Nicole Koh (Despina, as the Doctor), Ricardo José Rivera (Guglielmo), Jonghyun Park (Ferrando)
Opera San José Cosi fan tutte
Photo: David Allen
I had a fun time covering Opera San José's hilarious production of
Così fan tutte, directed by Alek Shrader and conducted by Joseph Marcheso. The twist of this production is that the audience gets to vote on how the opera ends. It's a gimmick, but a fun one; I kept my eyes open during Act 1 for the setups for the various endings. I can report that the opening-performance audience went for the straight ending, where everyone winds up with their original lover. Personally, I'd favor everybody heading off on their own, preferably after heaping abuse on Don Alfonso, sadder but wiser.
I'm hoping to have further reviews to post later this week, but we'll see.
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