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 2004-2005 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Michael Gielen(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2) Anne Manson(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10) Director John Cox(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2) José Maria Condemi(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10) Production John Cox(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10) Production Designer Robert Perdziola Lighting Designer Robert Bryan Sound Designer Roger Gans Chorus Director Ian Robertson Musical Preparation William Hobbs(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2) Paul Harris Jonathan Khuner Bryndon Hassman(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10) Ernest Fredric Knell(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10) Recitative accompaniment Paul Harris(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10) Supertitles Christopher Bergen Assistant Stage Director(s) José Maria Condemi(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2) Assistant Director(s) Mark Streshinsky(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10) Stage Manager(s) Brett Finley(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2) Lauren Jones(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10) Costume Supervisor Christopher Verdosci(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2) Kathleen Lussier-West(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10) Production Super Captain Nancy Huie Cast Don Alfonso Richard Stilwell Ferrando Paul Groves Guglielmo Hanno Müller-Brachmann(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2) Nathan Gunn(6/24, 29; 7/2, 5, 8, 10) Fiordiligi Alexandra Deshorties Dorabella Claudia Mahnke(9/11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 28; 10/2; 7/2, 5, 8, 10) Katherine Rohrer(6/24, 29) Despina Frederica von Stade Show Dates Sat, Sep 11 2004, 8pm Wed, Sep 15 2004, 7:30pm Sun, Sep 19 2004, 2pm Wed, Sep 22 2004, 8pm Sat, Sep 25 2004, 8pm Tue, Sep 28 2004, 8pm Sat, Oct 2 2004, 8pm Fri, Jun 24 2005, 8pm Wed, Jun 29 2005, 7:30pm Sat, Jul 2 2005, 8pm Tue, Jul 5 2005, 7:30pm Fri, Jul 8 2005, 8pm Sun, Jul 10 2005, 2pm Time and Place A hotel in a Mediterranean resort town, 1914 Scenes Act I -- Morning, afternoon Act II -- Evening, night Media Image Paul Groves (Ferrando), Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso), Hanno Mϋller-Brachmann (Guglielmo), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (Sept/Oct 2004) 2004-05. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. L. to r.: Paul Groves (Ferrando), Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso) and Hanno Müller-Brachmann (Guglielmo) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Claudia Mahnke (Dorabella), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (Sept/Oct 2004) 2004-05. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi) and Claudia Mahnke (Dorabella) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Hanno Mϋller-Brachmann (Guglielmo), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Claudia Mahnke (Dorabella), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (Sept/Oct 2004) 2004-05. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. L. to r.: Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (Guglielmo), Paul Groves (Ferrando) and Claudia Mahnke (Dorabella) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Hanno Mϋller-Brachmann (Guglielmo), Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Claudia Mahnke (Dorabella), Chorus, Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (Sept/Oct 2004) 2004-05. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble, Act I Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Frederica von Stade (Despina), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (Sept/Oct 2004) 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Frederica von Stade as Despina Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera Image Hanno Mϋller-Brachmann (Guglielmo), Frederica von Stade (Despina, in disguise), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (Sept/Oct 2004) 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. L. to r.: Hanno Müller-Brachmann (Guglielmo), Frederica von Stade (Despina in disguise) and Paul Groves (Ferrando) Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera Image Frederica von Stade (Despina), Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (June/July 2005) 2004-05. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. (L.to r.) Frederica von Stade (Despina), Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Paul Groves (Ferrando) Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera Image Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (June/July 2005) 2004-05. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Paul Groves (Ferrando) Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera Image Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Ensemble, Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (June/July 2005) 2004-05. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso, center) dominates the final scene Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera Image Alexandra Deshorties (Fiorgiligi), Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (June/July 2005) 2004-05. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. (L. to r.) Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella) Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera Image Paul Groves (Ferrando), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (June/July 2005) 2004-05. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Paul Groves (Ferrando) and Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella) Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera Image Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Frederica von Stade (Despina), Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (June/July 2005) 2004-05. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Frederica von Stade (Despina), Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi) Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera Sponsors The performance of September 22, 2004 is sponsored by JP Morgan Private Bank The performance of June 29, 2005 is sponsored by Bank of America The performance of July 5, 2005 is sponsored by Deloitte & Touche LLP The performance of July 8, 2005 is sponsored by Accenture Acknowledgements This production is made possible, in part, by Franklin and Catherine Johnson (June/July 2005 performances). Notes Co-production by Opera Monte Carlo and San Francisco Opera Supernumeraries Philippe Arbeit John Guglielmelli Nancy Huie Douglas Kadlecek Steve Lavezzoli John F. Martin Gilbert Martinez Lynn Meinhardt James Nagy David Norton
Image Paul Groves (Ferrando), Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso), Hanno Mϋller-Brachmann (Guglielmo), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (Sept/Oct 2004) 2004-05. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. L. to r.: Paul Groves (Ferrando), Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso) and Hanno Müller-Brachmann (Guglielmo) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Claudia Mahnke (Dorabella), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (Sept/Oct 2004) 2004-05. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi) and Claudia Mahnke (Dorabella) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Hanno Mϋller-Brachmann (Guglielmo), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Claudia Mahnke (Dorabella), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (Sept/Oct 2004) 2004-05. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. L. to r.: Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (Guglielmo), Paul Groves (Ferrando) and Claudia Mahnke (Dorabella) Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Hanno Mϋller-Brachmann (Guglielmo), Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Claudia Mahnke (Dorabella), Chorus, Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (Sept/Oct 2004) 2004-05. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble, Act I Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Frederica von Stade (Despina), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (Sept/Oct 2004) 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Frederica von Stade as Despina Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera
Image Hanno Mϋller-Brachmann (Guglielmo), Frederica von Stade (Despina, in disguise), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (Sept/Oct 2004) 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. L. to r.: Hanno Müller-Brachmann (Guglielmo), Frederica von Stade (Despina in disguise) and Paul Groves (Ferrando) Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera
Image Frederica von Stade (Despina), Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (June/July 2005) 2004-05. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. (L.to r.) Frederica von Stade (Despina), Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Paul Groves (Ferrando) Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera
Image Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (June/July 2005) 2004-05. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Paul Groves (Ferrando) Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera
Image Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Ensemble, Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (June/July 2005) 2004-05. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso, center) dominates the final scene Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera
Image Alexandra Deshorties (Fiorgiligi), Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (June/July 2005) 2004-05. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. (L. to r.) Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Nathan Gunn (Guglielmo), Richard Stilwell (Don Alfonso), Paul Groves (Ferrando), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella) Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera
Image Paul Groves (Ferrando), Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (June/July 2005) 2004-05. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Paul Groves (Ferrando) and Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella) Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera
Image Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Frederica von Stade (Despina), Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi), Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, (June/July 2005) 2004-05. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Katherine Rohrer (Dorabella), Frederica von Stade (Despina), Alexandra Deshorties (Fiordiligi) Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera