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One of Mozart\u2019s greatest operas Cosi fan Tutte (The School for Lovers) matches some of his most sublime music to Lorenzo da Ponte\u2019s masterful and hilarious story about a foolish fidelity test by a pair of Latin lovers.<\/p>\n

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Production Details<\/h1>\n

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Dates<\/span>:
September 25 – October 3rd, 2004.
<\/span>Venue:<\/span>
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne.
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Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Conductor: Greg Hocking.
Director: Hugh Halliday<\/p>\n

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Following the sell-out of our centenary production of Madama Butterfly, and the stunning production of Rigoletto, the third opera in Melbourne Opera\u2019s 2004 season was Mozart\u2019s brilliant comedy Cosi fan Tutte.<\/p>\n

One of Mozart\u2019s greatest operas Cosi fan Tutte (The School for Lovers) matches some of his most sublime music to Lorenzo da Ponte\u2019s masterful and hilarious story about a foolish fidelity test by a pair of Latin lovers.<\/p>\n

Sell-out audiences were hugely entertained by this witty and elegant new production staged by one of Australia\u2019s leading directors, Hugh Halliday, with beautiful designs by Sonia Cammarata.<\/p>\n

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Cast<\/h1>\n

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Cast:<\/div>\n
Fiordiligi <\/span>\u2014 Antoinette Halloran & Vanessa West<\/div>\n
Dorabella <\/span>\u2014 Danielle Calder & Lynlee Williams<\/div>\n
Despina <\/span>\u2014 Felicity Baldock & Annalisa Kerrigan<\/div>\n
Ferrando <\/span>\u2014 Stephen Smith & Jacob Caine<\/div>\n
Guglielmo <\/span>\u2014 Derek Welton & Simon Meadows<\/div>\n
Don Alfonso <\/span>\u2014 Roger Howell & Jerzy Kozlowski<\/div>\n

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CHORUS <\/span>\u00a0<\/div>\n
Valerie Coghlan<\/div>\n
Emily Devlin<\/div>\n
Gudula Kinzler<\/div>\n
Sally Kirkcaldy<\/div>\n
Nikol McKail<\/div>\n
Kaye Reichmann<\/div>\n
Sabrina Surace<\/div>\n
Samantha U’Ren <\/span>David Campbell<\/div>\n
Andrea Carcassi<\/div>\n
Sam Dundas<\/div>\n
Jason Geeves<\/div>\n
Alex McCutcheon<\/div>\n
Oliver Mann<\/div>\n
Josh Perillo<\/div>\n
Rober Ratcliffe<\/div>\n

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Melbourne Opera gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our sponsors.<\/p>\n

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