Les Arts brings together the young stars of the Mozartian repertoire in the production of ‘Così fan tutte’ that opens the 2020-2021 season

• Stefano Montanari, an accomplished expert in Baroque and Classical opera, directs a cast including Federica Lombardi, Paula Murrihy, Marina Monzó, Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Davide Luciano, and Nahuel Di Pierro.

• Silvia Costa is preparing a semi-staged production lasting two and a quarter hours, adapted to the requirements of the new normal.

Valencia (16.9.20). The Palau de les Arts brings together new stars of the Mozartian repertoire for the production of 'Così fan tutte', which will inaugurate the 2020-2021 season on September 27 in the Main Hall.

Under the musical direction of Stefano Montanari and stage direction of Silvia Costa, Federica Lombardi, Paula Murrihy, Marina Monzó, Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Davide Luciano and Nahuel Di Pierro are rehearsing the first production of the opera season at Les Arts.

Les Arts presents a cast of young but experienced performers, regulars in this repertoire in the casts of the most prestigious theaters and festivals in the operatic circuit, for the title that closes the brilliant Mozart-Da Ponte trilogy.

'Così fan tutte' is an exquisite comedy of entanglements and deceptions, which dissects love relationships in a world that, at the end of the 18th century, was about to change definitively, with which Les Arts maintains its commitment to the work of Mozart as an essential reference in its programming.

In the stage department, Silvia Costa is immersed in the work of a production, with props and costumes, made by the theater's technical team, and lighting by Marco Giusti, which is adapted to the requirements of the new normal, but which retains the essence and freshness of Mozart's celebrated 'dramma giocoso'.

The violinist and conductor Stefano Montanari, a highly regarded conductor in the baroque and classical repertoires, combines his work in the hall with the soloists and the Cor de la Generalitat, with the first readings of the score with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana.

Ascendant interpreters

Making her debut at Les Arts, in the role of Fiordiligi, is the rising soprano Federica Lombardi, already established despite her youth as one of the most sought-after performers, especially in Mozartian roles, in theaters such as La Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Vienna State Opera or the Munich Opera.

In the role of her sister Dorabella, mezzo-soprano Paula Murrihy will perform for the Valencian public. A regular in European and American opera houses, the Irish singer is also one of Teodor Currentzis's key voices, collaborating regularly with his ensemble MusicAeterna.

Marina Monzó, from Valencia, completes the female trio as the scheming maiden Despina. The rising soprano, after her acclaimed performance in 'La tabernera del puerto' last season, will make her highly anticipated operatic debut at Les Arts with 'Così fan tutte'.

In the male category, the Italian baritone Davide Luciano (Guglielmo) sings for the first time in the Main Hall. Thanks to his forays into the classical and bel canto repertoire, he has emerged as one of the new talents in his vocal range, with performances in New York, Milan, Berlin, and Moscow, among other venues.

To sing the role of Ferrando, Italian tenor Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani returns to Valencia. A regular collaborator with leading experts in classical and baroque music such as René Jacobs, Marc Minkowski, Ottavio Dantone, and Fabio Biondi, the Les Arts audience will remember his performance in Gluck's 'Le cinesi' in 2017.

Completing the main cast is the Argentinian bass Nahuel di Pierro as the old and manipulative philosopher Don Alfonso. An accomplished Mozartian interpreter today, the Buenos Aires-born singer made some of his first professional appearances at the Palau de les Arts, with a strong presence during the theater's inaugural season.

Tickets

In addition to the premiere of 'Così fan tutte' on September 27, Les Arts has scheduled three other performances of the title on the 30th of that same month, and on October 2 and 4.

The semi-staged version of 'Così fan tutte' will last approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes and will be performed without a break.

General ticket sales for this production begin this Friday, September 18, at 6:00 p.m. on the theater's website. Ticket prices for 'Così fan tutte' range from €10 to €75.

Among the activities surrounding 'Così fan tutte', Les Arts reminds that on Monday, September 21, at 7:30 p.m., Ramon Gener will offer his usual introductory lecture in the Auditori, while on Wednesday, September 23, the Aula Magistral will host a colloquium of the 'Perspectives' cycle with the protagonists of this title.

Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre will headline the second Mozartian repertoire performance of the season with a concert version of 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' in the Main Hall on November 20.