Which of the following is NOT a Da Ponte collaboration with Mozart?

• A. Le nozze de Figaro
• B. Don Giovanni
• C. Così fan tutte
• D. The Clemency of Titus

Answer: (D)

The question tests knowledge of Mozart’s librettists, specifically which operas were written with Lorenzo Da Ponte. Da Ponte collaborated with Mozart on three famous works—Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte—known for sharp wit, social nuance, and vivid character interaction. The Clemency of Titus, however, uses a libretto by Caterino Mazzolà (drawing on Metastasio), not Da Ponte, so it is not part of Mozart’s Da Ponte collaborations. That’s why this is the correct choice: it’s the Mozart work not authored by Da Ponte. The other three fit the Da Ponte partnership I just described.