Thursday 10 – Saturday 26 August 2023
Performance Così fan tutte THIS IS PLAYFUL                Â
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What is love? What is fidelity?
Love and fidelity are tested to their limit in Mozart and Da Ponte’s timeless comic opera, Così fan tutte.
Be swept away to the Mediterranean seaside, where young officers Ferrando and Guglielmo are deeply in love with sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella. However, their faith is put to the test when the cynical Don Alfonso challenges the women’s fidelity and proposes a bet.
As passions ignite and desire pushes the lovers to forbidden territory, a hilarious charade unfolds, with one question remaining: Whose heart will remain steadfast in the face of temptation?
The third in the Mozart — Da Ponte trilogy, Così fan tutte features a cast of exceptional Australian singers, directed by Patrick Nolan with Greek Maestra Zoe Zeniodi leading the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
Building on the success of 2021’s The Marriage of Figaro, described as an ‘outstanding illustration of the joys of 18th century opera transported into the 21st’, this version of Così fan tutte will again reveal just how modern Mozart is.
CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor ZOE ZENIODI
Director PATRICK NOLAN
Sets & Costumes ELIZABETH GADSBY
Lighting BERNIE TAN-HAYES
Assistant Director LAURA HANSFORD
Intimacy Director MICHELLE MIALL
Chorus Master NARELLE FRENCH
CAST
Fiordiligi SAMANTHA CLARKE
Dorabella ANNA DOWSLEY
Guglielmo JEREMY KLEEMAN
Ferrando BRENTON SPITERI
Despina LEANNE KENNEALLY
Don Alfonso SHAUN BROWN
QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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Playhouse, QPAC
Event Information
10 - 26 August 2023
Playhouse, QPAC
Adult tickets start at $65
Approximately 3hours with an interval.
Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Cast performs 'Soave sia il vento' | Così fan tutte
Samantha Clarke (Fiordiligi), Anna Dowsley (Dorabella), and Shaun Brown (Don Alfonso) enchant us with the heartfelt and renowned trio, 'Soave sia il vento.'
What is Così fan tutte all about?
Take a sneak peek into the rehearsals to discover exactly what Mozart's comic masterpiece is all about!
$30 Tickets for Under 30s
- You must be under the age of 30 years.
- A valid form of ID with proof of age is required at the time of purchase, without exception.
- A maximum of two $30 Rush tickets per qualified buyer are available for purchase on the day of performance at the Box Office Window only and may not be available for all dates during the season.
Seat locations is based on availability determined by theatre management in a daily allocation, and will be assigned by the Box Office at the time of purchase.
Tickets are sold from the time the box office opens until the start of performance, or until the set $30 Rush inventory is sold out. Quantities and availability are subject to change and may be revoked at any time.
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