Dramma Giocosa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Once the Cinderella amongst Mozart̢���s mature operas ̢���" condemned as immoral by no less a figure than Beethoven and dismissed as misogynistic by some later commentators ̢���" Cos���� Fan Tutte (whose title might be translated ̢�����Typical women!̢���) is now regarded by many connoisseurs as perhaps the composer̢���s finest opera: a wickedly seductive comedy of erotic manners and amorous deception (and self-deception) by both the sexes. Nicholas Hytner̢���s elegantly classical 2006 Festival production of Cosi Fan Tutte from Glyndebourne rejoices in all the subtle characterization and dramatic surefootedness that you̢���d expect from the Director of the National Theatre. Featuring a genuinely youthful cast of confused young lovers, Mozart̢���s opera is conducted by the young German Patrick Lange, a former assistant to Claudio Abbado and currently Kapellmeister at the Komische Oper in Berlin.
