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Tag Archives: “Cosi Fan Tutte” literally “so do all of them” (women)

COSÌ TIMES HAD BY ALL

MOZART’S OPERA COSÌ FAN TUTTE HAS ENTERTAINED even with controversy of its title: The best English rendering is “Women Are Like That,” which has been interpreted as a misogynistic view … Continue reading

March 20, 2025 · Leave a comment

ETIMOLOGIA PER I NOSTRI TEMPI

A REPORT FROM coronavirus-stricken Northern Italy contains a plea to eschew the time-honored Italian tradition of furbizia, the artful evasion of government directives of everything from income tax to traffic … Continue reading

March 11, 2020 · Leave a comment