City Opera Ballet: Mozart's 'Così fan tutte'
$27-$54
Mozart – Così fan tutte
City Opera Ballet presents Bellevue City Opera and Orchestra Bellevue in Mozart's Così Fan Tutte.
City Opera's production of Mozart's most effervescent opera promises to be a delight for opera lovers and opera newbies alike, and features a cast of favorite regional performers including Tess Altiveros (Fiordiligi), Brendan Tuohy (Ferrando), Laurel Semerdjian (Dorabella), Jose Rubio (Guglielmo), Charles Robert Stephens (Don Alfonso), and Erica Row (Despina). Directed by Barry Johnson (PLU, Tacoma Opera, Seattle Opera)
This Cosi will be set in Texas (Amarillo!) – with a charming new libretto by Shawn Stendevad (Fairbanks Opera) full of "Y'alls" and "What the Sam Hill's!" Recitatives will be in English (Texish!) and arias in Italian.
As ever, City Opera is accompanied by Orchestra Bellevue, an ensemble of select instrumentalists chosen from the best regional orchestras including the Pacific Northwest Ballet and Seattle Opera orchestras, directed by COB's resident conductor, Philip Tschopp.
Run time is approximately 3 hours.