La finta giardiniera

Name: La finta giardiniera
Start: 2026-03-18 19:00:00
Location: Britten Theatre

Dates
18 March 2026, 7:00pm

Venue
Britten Theatre

Tickets
From £21.50 (incl ticket fee), Under 35 discount available

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Priority booking

RCM Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 28 January 2026. General booking opens for our opera on Wednesday 4 February 2026.

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18 March 2026, 7:00pm

Venue
Britten Theatre

Tickets
From £21.50 (incl ticket fee), Under 35 discount available

Priority booking

RCM Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 28 January 2026. General booking opens for our opera on Wednesday 4 February 2026.

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

Michael Rosewell conductor
Stephen Barlow director
Yannis Thavoris designer
Tim Mitchell lighting designer

Mozart La finta giardiniera K196

Composed when he was just 18 years old, Mozart's La finta giardiniera (The Pretend Gardener) plants seven characters searching for love amongst tangled vines of identities, jealousies and vendettas.

In this vibrant new production staged by Australian opera director Stephen Barlow, comedy blossoms in a garden that traverses four seasons and three centuries; passions burst, tempers wilt and harmony eventually flourishes.

Throughout, Mozart cultivates a musical landscape of playfulness and poignancy that displays the budding genius about to flower.

The RCM Opera Studio is supported by the Patrick & Helena Frost Foundation and Old Possum's Practical Trust

This event will go on sale from Wednesday 4 February, or Wednesday 28 January for those with priority booking (RCM Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above).

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