Sometimes we really are rewarded for having had a difficult week and that was exactly what happened to me. As my stressful week was coming to end, and no plans to look forward to on the weekend, I unexpectedly received a call from my friend, Marci, who just happened to have an extra opera ticket for Così fan tutte at the Théâtre des Champs-Èlysées for that evening. The timing could not have been better so off I went to experience Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s delightful opera.
The opera, Così fan tutte, was first performed in 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna. The first performance in the United States was in 1922 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. The title is literally translated as “Thus do all women”. However, it is usually translated as “Woman are like that”. The opera is light and funny and this production was perfect as directed by Jérémie Rhorer and Eric Génovèse.
