San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
Music and Musicians
By PENELOPE BORDEN.

While "Cosi Fan Tutti," which will
e given here on Monday evening, Feb
Iary 3, il Beethoven Hall, by the
IN lillian Wade Hinshaw singers, is in
ID sense to be confused with grand
pera, in writing, it, Mozart achieved
pc superlative of beauty and charm in
Rmic opera music. The whole score
/. pounds with music so delicate and
lively that it suggests the intrlcacles
III eXquiSitely woven old lace. Even
I Dough "Cosi Fan Tutti" is one of the
smallest and liShtest productions of
fozart's inimitable melodic genius, it
Ehsplays all of his distinguishing char.
Eteristics in its brilliant, jewel-iike
( fias and ensembles. In il, he was
lining merely at the lightest musical
smedy representative of his time, and
Il succeeded admirably.
I The Operetta was written at the re-
rest of Emperor Joseph ii of Aus
9ia, and was first performed in Vienna
that cradle of light opera-in 1870.
DE original story on which it is based
ias written by the famous italian play
Atright of Mozart's time, Lorenzo da
HI la Nozze di Figaro" and Don
Eovanni." The plot of the operetta is
Implicitly in itself, but it works out in
tcomplex and most amusing fashion. IL
& Is been paraphrased and rewritten in
lquisite modern English, by II. e.
L Fehbiel, eminent music critic of the
~ - York Tribune.
<3rhe scenes arr laid in the Lace and
trdens of Leonora and Dorabella, over
king the Bay of Naples, excepting the
fologue which represents an Italian
In,
fFerrando and Guglielmo are two
Hung Neapolitan officers engaged to
IN married to the two Young ladies,
tonora and Dorabella, sisters. a cynl-
TN old bachelor, Don Alfonso, per-
tades them to put their fi-.ncees con-
klnC.i to the test, luder wager that
E1itber of them will remain true. Al
so requires under terms of the wager.
II ht the two young men carry out his
Il ttructions to the letter obeyins him
! Explicitly for thr, days, to which they
a kdily agree. since they have no fears
HI confidently expect to win. Under
tonsos orders they pretend TO be sud
{,ly called away from Naples on mill
Nv duty. but return that very after
disguised as rich Albanian noble
fn. Don Alfonso, with the help OF
4 tspina, persuades the young ladies to
Ieiye them. The strangers make
Xtlent love to the ladies and after many
fulses and the pretense OF taking
son to gain at least sympathy, each
tilng man finely succeeds in winning
heart of his friends betrothed. The
Hairs proceed, in fact. with such ra-
fity that a notary is called very soon
lwitness the marriage contract. Sud
lIv Alfonso announces the return OF
soldiers: the Albanians are hidden
Nan adjoining room and the ladies are
{igcd TO make confession to their orig1-
lover. 1t is needless to say, how
r. that all ends happily, Alfonso ex,
Mining the Joke. winning the bet, and
4inr: at is impossible to be angry
th women for flirting since lis
tman's nature" - "COsi fan lutte
hey all do it,.
iybile Nozart's music is the easiest
tNbe world to listen to, it is about
II hardest 10 perform. The highest
ON opera singer can reach is to be
iwn as Mozart singer" for 1t Il a
Iinction that comes to few and oniS
~ .,ssears of the most patient and IN
A ssnt Sfudy. Emmy Destinn was one
he sreat Mozart singers who have
hoard in the county. and Frieda
mol is another one who has the
lists musical knowledge and vocal
70 sing Mozart's lovely music
"Cosi Fan Tutti'' company. which
HEADED by Miss Irene Wllliams:
flna donna soprano, is composed OF
ists of rank who have been mos.
ifully selected for their cAcellen'
les. musical ability and opera'ic 'A-
ence. The cast consists " Iv;rior,s
mora } sisters lrTIt -,
abella :....::,.' In'li"' "'''
pina, their waiting iIa iIiian 'pioimcr
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Aiioi'So' " pierre Remington
s;coi Director, Stuart Ross
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"a San Artonio Musical Club is in:
its friends 70 an unusual lecture
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