Elsa Dreisig sings “Come scoglio immoto resta“ – Mozart: Così fan tutte (Salzburg Festival ’20)

In a production so highly acclaimed that it was brought back for a second consecutive year, this Summer 2020 production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte premiered as part of the festival’s 100th anniversary celebrations and was entirely conceived under pandemic conditions. Discover it here on DVD: Created in a matter of weeks by a team led by award-winning stage director Christoph Loy and conductor Joana Malwitz, it was hailed by the German newspaper Die Welt as “The best Mozart at Salzburg for decades.” The three female singers in the cast are all closely linked with the Erato label – soprano Elsa Dreisig and mezzo-sopranos Marianne Crebassa and Lea Desandre. They are joined by tenor Bogdan Volkov and baritones Andrè Schuen and Johannes Martin Kränzle in an ensemble that was praised for its balance, harmony, and dramatic credibility. “We are delighted,” says the Salzburg Festival’s artistic director Markus Hinterhäuser, “that this production – which allo