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Cosi fan tutte

Composer and librettist

Music:W A Mozart. Lyrics:Lorenzo da Ponte.

Libretto

To be able to read the libretto you have to start an account and register at Karadar.Free the first month Libretto Cosi Fan Tutte in the italian language

Première

First performed January 26,1789.

Role Voicetype
Fiordiligi soprano
Dorabella mezzosoprano
Ferrando tenor
Guglielmo baritone
Despina soprano
Don Alfonso bass

Act I

Ferrando and Guglielmo are convinced of the fidelity of Fiordiligi and Dorabella, the two sisters to whom they are betrothed. Don Alfons, on the other hand, claims all women are fickle and wagers that he can prove it. The young men agree to take Alfonso´s test, and he tells the sisters that their husbands-to-be have been enlisted into the army. Once the men have departed, the sisters´maid Despina is persuaded by Alfonso to introduce two young Albanian friends ( Ferrando and Guglielmo in disguise) to Fiordiligi and Dorabella. Each "stranger" then begins to court the other´s fiancée, and they begin to make progress after pretending to take poison. Despeina disguises herself as a doctor and successfully cures the Albanians.

Act II

When Ferrando learns that Dorabella has yielded to Guglielmo, he becomes yet more determined to win Fiordiligis heart. Eventually, she too succumbs and a double wedding is planned - with Despina, again in disguise, as the notary. Just as the army is heard returning, the Albanian newlyweds disappear and Ferrando and Guglielmo appear in their place. Producing the marriage contract, they remonstrate with the sisters, who soon confess their deceit. After paying Alfonso his wager, Ferrando and Guglielmo forgive Fiordiligi and Dorabella.

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