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• Così fan tutte
is a joint production of
Opéra de Monte Carlo and
San Francisco Opera.
• Additional costumes provided by
San Diego Opera Costume Shop.
• The Lyric Opera of Chicago Broadcasts
are generously sponsored by The
Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Family,
The Matthew and Kay Bucksbaum
Family, and The John and Jacolyn
Bucksbaum Foundation.
• Lyric Opera of Chicago gratefully
acknowledges the support of the
Regenstein Foundation Mozart
Endowed Chair in honor of
Ruth Regenstein.
• Lyric Opera of Chicago wishes to thank
its Official Airline, American Airlines.
• This season’s projected English titles
are funded in part by a generous grant
from the Lloyd E. Rigler-Lawrence E.
Deutsch Foundation.
• Projected English titles © 1993 by
Francis Rizzo.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
COSÌ FAN TUTTE
Opera in two acts in Italian
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
First performed at the Burgheater, Vienna, on January 26, 1790
First performed by Lyric Opera of Chicago on November 9, 1959
Characters in order of vocal appearance:
Ferrando
ANDREW STENSON
Guglielmo
JOSHUA HOPKINS
Don Alfonso
ALESSANDRO CORBELLI
Fiordiligi
ANA MARÍA MARTÍNEZ
Dorabella
MARIANNE CREBASSA
Despina
ELENA TSALLAGOVA**
Conductor
JAMES GAFFIGAN*
Original Director
JOHN COX
Revival Director
BRUNO RAVELLA
Set and Costume Designer
ROBERT PERDZIOLA
Lighting Designer
CHRIS MARAVICH
Chorus Master
MICHAEL BLACK
Wigmaster and Makeup Designer
SARAH HATTEN
Assistant Director
DAVID CARL TOULSON
Stage Manager
JOHN W. COLEMAN
Stage Band Conductor
STEVEN MOSTELLER
Musical Preparation
WILLIAM C. BILLINGHAM
NOAH LINDQUIST
Recitative Accompanist
WILLIAM C. BILLINGHAM
Prompter
SUSAN MILLER HULT
Projected Titles
FRANCIS RIZZO
*Lyric debut
**U. S. debut