OPERA NIGHT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT

Kelli O'Hara and Christopher Maltman in Mozart's Così fan tutte. Photo by Paola Kudacki, Metropolitan Opera Image Name: Kelli O'Hara and Christopher Maltman in Mozart's Così fan tutte. Photo by Paola Kudacki, Metropolitan Opera

A winning cast comes together for Phelim McDermott’s clever vision of Mozart’s comedy about the sexes, set in a carnival-esque, funhouse environment inspired by 1950s Coney Island – complete with bearded ladies, fire eaters, and a Ferris wheel.  Manipulating the action is Christopher Maltman as Don Alfonso and the Despina of Tony Award-winner Kelli O’Hara, with Amanda Majeski, Serena Malfi, Ben Bliss, and Adam Plachetka as the pairs of young lovers who test each other’s faithfulness. David Robertson conducts.

RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 31st March, 7pm-10pm