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A strong Italian cast in a traditional production of Così fan tutte in Turin

By Laura Servidei, 02 July 2018
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“Diego Fasolis’ reading of the score was detailed and nuanced”
Reviewed at Teatro Regio di Torino, Turin on 1 July 2018
Programme
Mozart, Così fan tutte
Performers
Teatro Regio di Torino
Diego Fasolis, Conductor
Ettore Scola, Director
Luciano Ricceri, Set Designer
Odette Nicoletti, Costume Designer
Federica Lombardi, Fiordiligi
Annalisa Stroppa, Dorabella
Francesco Marsiglia, Ferrando
Andrè Schuen, Guglielmo
Roberto de Candia, Don Alfonso
Lucia Cirillo, Despina
Vittorio Borrelli, Revival Director
Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
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Laura Servidei
Laura Servidei
Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.