Organization

Conductor

Laurann Gilley

Dramaturge

Kelley Rourke

Singer

Soprano

Laura McCauley

Fiordiligi

Nicole Heinen

Despina

Mezzo-soprano

Tzytle Steinman

Dorabella

Tenor

Patrick Bessenbacher

Ferrando

Stage director

Jill Anna Ponasik

Lighting designer

Jason Fassl

Costume designer

Leslie Vaglica

Baritone

Zachary Crowle

Guglielmo

David Guzman

Don Alfonso

Originated by

Eric Einhorn

Florentine Opera

English

Così fan tutte (adaptation)

Milwaukee

United States

Marcus Center for the Performing Arts

Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall

Così fan tutte (adaptation) Mozart

Public

Approved

A fresh take on Mozart and Da Ponte’s opera by Nicolas Lell Benavides and Kelley Rourke

Debating the nature of attraction and fidelity, events at a college party cause six college students to question everything they know about each other – and themselves. This English-language modernization of a Da Ponte and Mozartian classic will delight with a 1980s nostalgia and clever twist.

Including highlights from the original opera, this compact, contemporary take on Mozart's and Da Ponte's classic upends the battle of the sexes, exposing and examining all manner of gender stereotypes.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew