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Programme presenting rare and fascinating operatic performances

Programme presenting rare and fascinating performances and vividly communicating the immediacy of the live experience

Opera on 3: Mozart's Così fan tutte

Mozart's Così fan tutte

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Mozart's Così fan tutte

From Bavarian State Opera, a comedy of manners that plumbs the depths of human emotion.

From Bavarian State Opera, a comedy of manners that plumbs the depths of human emotion, starring Louise Alder, Sandrine Piau, Christian Gerhaher and Konstantin Krimmel.

From Bavarian State Opera: a comedy of manners which plumbs the depths of human emotion, starring Louise Alder, Sandrine Piau, Christian Gerhaher and Konstantin Krimmel, and conducted by Vladimir Jurowski.

Mozart's wise and witty comedy about the power and illusions of romantic love is one of his most cleverly constructed and at the same time most sensual scores. Through a cranky plot device the two sets of lovers are realigned in a partner-swap scenario, and the ensuing confusions are a springboard for moments of comedy that suddenly switch to deep pathos. As one of the characters says, in a single moment life can become a sea of torment. 

This new production by Australian director Benedict Andrews, recorded at the Bavarian State opera in October, clearly underlined the ambiguous and elusive nature of sexual desire with inflatable Disney doll castles contrasted with dirty mattresses and assorted bedroom accoutrements.

Presented by Georgia Mann with guest opera expert Flora Willson.

Fiordiligi ..... Louise Alder (soprano) 
Dorabella ..... Avery Amereau (contralto) 
Guglielmo ..... Konstantin Krimmel (baritone) 
Ferrando ..... Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor) 
Despina ..... Sandrine Piau (soprano) 
Don Alfonso ..... Christian Gerhaher (bass-baritone) 
Bavarian State Opera Chorus
Bavarian State Orchestra
Conductor Vladimir Jurowski

* 1830 Act 1
* c. 2015 Act 2

Read more about the production on the Bavarian State Opera website: https://bit.ly/3JhfHQI

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