Così fan tutte concert highlights

6th and 8th November 2008

Cast and credits

Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (Thus do they all, or the school for lovers) K588 1790

Music	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto	Lorenzo da Ponte
Fiordiligi, a lady of Ferrara	Katie Cole/Tanuja Doss
Dorabella, Fiordiligi's sister	Sheena Smith
Despina, their maid-in-waiting	Christine Forbes
Ferrando, an officer in love with Dorabella	Daniel McMillan
Guglielmo, an officer in love with Fiordiligi	Peter Laurence
Don Alfonso, an old philosopher	Stephen Hines
Repetiteurs	Colin Forbes, Alexander O'Sullivan

This program of highlights, some in Italian and some in English, was sung in preparation for complete production of Così fan tutte in 2009

ACT I

1. Trio "Suspect Dorabella"
2. Trio "Find a maiden constant ever"
3. Trio "To my lady" : Guglielmo, Ferrando, Alfonso
4. Duet "Ah guarda, sorella" (See here, my sister) : Dorabella, Fiordiligi
5. Aria "Could I tell" : Alfonso
6. Quintet "Sento, O Dio" (All is over, the blow has fallen) : Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Guglielmo, Ferrando, Alfonso
7. Duet "The stern call of duty" : Guglielmo, Ferrando
9. Quintet "Di scrivermi ogni giorno" (Be sure to write to me daily) : Fiordiligj, Dorabells, Guglielmo, Ferrando, Alfonso
10. Trio "Soave sia il ventoll (May breezes blow lightly) : Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Alfonso
11. Recit and Aria "Ah! Scostati" (Away from here) & "Smanie inplacabili" (Come, endless agony) : Dorabella
14. Recit and Aria "Temerari, sortite fuorl di questo loco" (Bold intruders, leave this house this very instant) & "Come scoglio" (Strongly founded, a marble tower) : Flordiligi
15. Aria "O vision so charming" : Guglichno
17. Aria "Un' aura amorosa" (My love is a flower) : Ferrando
18. Finale : Full cast

ACT II

20. Duet "Prendero quel brunettino" (I will choose the handsome dark one) : Fiordiligi, Dorabella
21. Duet "Secondate aurette amiche" (Friendly breezes, bear my message) : Guglielmo, Ferrando
23. Duet "ll core vi dono" (This heart is for you, dear) : Dorabella, Guglielmo
24. Aria "Ah lo veggio, quell' anims bellall (Though you try to be deaf to my pleading) : Ferrando
25. Recit andRondo "Ei pard . . . senti . . . Ah no!" (I hurt him! Should I? Ah, no!) "Per pieta, ben mio, perdoima" (Dearest love, I beg your pardon) : Fiordiligi
26. Aria "Donne mie la fate a tanti" (I would like a word with all you lovely women) : Guglielmo
27. Cavatina "Tradito, schernito dal perfido cor" (Defeated, mistreated) : Ferrando
28. Aria "E Amore un ladroncello" (I know a naughty fellow) : Dorabella
29. Duet "Fra gli amplessi In pochi istanti" (By tomorrow we'll be united) : Flordiligi, Ferrando
31. Finale : Full cast.