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[Met Performance] CID:161660
Così Fan Tutte
Metropolitan Opera House, Sat, January 17, 1953
In English
Così Fan Tutte (23)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Lorenzo Da Ponte
Review 1:
Review of Harriett Johnson in the Post
Sullivan Debut in Second “Cosi”
Having missed the initial “Cosi Fan Tutte” last Tuesday because of a conflict with the Little Orchestra’s “Euryanthe,” I turned up at the Metropolitan Opera Saturday night to witness the risibilities therein. Presented as a benefit for the New York chapter of Hadassah, the presentation, surprisingly enough, played to a few empty seats, an unusual state of affairs these days on Broadway and 39th St., and to the loss of those present.
Although Alfred Lunt is missed in his curtain-raising specialty, his direction of the Mozart-da Ponte hilarity is still bullseye contagious from start to finish. The Ruth and Thomas Martin translation stands up loosely with repeated hearings and the whole, under the musical direction of Fritz Stiedry, is enchantment.
Interest in the performance centered in the debut of Brian Sullivan as Ferrando, one of the jovially conniving lovers; and a successful debut it was on all counts. Sullivan’s robust, but easy-going tenor sounded lovely in quality, and quite finished in style, though he can still lighten his voice somewhat for perfection of Mozartian finesse. The show must go on, no matter what, and it probably wasn’t easy for Sullivan to cavort around gaily as he did, saddened by the death of his father Saturday morning. Under the circumstances, he is to be doubly congratulated for his histrionic and vocal accomplishment. The next “Cosi” is scheduled for Friday.
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Così Fan Tutte
Metropolitan Opera House, Sat, January 17, 1953
In English
Così Fan Tutte (23)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Lorenzo Da Ponte
- Fiordiligi
- Eleanor Steber
- Ferrando
- Brian Sullivan
- Dorabella
- Blanche Thebom
- Guglielmo
- Frank Guarrera
- Despina
- Roberta Peters
- Don Alfonso
- John Brownlee
- Conductor
- Fritz Stiedry
Review 1:
Review of Harriett Johnson in the Post
Sullivan Debut in Second “Cosi”
Having missed the initial “Cosi Fan Tutte” last Tuesday because of a conflict with the Little Orchestra’s “Euryanthe,” I turned up at the Metropolitan Opera Saturday night to witness the risibilities therein. Presented as a benefit for the New York chapter of Hadassah, the presentation, surprisingly enough, played to a few empty seats, an unusual state of affairs these days on Broadway and 39th St., and to the loss of those present.
Although Alfred Lunt is missed in his curtain-raising specialty, his direction of the Mozart-da Ponte hilarity is still bullseye contagious from start to finish. The Ruth and Thomas Martin translation stands up loosely with repeated hearings and the whole, under the musical direction of Fritz Stiedry, is enchantment.
Interest in the performance centered in the debut of Brian Sullivan as Ferrando, one of the jovially conniving lovers; and a successful debut it was on all counts. Sullivan’s robust, but easy-going tenor sounded lovely in quality, and quite finished in style, though he can still lighten his voice somewhat for perfection of Mozartian finesse. The show must go on, no matter what, and it probably wasn’t easy for Sullivan to cavort around gaily as he did, saddened by the death of his father Saturday morning. Under the circumstances, he is to be doubly congratulated for his histrionic and vocal accomplishment. The next “Cosi” is scheduled for Friday.
Search by season: 1952-53
Search by title: Così Fan Tutte,
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