Publisher's Synopsis
For a long time, Cos+¼ fan tutte was considered scandalous - which is not entirely surprising, if you look at its story. After seeing their fianc+®s, Guglielmo and Ferrando, go off to war, two sisters, Fiordiligi and Dorabella, all too rapidly overcome their grief and agree to marry two attractive strangers within the space of just a couple days. Little do the sisters know that the strangers are in fact those same fianc+®s in disguise! The whole thing is a plot masterminded by a cynical old philosopher, Don Alfonso, and a clever maid, Despina. Scandalous or not, Cos+¼ fan tutte has remained one of opera's most contemporary comedies.
