Difference between revisions of "Così Fan Tutte"

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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
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1965: A production toured the Western Cape, conducted by [[Walter Swanson]], produced by [[Robert Mohr]] (16 August to 24 September).
  
 
1991: Presented by [[CAPAB Opera]] (4–14 July)
 
1991: Presented by [[CAPAB Opera]] (4–14 July)

Revision as of 16:15, 4 March 2024

Così Fan Tutte is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte.

The original text

It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1965: A production toured the Western Cape, conducted by Walter Swanson, produced by Robert Mohr (16 August to 24 September).

1991: Presented by CAPAB Opera (4–14 July)

1994: Presented by CAPAB Opera (15–25 June)

1998: Presented by CAPAB Opera (25 April – 10 May)

2003: Presented by Cape Town Opera (30 October – 7 November)

2006: Presented by Cape Town Opera (11–18 November)

Sources

Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.

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