K-State opera theater presents Mozart classic 'Cosi Fan Tutte'

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Thursday, February 22, 2007

K-STATE OPERA THEATER PRESENTS MOZART CLASSIC 'COSI FAN TUTTE'

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University Opera Theater will present the Mozart classic "Cosi Fan Tutte" at 8 p.m. March 1-3 in McCain Auditorium.

In this comedic tale, a graying bachelor, Don Alfonzo, makes a wager with two young officers regarding the trustworthiness of women. Alfonzo sets out to prove that all women, including the officers' sweethearts, are susceptible to waywardness. Through a series of hilarious attempts, Alfonzo does his best to expose signs of infidelity in the officers' chaste and devoted ladies -- causing quite a stir in the process.

"Cosi is very funny," said Marci Maullar, associate professor of speech communication, theater and dance at K-State. "I would encourage those who have little or no background in opera to attend. It's a great introduction to the opera and to Mozart."

The opera is produced by K-State Theater and the department of music and will be directed by Reginald Pittman, associate professor of music at K-State.

Tickets are $8 for K-State students, $11 for military and $13 for the general public. To order tickets, call or visit the McCain box office from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at 785-532-6428 or online at http://www.k-state.edu/mccain/

Tickets are also available from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the K-State Student Union Little Theatre box office.

Students involved in "Cosi Fan Tutte " and their roles include:

Sarah Priest, senior in music education, Emporia, chorus; Amanda Jolly, senior in music education, Goodland, chorus; Bryan Pinkall, senior in music, Great Bend, chorus; Cathy Dowling, senior in music education, Hays, Fiordiligi; Laura Lindsay, freshman in theater, Hillsboro, assistant stage manager.

From Greater Kansas City: Kristin Vanlerberg, senior in music education, Olathe, chorus; and Cassie Freyermuth, senior in applied music, Despina, and Jessie Freyermuth, junior in music, chorus, both of Shawnee.

Leonard "Jay" Peters, senior in applied music, Don Alfonso, and Austin Short, senior in applied music, Ferrando, both of Manhattan; and Tomas Lambotte, sophomore in music, Morrill, chorus.

Anthony Francisco, senior in music education, Parsons, Guglielmo; Janie Anthony, senior in music education, Sterling, Dorabella; and Amy Beth Schrage, graduate student in speech, Wichita, stage manager.

From out-of-state: Samuel Brinton, sophomore in mechanical engineering, Perry, Iowa, chorus; and Bryce Bartu, freshman in music, Grand Island, Neb., chorus.