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[ The first book of the words, "Cosi fan Tutte, osia la Scuola degli Amanti. Dramma giocoso in due atti, da rappresentarsi nel Teatro di Corte l' anno 1790," was shown to me by Sonnleithner.]
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[ In the original recitative (Act I., sc. 9), Trieste was written, and altered into Naples; Venezia is in the printed score.]
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[ The words with which Don Alfonso begins the second terzet— "È la fede delle femine Come l' Araba fenice: Che vi sia, ciascun lo dice Dove sia, nessun lo sà"—are borrowed from Metastasio's "Demetrio" (Act II., sc. 3), and were composed by himself as a canon (where it runs, "La fede degli amanti, &c.). It is therefore an old familiar song that Alfonso sings to them.]
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[ According to the original score the march is first played by the orchestra alone, piano at the beginning, and crescendo from the second part; at the repetition the chorus joins in forte.]
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[ This scene was originally introduced by a Cavatina for Despina; after the recitative is written, Dopo la cavatina di' Despina. Mozart afterwards crossed out these words, probably because a better place was found for Despina's air.]