Review: Lyric Opera’s ‘Così fan tutte’ is a sparkling, high-energy take on Mozart’s 1790 operatic classic

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Original Load Date Feb. 5, 2026, 10:02 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 5, 2026, 10:02 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/theater/2026/02/05/review-lyric-opera-cosi-fan-tutte-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart

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Some operatic updates don’t work because they come off clumsy and narratively contradictory — often the result of stage directors trying too hard to be relevant or putting their sociopolitical stamp on a work. But the shift of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Così fan tutte (Thus Do All Women)” to 1930s ...