Through its community partnership with UNMC, Opera Omaha is offering discount tickets (15 percent off) to UNMC employees and students to “Cosi fan Tutte,” featuring music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Show times are:
- 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10
- 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12
In a quest to disprove that all women are fickle, two scheming men test the devotion of their fiancees. As faithfulness is wagered, the deck is stacked with deception. Love is tested and lives are tangled when the women are unknowingly tempted by the other’s lover in Mozart’s masterpiece. Will the contest prove to be more than fun and games?
This contemporary production inspired by Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus is directed by Andrew Eggert (“Bluebeard’s Castle,” 2013) and conducted by Steven White (“Rigoletto,” 2014, “The Barber of Seville,” 2015).
For discount employee tickets, click here and use the promo code ENCORE (all caps) or call TicketOmaha at 402-345-0606 and use the same promo code.
In addition, all UNMC students may take advantage of $10 Rush Tickets at the door beginning one hour prior to the opera with ID. Alternatively, call Howard Coffin at Opera Omaha at 402-346-7372 to take advantage of Rush Tickets in advance. You will need to identify yourself as a UNMC student when calling or at the door.
I don't speak Italian. Anybody know what "Cosi fan Tutte" means?
Dear TO:
"Cosi fan tutte" means "That's what everybody does" or more specifically "That's what all women do" or basically "All women are the same". The title is very suggestive and hints towards the narrative of this opera: Two men try to prove the (lack of) devotion of their fiancees.
Another operatic example of unjustified harsh judgement on women occurs in Verdi's "Rigoletto", especially that famous aria:
"La donna é mobile
qual piuma al vento.
Muta d'accento
E di pensiero"
Which translates into: Women change like a feather in the wind. Mute of voice, and of thought.
Both of these operas discuss the pureness of love.
As you can see, wrongly questioning the righteousness of women is not just a new fad. It has sadly happen throughout history.
Diego