Opera
Ballet & Dance
Drama

Così fan tutte

W.A. Mozart : Così fan tutte

<Opera in 2 Acts>
<Sung in Italian with Japanese Supertitles>

OPERA HOUSE


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STAFF
Music by : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by : Lorenzo da Ponte
     
Conductor : Olaf Henzold
Production : Kornelia Repschläger
Scenery and Costume Design : Davide Pizzigoni
Lighting Design : Isono Mutsumi
Revival Director : Sugao Tomo
Stage Manager : Osawa Hiroshi
     
Chorus Master : Misawa Hirofumi
Chorus : New National Theatre Chorus
Orchestra : The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
     
Produced by : New National Theatre, Tokyo

CAST
Fiordiligi : Ricarda Merbeth
Drabella : Elena Zhidkova
Despina : Nakajima Akiko
Ferrando : Takahashi Jun*
Guglielmo : Rudolf Rosen
Don Alfonso : Wolfgang Schöne

* Raúl Hernández, who originally was to perform the role of Ferrando is unable to perform. Alternatively, Takahashi Jun is going to take his place. Please refer to New National Theatre News.

PERFORMANCES
February
2006
4 6 9 11
Sat Mon Thu Sat
3:00       X
5:00 X      
6:30   X X  
Doors will open 45 minutes before the opening of the performance.
Approximate runnning time : 3 hours

ADVANCE TICKETS
  Available from Sunday 20 November, 2005 at 10:00am.
To order tickets, please call +81-3-5352-9999 (10:00am-6:00pm).
Internet ticket reservation available through the following Websites.(Japanese only)
http://pia.jp/t
http://eee.eplus.co.jp/

TICKET PRICES (with tax)
Seat SS S A B C D E F Z
Price(yen) 21,000 18,900 15,750 13,650 10,500 7,350 6,300 3,150 1,500
*A part of "Seat F" (¥3,150) : Sold at the NNTT Box Office and all Ticket Pia outlets on the performance date only. Up to 2 tickets per person. No phone reservations. *Seat Z(\1,500): Sold to students only at some Ticket Pia outlets on the day before the performance. Any tickets not sold by the performance date will be released to the general public at the NNTT Box Office and some Ticket Pia outlets. One ticket per person. No phone reservations. Students must bring a valid student ID. *Same day student tickets (50% off, except Seat F & Z ): Sold at the NNTT Box Office and some Ticket Pia outlets on the performance date. One ticket per person. No phone reservations. Students must bring a valid student ID.

*Opera House Ticket Prices & Seating Plan

handbill [Così fan tutte]
Do all women behave like this?
An ensemble of popular singers will superbly play women with a wavering heart.
Together with Don Giovanni and Le Nozze di Figaro, Così Fan Tutte (All Women Behave Like This) is the last of what is known as Mozart's Da Ponte trilogy. Behind the simple comedy in which two pairs of lovers swap their partners is a sharp insight into the subtleties of the feelings of men and women, as well as the true nature of human beings and their foolishness. Well-balanced elegant ensembles, including duets, trios, quartets and quintets, which express a mixture of delicate sentiments, could be said to be the ultimate in Mozartian opera. Fine music that cleanses the soul of the listener permeates the entire opera.

Synopsis

The officers Guglielmo and Ferrando are engaged to the beautiful sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella, respectively. Persuaded by the wise old philosopher Don Alfonso, the two officers decide to test the fidelity of their sweethearts. They pretend that they have been ordered away by their regiment and bid the sisters a false farewell. Later, disguised as Albanians, the two men court Fiordiligi and Dorabella passionately. The two girls weaken little by little to the Albanians' various advances. First, Dorabella yields to her sister's fiancé Guglielmo, and finally, Fiordiligi also succumbs to Ferrando after much resistance. When a double wedding for the two new couples is being arranged, a military march suddenly signals the return of the army.
<Conductor> <Production>
Olaf Henzold Kornelia Repschläger
Olaf Henzold Kornelia Repschläger

<Cast>
Ricarda Merbeth Elena Zhidkova Nakajima Akiko
Ricarda Merbeth Elena Zhidkova Nakajima Akiko

Takahashi Jun Rudolf Rosen Wolfgang Schöne
Takahashi Jun Rudolf Rosen Wolfgang Schöne



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