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SCO is the City of Swansea's flag-ship opera company, touring high quality opera to venues throughout the UK, including Scotland and the Isle of Man.
Così fan tutte
The company starts 2012 with a production of Mozart's popular and uproarious comic opera, Così fan tutte. We are now known for our sparkling performances of comic opera and we are sure our Così will be no exception!
Supposedly based on a true story, this comic tale of deception, doubt, devotion and the twists and turns of romantic love, sees how a cynical old man (Don Alfonso) leads two naïve officers into a scandalous wager, in order to prove that it is against a woman's nature to be faithful - 'Così fan tutte' - 'all women are alike'. As the story unfolds we see just how well he succeeds; at first the women are not willing, but later….well you must wait and see!
Beautifully staged in English with elegant classical 19th century costumes, and performed by some of the finest singers and orchestral players in the country, Così fan tutte contains some of Mozart's most ravishing music and makes for an enchanting and hilarious evening's entertainment - a feast for the eyes and ears. Please see tour dates above.
What the papers said about our last tour of The Barber of Seville…..
"Utterly glorious" South Wales Evening Post
"Comic opera was superb! A cast of superb vocalists…… If all operas were as well delivered as this one was, I'd invest in a pair of opera glasses today!" Swansea Evening Post
"An absolute delight! What a treat to hear well trained voices effortlessly filling the Queen's Theatre, even when singing pianissimo…The result was a theatre filled with laughter….Could Rossini have asked for more?" South Devon Journal
Cast list:
Guglielmo | Aris Nadirian
Ferrando | Arthur Swan
Fiordiligi | Laure Meloy
Dorabella | Gillian Mcilwraith
Despina | Norah King
Don Alfonso | Andrew Mayor
Director - Brendan Wheatley
Musical Director - Fraser Goulding
Sung in: English
Please note, our associated company, Opera Box, may also have a performance near you soon ...
Please visit the Opera Box Web site to view their current repertoire
Please also click here to visit the Web site of The Opera School Wales, our well-established, post-graduate training school for talented young Artists.
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