Cosi fan tutte Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1973 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor and harpsichord continuo John Pritchard Production Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Sets and costumes designed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Costumes executed by Goldstein & Co. Chorus Director Byron Dean Ryan Musical Preparation Calvin Simmons Cast Ferrando Ryland Davies Guglielmo Richard Stilwell Don Alfonso Geraint Evans Fiordiligi Evelyn Lear Dorabella Frederica von Stade Despina Evelyn Mandac Show Dates Sat, Sep 22 1973, 8pm Tue, Sep 25 1973, 8pm Fri, Oct 5 1973, 8pm Wed, Oct 10 1973, 8pm Sun, Oct 14 1973, 2pm Broadcast Fri, Oct 5 1973, 8am 10/5/1973,live broadcast, KKHI. Time and Place (not specified) Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- An inn Scene 2 -- A garden of Fiordiligi and Dorabella's villa Scene 3 -- The girls' room Scene 4 -- The garden Act II, Scene 1 -- The girls' room Scene 2 -- The garden Scene 3 -- The girls' room Scene 4 -- The garden Media Image Ryland Davies (Ferrando), Frederica Von Stade (Dorabella), Evelyn Lear (Fiordiligi), Geraint Evans (Don Alfonso), Evelyn Mandac (Despina), Richard Stillwell (Guglielmo), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1973. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Act I Credit Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera Image Evelyn Lear (Fiordiligi), Ryland Davies (Ferrando), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1973. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Lear (Fiordiligi) and Ryland Davies (Ferrando) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera Image Frederica Von Stade (Dorabella), Richard Stillwell (Guglielmo), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1973. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Frederica Von Stade (Dorabella) and Richard Stillwell (Guglielmo) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera Image Evelyn Mandac (Despina), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1973. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Mandac (Despina) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera Image Geraint Evans (Don Alfonso), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1973. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Geraint Evans (Don Alfonso) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera Image Evelyn Lear (Fiordiligi), Frederica Von Stade (Dorabella), Evelyn Mandac (Despina), Ryland Davies (Ferrando), Richard Stillwell (Guglielmo), Geraint Evans (Don Alfonso), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1973. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Act II Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1973_04_compressed.pdf (23.31 MB) Acknowledgements This production of "Così fan tutte" was made possible through a generous and deeply appreciated grant from the Crocker National Bank in 1970. Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------10/5/1973,live broadcast, KKHI. Intermission interview: Sir John Pritchard and Calvin Simmons (guests).
Image Ryland Davies (Ferrando), Frederica Von Stade (Dorabella), Evelyn Lear (Fiordiligi), Geraint Evans (Don Alfonso), Evelyn Mandac (Despina), Richard Stillwell (Guglielmo), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1973. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Act I Credit Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera
Image Evelyn Lear (Fiordiligi), Ryland Davies (Ferrando), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1973. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Lear (Fiordiligi) and Ryland Davies (Ferrando) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera
Image Frederica Von Stade (Dorabella), Richard Stillwell (Guglielmo), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1973. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Frederica Von Stade (Dorabella) and Richard Stillwell (Guglielmo) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera
Image Evelyn Mandac (Despina), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1973. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Evelyn Mandac (Despina) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera
Image Geraint Evans (Don Alfonso), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1973. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Geraint Evans (Don Alfonso) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera
Image Evelyn Lear (Fiordiligi), Frederica Von Stade (Dorabella), Evelyn Mandac (Despina), Ryland Davies (Ferrando), Richard Stillwell (Guglielmo), Geraint Evans (Don Alfonso), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 1973. Photographer: Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera. Act II Credit Ron Scherl/San Francisco Opera