Mozart - Cosi fan Tutte
by Nicholas Hytner
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Actor: Anke Vondung, Luca Pisaroni, Miah Persson, Nicolas Rivenq, Topi LehtipuuDirector: Nicholas Hytner
Brand: Naxos OF America INC
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); German (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Italian (Published)
Format: Classical, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 210 minutes
Published: 2007-03-30
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: BBC / Opus Arte
Movie Reviews of Mozart - Cosi fan Tutte
Movie Review: A Lesson Of Life
Summary: 5 Stars
If one were to see only one opera, many would argue that the opera should be Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte (All Women Behave Like This). In Cosi, both Mozart's music and the libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte are unsurpassed. Collaborating on Cosi both men in 1790 were at the height of their professional careers. The opera was the last of three opera buffa (comic operas) that the two men completed during a three year period. Considered salacious, Cosi became an immediate hit.
Going beyond the technical brilliance, the opera has a moral. In fact, the conductor of the orchestra, Ivan Fischer, in the Glyndebourne production, talking about the opera, mentions that seeing the opera saved his parents' marriage. The excellent Glydebourne production was put on in 2006 in Sussex England with imported Italian singers.
The story begins in a bar where two young noblemen are bragging one-to-another about their fiancés and how their women love only them. A man with greying hair, Don Alfonso, unable to stand any more of their talk, interrupts them to say that they are young and naive. Initially, the two young men challenge Don Alfonso to fight, but Alfonso dismisses their challenge as foolish bravado. Over drinks Don Alfonso explains that it is likely their fiancés would forget them in as little as 24 hours, and bed other men. The two young men are incredulous, demanding that Alfonso back up his statement by making a sizable bet. As one would expect, Don Alfonso wins the bet.
In the seduction scene, Fiordiligi's handsome suitor sings to her a gorgeous aria. The female cast sympathizes with the young woman saying: "Who wouldn't be seduced by such beautiful music?"
Summary of Mozart - Cosi fan Tutte
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