'Cosi fan tutte' engages in operatic antics
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| Ferrando (Barton Green) lies to Dorabella (Ning Liang), telling her he's going off to war. It's part of a scam in which he's wagering on her fidelity.
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| Don Alfonso (Steven Condy) persuades the maid Despina (Suzanna Guzman) to aid in the deception. |
The story: It's a battle-of-the-sexes tale in Naples in the late 1700s, as two bachelors prepare to marry two sisters. However, the men's cynical friend, Don Alfonso, bets that their prospective wives would not remain faithful for even a night. The two accept the bet, pretend to go off to war, and return as playboys to woo the sisters.
The details: 8 p.m. today, 4 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Lectures are offered at one hour and at one half-hour before each performance.
- Blaisdell Concert Hall
- $29-$100
- 596-7858
Who's who: Directed by Richard Harrell, conducted by Antony Walker, with Steven Condy as Don Alfonso, Barton Green as Ferrando, Suzanna Guzman as the maid Despina, Ning Liang as Dorabella, Yali-Marie Williams as Fiordiligi and Christopheren Nomura as Guglielmo.
What's next: The final opera of the season is "The Merry Widow," 8 p.m. Feb. 27, 4 p.m. Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m. March 2, 4.
