Prenderò quel brunettino -- Beaumont/Matthews -- Così

Amsterdam, Muziektheater, December 2006. Maité Beaumont (Dorabella) and Sally Matthews (Fiordiligi) are on the verge of deciding to fall for the strangers and discuss who'll take who. From "Così fan tutte" by W.A. Mozart.
Stage direction: Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito
Musical direction: Ingo Metzmacher
Registration by NPS, Dutch television
DORABELLA
Prenderò quel brunettino,
Che più lepido mi par.
FIORDILIGI
Ed intanto io col biondino
Vo' un po' ridere e burlar.
DORABELLA
Scherzosetta ai dolci detti
Io di quel risponderò.
FIORDILIGI
Sospirando i sospiretti
Io dell'altro imiterò.
DORABELLA
Mi dirà: «Ben mio, mi moro».
FIORDILIGI
Mi dirà: «Mio bel tesoro».
FIORDILIGI E DORABELLA
Ed intanto che diletto,
Che spassetto io proverò!

[@TheTympanist]

Sally is adorable

[@swanningaround]

Matthews has an incredible voice! She looks good too, and if anything has an understated image, which is just great to my mind. I think she has a similar voice to Kiri's. I hope that at last we have a great soprano for the 21st Century. Sally, you have made my day!

[@miremystic]

Beaumont is a fantastic mezzo!

[@michelleerin5664]

Wish they were wearing a bit more clothes. They do a wonderful job singing and acting!