Così fan tutte

Overview

Mozart and Da Ponte use the theme of "fiancée swapping", which dates back to the 13th century; notable earlier versions are found in Boccaccio's Decameron and Shakespeare's play Cymbeline. Elements from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew are also present. Furthermore, it incorporates elements of the myth of Procris as found in Ovid's Metamorphoses, vii.[10] Place: Naples Time: the 18th century

Cast

Amanda Roocroft

Fiordiligi

Rosa Mannion

Dorabella

Rainer Trost

Ferrando

Rodney Gilfry

Guglielmo

Eirian James

Despina

Claudio Nicolai

Don Alfonso

John Eliot Gardiner

Conductor

English Baroqque Soloists

Orchestra

Monteverdi Choir

Choir