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This comic opera by Mozart was first performed in 1790 in Vienna. Meaning "thus do they all", the theme of fiancée swapping was not considered offensive at the time. By the 19th and early 20th centuries, however, it was considered risqué, vulgar, and even immoral. As a result, the opera was rarely performed again until after World War II.
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The world of opera has spawned true works of comic genius. There's Rossini's Barbiere di Siviglia, Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore, and Mozart's rather serious comedy of manners Nozze di Figaro. But today's featured work can be rightfully hailed as a true comic masterpiece. No, I don't mean the operatic treatment of Corner Gas; I mean Mozart's Così Fan Tutte or, to give it an equivalent English translation, 'women are like that.' Like what you ask?...
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This series introduces, in words and music, the plot and background of major operas. Using the principal themes and arias, taken from the Naxos recording of the complete work, Thomson Smillie is informative yet entertaining, enabling the listener to get more from this remarkable art form. Così fan tutte contains some of Mozart's most sublime music. On one level, the opera is purely a social anecdote about young people falling in and out of love;...
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