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Boa Constrictor Wins Met Opera Snake Auditions
Snakes auditioned at the Metropolitan Opera for Così fan tutte; a boa constrictor named Princess won the role with understudy Nala, chosen by performer Zoe Ziegfeld who handles the snake on stage. The production is staged as a 1950s Coney Island carnival with animal talent expert Nancy Novograd supplying the snakes for the auditions.
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About Così fan tutte
Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti, K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte who also wrote Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni.
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- 1790