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  • Venue Royal Opera House, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 10 July 2024
  • Running time 3 hours 15 minutes (including 1 interval)
  • Age guidelines Under 5 years old will not be admitted. Children over five must have their own ticket and sit next to an accompanying adult.

Experience Così Fan Tutte this Summer as it returns to The Royal Opera House in a glamorous and witty production by Jan Philipp Gloger.

Two confident young men make a bet to prove the fidelity of their girlfriends. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty, it turns out, as before long, the onstage drama descends into real life tragedy.

Since Mozart’s comedy first scandalised audiences in 1790, Così fan tutte has lost none of its sting. ‘All women do it,’ alleges the master manipulator Don Alfonso. Make up your own mind and revel in this fabulous production, conducted by Alexander Soddy and featuring a stellar cast.

Così fan tutte runs from 26 June 2024 to 10 July 2024 at the Royal Opera House London.

Ferrando and Guglielmo are convinced that their girlfriends Dorabella and Fiordiligi would never be unfaithful. Their friend Don Alfonso doubts this and persuades the men to try an experiment. Ferrando and Guglielmo must pretend to have been called away to war; they will then return in disguise and attempt to seduce their former girlfriends. If they don’t succeed within 24 hours, Alfonso will pay them a large sum of money.

To begin with, all appears to go well: Fiordiligi and Dorabella spurn their ‘suitors’ and the men eagerly anticipate their winnings. But as Alfonso and his assistant Despina step up the pressure and the men try to woo each other’s girlfriend, things get more complicated. Are the girls as loyal as the men thought? Are any of them the people they thought they were?

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Stars and Creatives

Who are the creative team of Così fan tutte?

Company: The Royal Opera

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte

Directed by Jan Philipp Gloger, with set design by Ben Baur, costume design by Karin Jud, lighting design by Bernd Purkrabek and dramaturg by Katharina John.

Venue Information

Royal Opera House , Bow Street, London, WC2E 9DD

Nearest Tube or Train: Covent Garden (Piccadilly line), Leicester Square (Piccadilly line, Northern line)

Nearest Buses: 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 26, 68, 76, 77a, 91, 168, 171, 176, 188, 501(southbound only), 505, 521, X68 all go to the Aldwych.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Così fan tutte is playing at the Royal Opera House in London
The running time of Così fan tutte is 3 hours 15 minutes (including 1 interval)
The age recommendations for Così fan tutte are: Under 5 years old will not be admitted. Children over five must have their own ticket and sit next to an accompanying adult.
Yes, Così fan tutte has matinee performances on the following days:
No, sorry, Così fan tutte has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.

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