Così fan tutte

A test of fidelity leads to deception, seduction and surprises in Mozart’s collaboration with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte.

This satirical fable about love and trust unfolds in 18th-century Naples, with a cast of unruly characters who interrogate the absurd logic of desire. A weekend’s worth of romantic entanglements and false identities ensue as the maverick Don Alfonso seeks to prove his unstable hypothesis that women cannot be trusted.

Swinging between wit and sincerity, Così fan tutte was Mozart’s third and final collaboration with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte. The score is one of the composer’s most varied, with iconic ensemble numbers – one of which involves a doctor with magnetic healing powers – contrasting with heartfelt arias such as ‘Un aura amorosa’ and ‘Per pietà’.

After last year's acclaimed The Magic Flute, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus, along with their Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev, further their exploration of Mozart's operas. In this remarkable rendition of one of Mozart’s most varied scores, a remarkable cast of singers join the SCO and Chorus, including the ‘hauntingly mesmerising’ (The Scotsman) Golda Schultz.

Così fan tutte is performed as an opera in concert, with a maximalist approach to vocals, and a minimalist approach to costume and set design. Learn more about operas in concert.

The Warm Up: Così fan tutte

We welcome back Lead Soprano Golda Schultz who will be singing Fiordiligi in Mozart's Così fan tutte. For this opera in concert, she invites us to not only enjoy the lovely music, but also pay attention to the unspoken moments between characters, to really understand the relationships at stake.

The Warm Up: Così fan tutte

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    Programme

    A souvenir programme is available for this performance. Available at the venue for £10 (card only). You can also pick up a freesheet with all the essential information you’ll need.

    Full Programme

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra
    Maxim Emelyanychev Conductor & Fortepiano

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus
    Gregory Batsleer Chorus Director

    Golda Schultz Fiordiligi
    Angela Brower Dorabella
    Hera Hyesang Park
    Despina
    Josh Lovell Ferrando
    Huw Montague Rendall
    Guglielmo
    Christopher Maltman Don Alfonso

    Mozart Così fan tutte