“COSI FAN TUTTE” (2010)I'd also like to point out that music has changed over time, but they opted not to change that for the production (which is probably for the best considering Mozart's still held in pretty high regard).
An opera in 2 acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. From the Royal Opera House. Running time 200 minutes including one intermission. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Starring Pavol Breslik, Stéphane Degout, Thomas Allen, Maria Bengtsson, Jurgita Adamonyte, Rebecca Evans. This witty tale of deception and girlfriend-swapping, paired with Mozart’s radiant score, has made audiences laugh and sigh for centuries. Jonathan Miller’s ever-popular production updates the 18th century to today – for while fashions and technology
may have changed since Mozart’s time, love is as complicated as ever! Date of Performance September 10, 2010. Conductor Thomas Hengelbrock. Director Jonathan Miller.
More importantly, this description doesn't really tell you any of the juicy parts of the story, so I'll let my good friend Wikipedia fill you in:
In a cafe, Ferrando and Guglielmo (two officers) express certainty that their fiancées (Dorabella and Fiordiligi, respectively) will be eternally faithful. Don Alfonso joins the discussion and lays a wager with the two officers, claiming he can prove in a day's time that these two women (like all women) are fickle. The wager is accepted.Oh boy. If this were real life I'd say things are about to get ugly. Luckily it's an opera, and it seems like the consequences will be hilarious. Here's a clip from a random performance of act 1 scene 2:
If they had Youtube back in 18th century America this would definitely be NSFW.
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