This thesis focuses on the personality of the character Despina, and the interpretation of two arias in Mozart's Cos? fan tutte.

The chapters introduce Mozart's life and the opera Cos? fan tutte, discuss the character Despina, and analyze musical forms in two arias of “In uomini, in soldati, sperare fedelt?遄 and “Una donna a quindici anni” respectively. The final concludes the vocal performance and interpretation.

W. A. Mozart 1756~1777

In uomini, in soldati

Una donna a quinici anni

from Cosi fan tutte

M. A. Cesti 1623~1669

Tu mancavi a tormentarmi

V. Bellini 1801~1835

Vaga luna inargenti

Ma rendi pur contento

R. Schumann 1810~1856

Widmung

Die soldatenbraut

H.Wolf 1890~1903

Verborgenheit

M. Ravel

Cinq Melodies Populaires Grecques

1.Chanson ge la mariee

2.La-bas, vers leglise

3.Quel gallant m’est comparable

4.Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques

5.Tout gai!

錢南章 曲

洛 夫 詞

雨中獨行

雲南民歌

姑娘生來愛唱歌

黃自 曲

龍七 詞

玫瑰三願

G. Verdi 1813~1901

Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici

from La traviata

C. V. Stanford 1852~1924

The Rain It Raineth Every Day

from The Clown"s Songs

H. Parry 1848~1918

My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird

from English Lyrics Set 10

E. Elgar 1857~1934

Where Corals Lie

from Sea Pictures

F.Lehar 1870~1948

Lippen schweigen

from Die LustigeWitwe

G. Puccini 1858~1924

O Soave Fanciulla

Quando men vo

from La Boh?嫥e