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March 6-12, 2003 artpicks Cose Fan TutteEven though the music is Mozart at his most enchanting, Beethoven (and pretty much the whole 19th century) was scandalized by Così Fan Tutte; for starters, the title means "They All Do it," the "they" meaning women, and even these days that might not get NEA funding. But since the 1950s this Naples-set opera has soared in popularity with audiences ready to see what can be a funny but pretty frank exploration of what men and women in "loving" relationships will put each other though. On a bet, two guys disguise themselves as "wild and crazy" Albanians and try to seduce one another's fiancées. If this sounds like a Cameron Diaz/Sandra Bullock vehicle, so be it: Where do you think romantic comedies come from? The Opera Company of Philadelphia's Cosi, created by an Italian production team (with lighting by the OCP's Andrew Billiau), offers a world-class cast of audience favorites (Mary Dunleavy, Ruxandra Donose, William Burden, Nathan Gunn, David Pittsinger) who can hold their own in the camera-ready department. After winning recording gigs in Europe, Academy of Vocal Arts graduate Latonia Moore makes her OCP debut as the saucily inventive maid Despina.
Così Fan Tutte, March 7-23, $5-$150, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Academy of Music, Broad and Locust sts., 215-893-1999. 
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