The title of Mozart’s opera Così fan tutte (“How all women act”) has an eerie resonance in today’s online attacks on women and the ensuing hashtag opposition campaign. Is the opera a man’s indictment of women’s weakness? Or does Mozart use the comedy to strike a blow for gender equality?

Padmore will coach four students from the Maryland Opera Studio in UMD’s School of Music, followed by a Q&A for audience members.