Così fan tutte by Mozart, De la (2013/2013), Regizat de către Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Dirijor Franz Welser-Möst, Christoph Eschenbach, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, Austria

Vienna 1790: With "Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti" Mozart writes another buffo opera after "Le nozze di Figaro" and "Don Giovanni" based on a text by Lorenzo da Ponte commissioned by Emperor Joseph II. The libretto is actually written in collaboration with Antonio Salieri, who, for unknown reasons, did not complete the composition he had begun in 1789. "Così fan tutte" has long been controversial; Shortly after Mozart's death, the "silly and immoral content" was criticized by Ludwig van Beethoven, Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Richard Wagner, among others. It was only in the 20th century that the masterpiece was appreciated and accepted, since the music has all the characteristics of Mozart's best compositions: colorful instrumentation, balanced harmonies, rich melody and a sophisticated psychological and dramaturgical characterization of the characters. Inimitable, Mozart succeeds in depicting the ambiguity of the situations and the oscillating between seriousness and irony.