Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte

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Fiordiligi in *Così fan tutte* is one of the opera’s two central sisters, a noblewoman whose struggle between steadfastness and temptation drives much of the work’s comic and emotional tension.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
noblewoman
opera character
soprano role
appearsIn Così fan tutte
Così fan tutte, K. 588
linked to: Così fan tutte
aria Come scoglio
Per pietà, ben mio, perdona
associatedTheme emotional conflict
fidelity
temptation
centralCharacterIn Così fan tutte
characterArc from rigid fidelity to conflicted surrender
comicFunction source of both high comedy and serious emotional tension
createdBy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
dramaticFunction embodiment of steadfastness and temptation in conflict
one of the two central sisters in the plot
duet Fra gli amplessi in pochi istanti
engagedTo Guglielmo
ensembleParticipation Soave sia il vento
È amore un ladroncello (scene context, not her aria)
firstPerformancePlaceOfWork Burgtheater, Vienna
firstPerformanceWork 1790
gender female
genreContext opera buffa
influencedBy Despina (through schemes and disguises)
languageOfWork Italian
librettoBy Lorenzo Da Ponte
librettoLanguage Italian
musicalCharacteristic requires agility and dramatic power
wide vocal range demands
nationalityInStory Bolognese
notableCharacteristic eventual yielding to romantic temptation
initially strong insistence on constancy
notableFor one of Mozart’s most demanding soprano roles
pairedWith Guglielmo in the lovers’ exchange experiment
performedBy operatic sopranos worldwide
relationshipWith Ferrando (as would‑be seducer in disguise)
settingOfStory Naples
sisterOf Dorabella
socialStatus noblewoman from Ferrara
testedBy Don Alfonso
timePeriodOfCreation Classical era
voiceType soprano
workComposer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
workLibrettist Lorenzo Da Ponte
workTitleContext Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti
linked to: Così fan tutte

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Kiri Te Kanawa notableRole Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte
Magdalena Kožená notableRole Dorabella in Mozart's "Così fan tutte"
linked to: Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte
Christa Ludwig notableRole Dorabella in Mozart's "Così fan tutte"
linked to: Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte
Kiri Te Kanawa notableRole Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte
subject linked to: Kiri
Isobel Buchanan notableRole Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte