Excellent performance and voices and very entertaining. Forget the political correctness but enjoy the comedy. Don't forget this was composed over 200 years ago.
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By Olichik
on 04/20/11
Great event to take your family.
USF Campus - Tampa
The new theatre building on the USF campus is wonderful. The orchestra members were very talented, the music was amazing. The cast was great, especially the ladies playing sisters. What great voices! The modern take took my mom off a little bit, but I liked students’ spin on an old opera. There were some funny parts. Choir was also very good. You should hear the ovations they all received! I would go again, and will recommend it!
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By TuckerT
on 04/18/11
Cosi Fan Tutti
USF Concert Hall - Tampa
Great adaptation of a classic opera. Cast was great. Leading roles outstanding!
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By Jamackay
on 04/17/11
An adventurous version by a talented cast!
USF Concert Hall - Tampa
This was a wonderful way to innaugurate the new concert hall in the new USF School of Music building. Cosi fan tutti in a very modern version. Naples of old brought forward to Naples the new. A classic tale by a talented cast. And deserving if the applause that was given.
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By KatrinaT
on 02/15/10
Offensive but thought provoking
Keller Auditorium - Portland
Mozart's music makes anything worthwhile. That being said, the moral of the opera was "all women will always cheat on their men". The story mainly involves two couples, an older male and a maid. The men are told by the older male that their women will cheat, they refuse to believe it so they agree to trick their women with the guidance of the older man. The maid is paid to "play along", so eventually you have all the people that the women are seen talking to, pushing them to cheat. After much resistance they finally give in at which point the sinister old guy laughs and says "I told you so, and now I can have a good laugh at your misery".
You can take it at face value, at which point it is incredibly offensive and untrue. Or you can consider that during the time the opera was written it was common to assume that woman are generally at fault and have little willpower or decision making ability. But the opera was still distasteful to spectators at that time. So, I comfort myself by believing that the opera was meant to be politically charged and bring attention to the common view of women with the hope that the common view will be reconsidered.
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By Anonymous
on 02/14/10
Cosi Fan Tutte
Keller Auditorium - Portland
The performance was outstanding. The set and the costuming were fantastic. The voices outstanding. It was another great production by the Portland Oprea company.
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By Anonymous
on 02/13/10
Keller Auditorium - Portland
A very enjoyable, entertaining evening at the opera. The music was fabulous! We especially enjoyed Robert Orth as Don Alfonso.
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By Carmen1
on 02/12/10
Solid performances, good show
Keller Auditorium - Portland
Some of the singing wasn't top notch, but more than passable with one or two stellar solo moments. Very funny premise, music score was great, there were a few moments I would have preferred to hear the orchestra rather than the performers. Didn't like the 50's period theme, this music begs for big powdered wigs, heaving corseted bosoms, and patches. Overall, good show.
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By ORENCO
on 02/8/10
Cosi Fan Tutte .. worth a visit
Keller Auditorium - Portland
Entertaining, funny, beautiful music and Motzart. What more can i say .. Definately worth seeing. Not as emotional as many operas but much funnier and light hearted however a rather pointed message about the fidelity of the human race. was fun ..
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By FirstTimeAtTheOpera
on 02/7/10
Ouch!
Keller Auditorium - Portland
The music was wonderful, the opera too long, the plot too frothy for my liking.
The seats were terribly uncomfortable, I got so stiff that I could hardly stand up for the intermission. My wife said she tried all sorts of postures to keep her back from hurting.
$262 for the tickets, we left after the first act. We were at the opera for the first time, and probably for the last time.