ENO1920 The Mask of Orpheus: Orchestra
Wolfgang Mozart

Semi-staged Concert of Così fan tutte

At The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester

27 Feb–28 Feb 2026

Following the theme of fiancée swapping, a longstanding plot device used famously by Shakespeare in The Taming of the Shrew, Così fan tutte follows a pair of couples (Ferrando and Dorabella, & Guglielmo and Fiordiligi).

The men accept a wager from Don Alfonso that their fiancées will be faithful to them, and orchestrate a plot to test that hypothesis: they will be ‘called away to war’, but will in reality disguise themselves and attempt to woo each other’s bride-to-be.

What follows is a typically farcical opera buffa plot, as problem after problem presents itself, each more contrived than the last.

Running Time
3hrs 20mins

There is one interval.

Language
Sung in English

For more information, please contact The Bridgewater Hall box office on 0161 907 9000 or supervisors@bridgewater-hall.co.uk

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This semi-staged concert takes place at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.