Cosi fan tutte

Item

Record ID

1285

Identifier

90876

Genre

Opera

Work Title

Cosi fan tutte

Uniform Title

Cosi fan tutte

Program/Series Title

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD ; Great Performances at the Met

Composer

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

Text Author

Da Ponte, Lorenzo

Production Year

2018

Transmission/Release Date

2018-03-31 (Theater transmission) ; 2018-07-29 (PBS)

Transmission/Release Year

2018

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

Theater transmission / PBS

Conductor/Music Director

Robertson, David

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera

Chorus/Choir

Metropolitan Opera

Soloists

Amanda Majeski ; (Fiordiligi) ; Ben Bliss ( Ferrando) ; Serena Malfi (Dorabella). Adam Plachetka (Guglielmo) ; Kelli O'Hara (Dispina) ; Christopher Maltman (Don Alfonso).

Skills Ensemble: Betty Bloomerz ; Nicholas DeCegli ; Sarah Folkins ; Leo the Human Gumby ; Jonathan Nosan ; Titano Oddfellow ; Cristina Pitter ; Sage Sovereign ; Ray Valenz ; Anna Venizelos ; Josh Walker ; Zoe Ziegfeld. (Jeff Stilt and Kelsey Strauch replaced Valenz and Bloomerz for the first half of Act I)

Participants

Joyce DiDonato (Host)

TV/Film Director

Halvorson, Gary

Stage Director

McDermott, Phelim

Sets

Pye, Tom

Costumes

Hopkins, Laura

Production Company

Metropolitan Opera Company, Inc.

Producer

Bongiovanni Mia ; Park, Elena (Supervising Producers) ; Briccetti, Louisa ; Warivonchik, Victoria (Producers)

Executive Producer

Gelb, Peter

Technical Information

HDTV

Other Information

Set in a 1950's amusement park like Coney Island. Features: DiDonato interviews with O?Hara, Maltman, Majeski Malfi, Bliss and Plachetka. DiDonato interview with with four Skills Ensemble cast members - Snake Charmer (with snake), Fire Eater and two Sword Swallowers. DiDonato funding pitch for Met. Preview of remaining productions in current HD season with video of Sonya Yoncheva at dress rehearsal of Luisa Miller. DiDonato back stage interview with Yoncheva. Peter Gelb pre-taped interview with Yannick Nezet-Seguin and video of him conducting closing minute of Elektra.

Duration

ca. 200'

Company

Metropolitan Opera

Sourcemat

DLCAT-376