Mozart's genius in setting to music Da Ponte's comic play of love, infidelity and forgiveness marks Così fan tutte as one of the great works of art from the Age of Enlightenment. Nicholas Hytner's beautiful new production, with its sure touch and theatrical know-how, lives up to its promise to be 'shockingly traditional', while Iván Fischer teases artful performances from an outstanding international cast of convincing young lovers. Recorded using High Definition cameras and with true surround sound.

Ferrando: Topi Lehtipuu
Guglielmo: Luca Pisaroni
Don Alfonso: Nicolas Rivenq
Fiordiligi: Miah Persson
Dorabella: Anke Vondung
Despina: Ainhoa Garmendia

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Conductor: Ivan Fischer
Stage Director: Nicholas Hytner

Features

Broadcast live on BBC 4 on 1 July. Also broadcast on BBC 4 on 25th November & BBC 2 on 25th December 2006. Recorded live at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in June & July 2006

Reviews

‘Dressed in shades of sand and stone by Vicki Mortimer, and bathed in summer light by Paule Constable, Hytner’s period production marries elegance, farce and psychological acuity.’ The Independent

Awards

DVD CHOICE BBC Music Magazine (May 2007)

10 de Classica Repertoire (May 2007)

ffff telerama (May 2007)