Cosi fan Tutte: by Mozart

Cosi. **SIGH** I had such HUGE hopes for this opera. This was the first one I had ever seen and I remembered it very fondly with wonderful staging and costuming in a classic setting. How surprised I was to see that they had re-staged and remastered the time era. The story itself was not harmed by the physical changes but well, it just wasn't how I remembered it at all.

Pros: Wonderful storyline. Wonderful music. Fantastic arias and duets between a multitude of performers. Certainly one of the classic examples of opera being vocally mixed and matched to showcase voices.

Cons: I could not get past the costuming. It just was a bad 1992 hair band concert gone wild. And while singing opera. I simply could not get the visual images and the vocal images to reconcile in my mind. It was like I was being visually assaulted and verbally seduced. And if you are confused by that comparison then you will understand why I felt the whole night was a giant disappointment.

Must See Rating: **** (In classic form) * (In current era form)

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