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• Le nozze di Figaro (1786) • Don Giovanni (1787) • Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (1790) • La clemenza di Tito (1791) • Die Zauberflöte (1791) |
“Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Thus Do They All, or The School For LoversPremiere / date of written: 26 January 1790
Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (Thus Do They All, or The School For Lovers) K. 588, is an Italian language opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart first performed in 1790. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte.
Così fan tutte is one of the three Mozart operas for which Da Ponte wrote the libretto. The other two Da Ponte-Mozart collaborations were Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni.
Libretti
| # | Language | Authors |
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| 1 |
Italian
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Lorenzo Da Ponte |
| 2 |
German
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| 3 |
English
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William Weaver, 1963 |
| 4 |
French
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B. Vierne |
original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto
Audio recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
| 1962 | Fiordiligi — Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dorabella — Christa Ludwig, Despina — Hanny Steffek, Ferrando — Alfredo Kraus, Guglielmo — Giuseppe Taddei, Alfonso — Walter Berry |
Karl Böhm Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus |
CD: EMI Classics (re-issued 2000) |
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| 1973 | Fiordiligi — Pilar Lorengar, Dorabella — Teresa Berganza, Despina — Jane Berbié, Ferrando — Ryland Davies, Guglielmo — Tom Krause, Alfonso — Gabriel Bacquier |
Sir Georg Solti London Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus of the Royal Opera House |
CD: Decca |
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| 1974 | Fiordiligi — Montserrat Caballé, Dorabella — Janet Baker, Despina — Ileana CotrubaÈ™, Ferrando — Nicolai Gedda, Guglielmo — Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Alfonso — Richard Van Allan |
Sir Colin Davis Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House |
CD: Philips |
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Video recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
| 2006 | Fiordiligi — Miah Persson, Dorabella — Anke Vondung, Despina — Ainhoa Garmendia, Ferrando — Topi Lehtipuu, Guglielmo — Luca Pisaroni, Alfonso — Nicolas Rivenq |
Iván Fischer Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Sir Nicholas Hytner |
DVD: Opus Arte Cat: OA 0970 D OCLC 137342087 |
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External links
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Sheet Music — www.sheetmusicplus.com