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Above: The cast of Co-Opera perform
Mozart's, "Cosi Fan Tutte"
On Monday 27th August, Co-Opera once again visited Happy
Valley School. This year it was to present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's, "Cosi
Fan Tutti."
This is the fifth year that Co-Opera has performed at our school,
following performances of :-
 "The Magic Flute"
in 1987
"Carmen" in 1998
"The Marriage
of Figaro in 1999
"
La Boheme" in 2000
Although the performances have been
modified and levelled at a younger audience, each has retained much of
its unique sense of drama and theatre.
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Mozart’s final comic opera, Cosi Fan
Tutte is a laughing
look at the twists and turns of romantic love. The story begins in a
Neapolitan café, where two young men, Ferrando and Guglielmo, argue
with the older and more skeptical Don Alfonso that their fiancées,
the sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella, would never betray them.
Aided by Despina, the sister’s maid, the men hatch a plot to test
the women’s loyalty. |
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They disguise themselves as soldiers and woo each other’s lovers, managing through various tricks to
win over the initially reluctant women. As deeper feelings
surface, however, the suitors become uneasy with their antics, and
once the deception is unmasked, the four reunite, though who pairs
up with whom remains a mystery. |
Above: The cast of Cosi Fan
Tutte talk to the students and answer questions after the
performance.
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Once derided by some for being
frivolous, Cosi Fan Tutte is a delightfully ambiguous opera,
now recognised as one of the finest, most perfectly
constructed tragi-comedies ever written.
Over the past five years, the students at Happy Valley
School have had a wonderful sample of some of the finest and
most popular operas ever written. |
Before and after
the performance, the cast also took the opportunity to talk about
asthma and introduced those members of the cast who suffer
from the problem. These cast members explained how they are able to
sing, perform and overcome the effects of asthma. The Asthma
Foundation is one of the sponsors of Co-Opera.
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| Above: Ferrando and
Guglielmo pursue the interests of the sisters, Fiordiligi and Dorabella |
After the performance had finished
the cast and students were able to chat informally about the opera.
"Cosi Fan Tutte" was another fine performance from
Co-Opera and the staff, students and parents thoroughly enjoyed the
experience.
Above: The cast of Cosi Fan Tutte
mingle with Happy Valley students after the performance.
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