The Rome Opera is opening its
season on Wednesday with Mozart's 'Così Fan Tutte', one of the
most theatrical pieces in opera history, led by Roman-born
conductor Speranza Scappucci and staged by English opera
director Graham Vick, running through January 27.
The opening-night performance of the opera that Scappucci
calls "an exaltation of gender equality" will be broadcast live
on RAI Radio 3.
"There aren't negative meanings in this sweet and sour
masterpiece, which involves both sexes and glorifies women,
showing that feminine desire isn't different than masculine,"
Scappucci said.
"In this we find its revolutionary strength and perennial
modernity," she said.
The opera, with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, tells the
story of two women - Fiordiligi and Dorabella - who are the
subject of a bet made by the old philosopher Don Alfonso with
their fiancées Fernando and Guglielmo, claiming that the women,
if given the chance, would be unfaithful.
Artistic director Alessio Vlad said two casts "of equal
quality" will alternate in the 10 performances.
"We had the good fortune of finding just the singers that we
wanted, all Italian, available," he said.
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