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“Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti” — (“All Women Do It)”.
An an Italian language Opera written and composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was first performed on January 26, 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The subject matter did not offend Viennese sensibilities of the time, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries it was considered risqué, vulgar, and even immoral. The opera was rarely performed, and when it did appear it was presented in one of several censored versions.
Mozart and Da Ponte used the theme of "fiancée swapping", which dates back to the 13th century:
Here now are two of my favorite short arias from that Opera - “Di scrivermi ogni giorno” (“Swear you'll write every day”), and “È amore un ladroncello” (“Love is a thief”):
* The short title, Così fan tutte, literally means "So do they all", using the feminine plural (tutte) to indicate women. It is usually translated into English as "Women are like that". The words are sung by the three men in act 2, scene 3, just before the finale; this melodic phrase is also quoted in the overture to the opera. Da Ponte had used the line "Così fan tutte le belle" earlier in Le nozze di Figaro (in act 1, scene 7).
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