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 NERFINISHED
Così fan tutte, K. 588 NERFINISHED
aria Come scoglio NERFINISHED
Per pietà, ben mio, perdona
associatedTheme emotional conflict
fidelity
temptation
centralCharacterIn Così fan tutte NERFINISHED
characterArc from rigid fidelity to conflicted surrender
comicFunction source of both high comedy and serious emotional tension
createdBy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
ensembleParticipation Soave sia il vento NERFINISHED
È amore un ladroncello (scene context, not her aria)
firstPerformancePlaceOfWork Burgtheater, Vienna NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceWork 1790
gender female
genreContext opera buffa
influencedBy Despina (through schemes and disguises)
languageOfWork Italian
librettoBy Lorenzo Da Ponte NERFINISHED
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) NERFINISHED
settingOfStory Naples NERFINISHED
sisterOf Dorabella NERFINISHED
socialStatus noblewoman from Ferrara
testedBy Don Alfonso NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfCreation Classical era
voiceType soprano
workComposer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED
workLibrettist Lorenzo Da Ponte NERFINISHED
workTitleContext Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti NERFINISHED

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Kiri Te Kanawa notableRole Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte