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| LORENZO DA PONTE |
Unlike Mozart's other opera masterworks, Cosi Fan Tutte has a very unusual performance history. In Vienna, it was only performed five times before the death of Emperor Joseph II caused the theaters to close down for a period of mourning.
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| PLAYBILL FOR THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF COSI FAN TUTTE |
After Mozart's death a year later, Cosi Fan Tutte fell out of favor because of it's risqué subject matter and was rarely performed. After the Second World War, the opera was revived and has been one of the most performed operas in the repertoire ever since.
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| GUGLIELMO'S SEDUCTION OF DORABELLA |
In the attached walkthrough of Cosi Fan Tutte, the scenes are described in black text and the analysis of key points are in blue text. Red text indicates an aria or scene that is sometimes omitted in performance.
