Festival Orchestra 2: Così fan tutte at the Mendocino Music Festival

Mozart’s comic masterpiece shows us what can happen when two sisters and their suitors are tested by a manipulative friend, Don Alfonso. The men accept his wager that their brides-to-be will remain faithful to them, and orchestrate a plot to test that hypothesis: they will be “called away to war,” but will in reality disguise themselves and attempt to woo each other’s fiancées. What could go wrong? Written at the height of Mozart’s musical prowess, it is a testament to his wit and skill. If you like to have a laugh at the theatre, you’ll love this opera.