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| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart operas |
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• Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1782) • Le nozze di Figaro (1786) • Don Giovanni (1787) • Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (1790) • La clemenza di Tito (1791) • The Magic Flute (1791) |
“Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Thus Do They All, or The School For Lovers
Paperback libretto with side-by-side translation
Read Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti with the original libretto and a clear English translation printed on facing pages.
See on Amazon – $14.99 →Premiere / date of written: 26 January 1790
Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (Thus Do They All, or The School For Lovers) K. 588, is an Italian language opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart first performed in 1790. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte.
Così fan tutte is one of the three Mozart operas for which Da Ponte wrote the libretto. The other two Da Ponte-Mozart collaborations were Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni.
Libretti
| # | Language | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Italian
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Lorenzo Da Ponte |
| 2 |
German
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| 3 |
English
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| 4 |
French
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B. Vierne |
original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto
History
- 1790 January 26 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera "Così fan tutte" premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
- 1922 March 24 — The U.S. premiere of Mozart’s "Così fan tutte" takes place at the Metropolitan Opera.
Printed Editions
| Year | Edition | Publisher | Buy |
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| 2025 | Così fan tutte / The School for Lovers: Opera Libretto with Italian–English Translation | DM’s Opera Series |
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Audio recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Fiordiligi — Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dorabella — Christa Ludwig, Despina — Hanny Steffek, Ferrando — Alfredo Kraus, Guglielmo — Giuseppe Taddei, Alfonso — Walter Berry |
Karl Böhm Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus |
CD: EMI Classics (re-issued 2000) |
$39.99 |
| 1973 | Fiordiligi — Pilar Lorengar, Dorabella — Teresa Berganza, Despina — Jane Berbié, Ferrando — Ryland Davies, Guglielmo — Tom Krause, Alfonso — Gabriel Bacquier |
Sir Georg Solti London Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus of the Royal Opera House |
CD: Decca |
$43.97 |
| 1974 | Fiordiligi — Montserrat Caballé, Dorabella — Janet Baker, Despina — Ileana CotrubaÈ™, Ferrando — Nicolai Gedda, Guglielmo — Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Alfonso — Richard Van Allan |
Sir Colin Davis Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House |
CD: Philips |
$9.99 |
Books
| Year | Title | Description | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025
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Così fan tutte / The School for Lovers: Opera Libretto with Italian–English Translation | This edition of Così fan tutte (The School for Lovers) presents the complete Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, set to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The text appears in a side-by-side Italian–English format, ideal for students, performers, and opera lovers. Enjoy this classic opera with the original Italian next to a clear and faithful English translation that preserves the wit and elegance of Da Ponte’s text |
$13.99 |
Video recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Fiordiligi — Miah Persson, Dorabella — Anke Vondung, Despina — Ainhoa Garmendia, Ferrando — Topi Lehtipuu, Guglielmo — Luca Pisaroni, Alfonso — Nicolas Rivenq |
Iván Fischer Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Sir Nicholas Hytner |
DVD: Opus Arte Cat: OA 0970 D OCLC 137342087 |
$40.70 |
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