55	9.40	1.47	10.15

Key

* = Pre-performance talk available in the in the Ebert Room.

Creative team

Conductors Charles Mackerras /James Gaffigan
Director Nicholas Hytner
Associate Director Ashley Dean
Designer Vicki Mortimer
Lighting Designer Paule Constable

Cast

Dorabella Barbara Senator
Fiordliligi Sally Matthews
Ferrando Allan Clayton
Guglielmo Robert Gleadow
Despina Anna Maria Panzarella
Don Alfonso Pietro Spagnoli

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
The Glyndebourne Chorus

Synopsis

Narrative summary of Cosi fan tutte

Così fan tutte Gallery

Production photography of the 2010 Festival production, a revival of the original 2006 production

Ten Minute Bell

Conductor James Gaffigan talks about taking over the baton half-way through a run and what the OAE bring to the production

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Related merchandise

Cosi fan tutte (2006) Blu-ray £30.00 c. Fischer. d. Hytner. Lehtipuu, Pisaroni, Rivenq, Persson, Vondung, Garmendia. O.A.E. Blu-ray of Glyndebourne Production.	Cosi fan tutte c. Jacobs (1999) £30.00 c. Rene Jacobs. Gens, Fink, Spagnoli, Gura. Concerto Koln Orchestra. (1999) 3CDs. Includes Libretto.	Cosi fan tutte c. Mackerras (1994) £15.00 c. Sir Charles Mackerras. Lott, Hadley, McLaughlin, Corbelli. Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Edinburgh Festival Chorus. (1994) 3CDs
Cosi fan tutte DVD (2006) £30.00 c. Fischer. d. Hytner. Lehtipuu, Pisaroni, Rivenq, Persson, Vondung, Garmendia. O.A.E. NTSC, all regions. DVD of Glyndebourne Production.