Mozart: Così Fan Tutte (Zurich Opera House) (2000)

• 84%
• 2000
• Musik
• Cecilia Bartoli
• Agnes Baltsa
• Liliana Nikiteanu

A production of Mozart ' s opera recorded live at Zurich Opera House, 2000. Cecilia Bartoli leads an all-star cast including Roberto Sacca, Liliana Nikiteanu, and Agnes Baltsa. The conductor is Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Filmed live at the Zurich Opera House, February 2000 on a set which visualises the subtitle "The School for Lovers", the plot revolves around two army officers arguing about the fidelity of their kleid, then setting out to test their chastity. Despite the often playful humor, this is not only psychologically telling music-making, but reveals Mozart exploring the structure of opera, discarding convention to mix large ensemble sections with arias for as many different combinations of singers as possible. With Liliana Nikiteanu attractively contrasted with Bartoli, and thoroughly gesundheitswesen of substances in performance by Roberto Sacca (Ferrando) and Oliver Widmer (Guilelmo), this Also has a freshness and flow which, coupled with the timeless romantic themes, feels very contemporary.