Fiordiligi

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Fiordiligi is one of the two noble sisters at the center of Mozart and Da Ponte’s opera "Così fan tutte," known for her initially steadfast but ultimately wavering fidelity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
soprano role
appearsIn Così fan tutte NERFINISHED
aria Come scoglio
Per pietà, ben mio, perdona
associatedWithTheme constancy
fidelity
temptation
betrothedTo Guglielmo NERFINISHED
characterArcTheme conflict between ideal and human weakness
characterTrait initially steadfast
morally conflicted
ultimately yielding to temptation
creator Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED
disguisedSuitorInPlot Ferrando (under Albanian disguise) NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction central figure in the lovers’ fidelity experiment
tests ideals of female constancy
ensembleNumber Soave sia il vento NERFINISHED
È amore un ladroncello (contextual ensemble scenes) NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceLocationOpera Burgtheater, Vienna GENERATED
firstPerformanceOpera 1790
frequentCasting lyric-dramatic soprano
librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte NERFINISHED
moralArc from rigid constancy to self-aware fallibility
narrativeRole one of the two central sisters
nationalityInOpera Bolognese
notablePerformanceTradition demanding coloratura passages
operaBy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED
operaCatalogueNumber K. 588 (Così fan tutte) NERFINISHED
operaEnglishTitle Thus Do They All, or The School for Lovers GENERATED
operaGenreContext dramma giocoso
operaLanguage Italian
operaLibrettoBy Lorenzo Da Ponte GENERATED
operaStructureContext major role across all three acts GENERATED
operaTitleTranslation Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti NERFINISHED
pairedWith Guglielmo (original fiancé) NERFINISHED
relationshipDynamic sisterly contrast with Dorabella
settingOfOpera Naples NERFINISHED
sibling Dorabella NERFINISHED
socialStatus noblewoman
temptedBy Ferrando NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfOperaSetting 18th century
vocalDemand dramatic and lyrical expression
wide vocal range
voiceType soprano
workForm role in a three-act opera

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