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[Met Performance] CID:164620
Così Fan Tutte
Metropolitan Opera House, Sat, January 16, 1954
In English (Translation: Ruth and Thomas Martin)
Così Fan Tutte (31)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Lorenzo Da Ponte
Così Fan Tutte received five performances this season.
Review 1:
Review of Robert Sabin in Musical America
The season’s first performance of Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte” was one of those rare occasions in the opera house when everything is perfect. Everyone was in good voice and sang beautifully; the orchestra played superbly; the lighting and stage management were flawless; and the audience responded with a glow of appreciation that warmed the artists. One of the main reasons for this happy state of affairs was that the cast and conductor were exactly the same they had been when the production was first given on December 28, 1951, Fritz Stiedry was obviously as much in love with the score as he had been at the premiere, and Eleanor Steber, Blanche Thebom, Patrice Munsel, Richard Tucker, Frank Guarrera and John Browlnee all sang better, with great finesse and dramartic delicacy than they had three years ago. The fine points of Alfred Lunt’s stage direction were also much more clearly made. In short, it was an evening of true felicity for all concerned, including the audience.
One of the tests of a Mozart singer is the color, flexibility, and clarity of the voice in mezzo-piano and piano passages. All the artists, especially Miss Steber can through this test with flying colors. The ensembles were beautifully blended and balanced. To Mr. Tucker should go a special word of praise for singing the difficult runs in the sextet at the end of Act I with a precision and mobility for which he must have worked hard, for his is a heavy voice for such dexterity. Mr. Guarrera, too, had improved his phrasing and scale of dynamics. Miss Munsel retained her pert charm as Despina, but sang the role far more elegantly than she did three years ago. This was a performance that any opera house in the world today could be proud of.
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Così Fan Tutte
Metropolitan Opera House, Sat, January 16, 1954
In English (Translation: Ruth and Thomas Martin)
Così Fan Tutte (31)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Lorenzo Da Ponte
- Fiordiligi
- Eleanor Steber
- Ferrando
- Richard Tucker
- Dorabella
- Blanche Thebom
- Guglielmo
- Frank Guarrera
- Despina
- Patrice Munsel
- Don Alfonso
- John Brownlee
- Conductor
- Fritz Stiedry
- Production
- Alfred Lunt
- Designer
- Rolf Gérard
- Stage Director
- Dino Yannopoulos
Così Fan Tutte received five performances this season.
Review 1:
Review of Robert Sabin in Musical America
The season’s first performance of Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte” was one of those rare occasions in the opera house when everything is perfect. Everyone was in good voice and sang beautifully; the orchestra played superbly; the lighting and stage management were flawless; and the audience responded with a glow of appreciation that warmed the artists. One of the main reasons for this happy state of affairs was that the cast and conductor were exactly the same they had been when the production was first given on December 28, 1951, Fritz Stiedry was obviously as much in love with the score as he had been at the premiere, and Eleanor Steber, Blanche Thebom, Patrice Munsel, Richard Tucker, Frank Guarrera and John Browlnee all sang better, with great finesse and dramartic delicacy than they had three years ago. The fine points of Alfred Lunt’s stage direction were also much more clearly made. In short, it was an evening of true felicity for all concerned, including the audience.
One of the tests of a Mozart singer is the color, flexibility, and clarity of the voice in mezzo-piano and piano passages. All the artists, especially Miss Steber can through this test with flying colors. The ensembles were beautifully blended and balanced. To Mr. Tucker should go a special word of praise for singing the difficult runs in the sextet at the end of Act I with a precision and mobility for which he must have worked hard, for his is a heavy voice for such dexterity. Mr. Guarrera, too, had improved his phrasing and scale of dynamics. Miss Munsel retained her pert charm as Despina, but sang the role far more elegantly than she did three years ago. This was a performance that any opera house in the world today could be proud of.
Search by season: 1953-54
Search by title: Così Fan Tutte,
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