Così Fan Tutte
Mozart’s questionable tale of sexual manipulation and forced double infidelity comes with one of his richest and most sublime scores.
Fiordiligi and Dorabella, two sisters. Guglielmo and Ferrando, their lovers. And the cynical Don Alfonso, who sets up a test of the sisters’ faithfulness while staking money with the men about their fickleness. There’s sharp comedy and heartfelt music in the swings of the partner-changing flings that follow, as everyone is left humbled and wiser.
Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
Running time: 3 hours including one interval
Così Fan Tutte...In Focus, a free online introduction to the opera takes place on 16 May at 7pm. Booking details to be announced.
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Priority booking for Dublin performances opens for INO Members at Advocate level on 19 May with general booking available on 20 May.
“Mozart’s most complex and controversial comic opera” - LA Times
“compelling throughout, and the richness and precision of her singing . . . is special indeed” - GlodenPlec on Anna Devin
“A mesmerising performance” - The Irish Independent on Sharon Carty
“seldom do we get to see (and hear) such an intense interlocking of dramatic and musical energies between stage and orchestra” - Opera Wire on Peter Whelan
Cast and Creative Team
Cast
| Fiordiligi | Anna Devin 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 (afternoon), 29, 31 May; 2 June |
| Fiordiligi | Sarah Brady 24, 26, 27 (evening) May |
| Dorabella | Sharon Carty 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 (afternoon), 29, 31 May; 2 June |
| Dorabella | Gemma Ní Bhriain 24, 26, 27 (evening) May |
| Guglielmo | Benjamin Russell 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 (afternoon), 31 May; 2 June |
| Guglielmo | Gianluca Margheri 24, 26, 27 (evening), 29 May |
| Ferrando | Dean Power 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 (afternoon), 29, 31 May; 2 June |
| Ferrando | Robin Tritschler 24, 26, 27 (evening) May |
| Despina | Majella Cullagh 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 (afternoon), 29, 31 May; 2 June |
| Despina | Sinéad O’Kelly 24, 26, 27 (evening) May |
| Don Alfonso | John Molloy 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 (afternoon), 29, 31 May; 2 June |
| Don Alfonso | Milan Siljanov 24, 26, 27 (evening) May |
Creative Team
| Conductor | Peter Whelan 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 (afternoon), 29, 31 May; 2 June |
| Conductor | Elaine Kelly 24, 26, 27 (evening) May |
| Director | Polly Graham |
| Set & Costume Designer | Jamie Vartan |
| Lighting Designer | Sinéad McKenna |
| Chorus Director | Elaine Kelly |
| Assistant Director | Katie O’Halloran |
| Répétieurs | Aoife O’Sullivan, Annalisa Monticelli |
| Language Coach | Annalisa Monticelli |
| Irish National Opera Chorus | |
| Irish National Opera Orchestra |
