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1.18.2004
7:57 AM | Link |
 Since Mozart was such a big part of my early introduction to classical music, I've always enjoyed his operas, so I was glad to see Austin Lyric Opera perform Cosi Fan Tutte! It doesn't get performed very much, I don't think, mainly because it's such a light-hearted comedy - no one dies, and it's simply full of laughs. ALO did a fantastic job with this production, setting it in 1913 at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, which means lots of fantastic period costumes, and a huge two-story set depicting part of the hotel, including a large outdoor dining room where waiters and guests constantly go about their business while the performers sing! The performers themselves were incredible, not only for their amazing voices, but for their comic acting - it was just perfect, full of hilarious emotion and even some slapstick. It was also a joy just to hear Mozart again - I had almost forgot what recitative sounds like (always fun to hear a harpsichord!). What a wonderful evening of entertainment!
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