Harnoncourt conducts Mozart: Così fan Tutte – with Cecilia Bartoli

Two pairs of young lovers, a cynical old philosopher and an irreverent maid: the set-up for Così fan tutte could hardly be simpler. But Mozart and Da Ponte’s great comedy of the human heart is open to a thousand interpretations, few more compelling than this 2002 production directed by Jürgen Flimm for Opernhaus Zürich. Flimm’s light-touch staging gives limitless scope to conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt – unrivalled in this repertoire – and a truly glorious cast, with Cecilia Bartoli as a passionate Fiordiligi and Liliana Nikiteanu as her more carefree sister Dorabella. With Agnes Baltsa as Despina and Roberto Saccà as Ferrando, the result is timeless.

Soloists: 

Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo-Soprano), Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo-Soprano), Liliana Nikiteanu (Mezzo-Soprano), Roberto Saccà (Tenor), Oliver Widmer (Bass-Baritone), Carlos Chausson (Bass-Baritone)

Ensembles: 

Chor des Opernhauses Zürich, Orchester des Opernhauses Zürich

Conductor: 

Nikolaus Harnoncourt