Cosi fan tutte

Hello all,

Mycroft has been off to the opera again.  This time it was to see Cosi fan tutte.  At the Sydney Opera House.  I have not seen this before and I have to say I was disappointed.  It did not seem to justify the rather sucking up calls of "Bravo" etc from what must have been an easy to please crowd.

According to the program blurb, the production is 'framed' by a wedding 'ritual'.  I have no idea what this is supposed to mean.  Usually, people refer to a wedding ceremony, not a 'ritual'. That makes it sound like some sort of sacrifice.  Nonsense.  As to framing the production, what this seemed to mean was that someone dressed as a bride and someone dressed as a groom had to sit on the left and right of the stage and watch the opera.  I'm not sure how they tolerate sitting through this boring, pretentious rubbish night after night.  They must need counselling.  My advice is that if you want to watch something for three and a half hours, try watching paint dry, it will be more exciting.