RCM Opera: Mozart's La finta giardiniera
16 March 2026 - 21 March 2026
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 and Helena Frost Foundation and Old Possum’s Practical Trust.
Events
16 March 2026, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
Seven characters search for love amongst tangled vines of identities, jealousies and vendettas, in a vibrant new production staged by Australian opera director Stephen Barlow.
18 March 2026, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
Seven characters search for love amongst tangled vines of identities, jealousies and vendettas, in a vibrant new production staged by Australian opera director Stephen Barlow.
20 March 2026, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
Seven characters search for love amongst tangled vines of identities, jealousies and vendettas, in a vibrant new production staged by Australian opera director Stephen Barlow.
21 March 2026, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
Seven characters search for love amongst tangled vines of identities, jealousies and vendettas, in a vibrant new production staged by Australian opera director Stephen Barlow.
Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS
United Kingdom
Registered charity No. 309268
