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No fuss, no frills: a refreshing Così fan tutte in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet, 05 June 2016
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Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 3 June 2016
Programme
Mozart, Così fan tutte
Performers
Zurich Opera
Karl-Heinz Steffens, Conductor
Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Director
Rolf Glittenberg, Set Designer
Marianne Glittenberg, Costume Designer
Rebeca Olvera, Despina
Julia Kleiter, Fiordiligi
Anna Stéphany, Dorabella
Mauro Peter, Ferrando
Oliver Widmer, Don Alfonso
Ruben Drole, Guglielmo
Orchester der Oper Zürich
Zurich Opera Chorus
Jürgen Hoffmann, Lighting Designer
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Sarah Batschelet
Sarah Batschelet
Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.