Finale of Act II

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Finale of Act II is the climactic closing ensemble of the second act of Mozart’s opera "Così fan tutte," where the emotional and dramatic tensions among the characters reach their peak.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act finale
musical number
opera ensemble
actNumber 2
associatedTheme deception
emotional confusion
fidelity and infidelity
cataloguedIn K. 588 (Così fan tutte) NERFINISHED
composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction climax of Act II
heightening of emotional tension
resolution of second‑act conflicts
featuresCharacter Despina NERFINISHED
Don Alfonso NERFINISHED
Dorabella NERFINISHED
Ferrando NERFINISHED
Fiordiligi NERFINISHED
Guglielmo NERFINISHED
genre opera buffa
language Italian
librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte NERFINISHED
narrativeRole brings masquerade plot to a crisis point
operaTitle Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti NERFINISHED
orchestration classical orchestra
partOf Così fan tutte NERFINISHED
period Classical era
positionInWork final number of Act II
premiereWorkPremiereDate 1790
premiereWorkPremierePlace Burgtheater, Vienna NERFINISHED
relatedWork Act I finale of Così fan tutte NERFINISHED
tonalFunction concluding section of Act II
vocalForces multiple solo voices and chorus
workContext Così fan tutte NERFINISHED
workTypeContext opera

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Così fan tutte hasNumber Finale of Act II