Così fan tutte

Così fan tutte returns to the London Coliseum from 6-21 February 2026.

Experience all the fun of the fair in Mozart and Da Ponte’s final comic masterpiece. Two young men are persuaded by a friend to test the virtue of their fiancées by means of a cruel deceit: they disguise themselves and then each attempts to seduce the other’s girlfriend. When the women succumb, virtue is crossed – perhaps even double-crossed. Love, lust and desire are played out in a world in which the boundaries between what is real and what is make-believe are blurred.

Against the pulse of Mozart’s sublime music, the characters in Così fan tutte act out a game of love which entangles them far more deeply than they could have thought, or perhaps would be willing to admit. Once the deceit is unmasked, can their lives really go on as before?

Così fan tutte was first performed at the London Coliseum in May 2014. Last staged in 2022 this opera is brought to life by the multi-award-winning director and Artistic Director of Improbable, Phelim McDermott together with set designer, Tom Pye. Conducting the Orchestra of ENO in London is Dinis Sousa, Principal Conductor of the Royal Northern Sinfonia.

Upcoming Performances

London Coliseum

6-21 February 2026

Press and Reviews

“A perfect introduction to opera” ★★★★★ - Broadway World

“great evening’s entertainment” ★★★★★ - Daily Express

“elegant and fleet” - The Stage