This inventive production of Mozart’s comedy began in the eighteenth century but moved through the years, as the story unfolded, so as to conclude in the present day.

Kathryn Gamberoni (Despina), Kaaren Erickson (Fiordiligi), Dale Duesing (Guglielmo), David Kuebler (Ferrando), Patricia Schuman (Dorabella), and Julian Patrick (Don Alfonso) in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, 1986 © Chris Bennion

Kaaren Erickson (Fiordiligi) and Patricia Schuman (Dorabella) in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, 1986 © Chris Bennion

Julian Patrick (Don Alfonso), Kaaren Erickson (Fiordiligi), and Patricia Schuman (Dorabella) in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, 1986 © Chris Bennion

Kathryn Gamberoni (Despina), Dale Duesing (Guglielmo), Patricia Schuman (Dorabella), Kaaren Erickson (Fiordiligi), David Kuebler (Ferrando), and Julian Patrick (Don Alfonso) in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, 1986 © Chris Bennion

Dale Duesing (Guglielmo) and Patricia Schuman (Dorabella) in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, 1986 © Chris Bennion

Kaaren Erickson (Fiordiligi) and Patricia Schuman (Dorabella) in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, 1986 © Chris Bennion

David Kuebler (Ferrando) and Kaaren Erickson (Fiordiligi) in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, 1986 © Chris Bennion

Kaaren Erickson (Fiordiligi), Dale Duesing (Guglielmo), David Kuebler (Ferrando), Julian Patrick (Don Alfonso), and Patricia Schuman (Dorabella) in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, 1986 © Chris Bennion