A regular guest at the Zurich Opera, mezzo soprano Cecilia Bartoli made her début as Fiordiligi there in a new production of Così fan tutte directed by Jürgen Flimm, and conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Already acclaimed as a revelatory interpreter of a fistful of Mozart roles, her earthy, exuberant characterisation and voluptuous dark Italian beauty were a perfect foil to the blonde, winsome and capricious Dorabella of Liliana Nikiteanu. (English sub-titles)
Cast list:
Cecilia Bartoli: Fiordiligi
Liliana Nikiteanu: Dorabella
Agnes Baltsa: Despina
Roberto Saccà: Ferrando
Oliver Widmer: Guglielmo
Carlos Chausson: Don Alfonso
