Mozart and Da Ponte use the theme of "fiancée swapping", which dates back to the 13th century; notable earlier versions are found in Boccaccio's Decameron and Shakespeare's play Cymbeline. Elements from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shre...
Mozarts „Così fan tutte“ mit The Monteverdi Choir und The English Baroque Soloists unter der Leitung von John Eliot Gardiner im Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, im Jahr 1992.