Così fan tutte
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Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti, K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The lib
Playbill of the first performance
Opera in the Heights ensemble, 2011
Lorenzo Da Ponte
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Lorenzo Da Ponte was an Italian and American librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's most celebrated operas: The Ma
Lorenzo Da Ponte c. 1822
Republic of Venice, birthplace of Lorenzo Da Ponte
Painting of Venice, Italy, circa 1735, by artist Canaletto
Mozart's portrait. Da Ponte wrote numbers of his libretti, including 1786 comedy opera The Marriage of Figaro.