Così fan tutte continues our investigation of opera as a living form and is part of our ongoing commitment to reimagining operatic language. Mozart’s masterpiece is reimagined not as a cynical experiment in fidelity, but as a study of desire, openness, and self-construction. Set aside is 18th-century moralism, in favor of a contemporary lens that views love as a process rather than a verdict. The six characters form a shifting, polyamorous ecosystem in which boundaries dissolve and reform — not through deception, but through curiosity, vulnerability, and courage.

In this staging, some recitatives are replaced by a narrator — the director’s alter ego — who observes and comments as if analyzing a prototype in development. The result is a hybrid experience: part opera, part performance installation, part emotional laboratory, where Mozart’s score becomes a space for inquiry into how we love, choose, and define ourselves today.

MUSIC BY

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

LIBRETTO BY

Lorenzo da Ponte

LOCATION

Ellen Stewart Theater, La MaMa, Creative Shares

66 East 4th Street, New York, NY

SUNG IN

Italian with English Supertitles

RUNNING TIME

2 hours and 30 minutes with a 20 minutes intermission

ACCESSIBILITY

La MaMa and all Teatro Grattacielo productions are wheelchair accessible and disability-friendly. Please contact us in advance for any specific accommodation needs.