Name: Così fan tutte
Start: 2025-06-06T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-06-12T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Nevill Holt Festival

What's On

Join us in the beautiful setting of Nevill Holt Festival for a fresh take on love, deception & disguise with Così fan tutte.

The centrepiece for this year’s festival, this visually stunning new production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte from Opera North brings you a world where nothing is quite as it seems. Love, loyalty, and control are put to the test. Directed by Cecilia Stinton, this reimagined classic explores shifting perspectives and hidden truths — leaving us questioning: Who’s really in control? Who’s watching whom?

This opera will be sung in English and feature English surtitles.

Così fan tutte is a co-production between Opera North and Nevill Holt Festival

This event finished on Thursday 12 June 2025

Location: Theatre

Duration: 2hrs 45 run time, plus 1.5hrs interval. (4hours 15 mins approx)

More About This Event

HOW TO BOOK

To book your tickets online, use the calendar below to select the required date and time.
To book on the phone, call us on 01858 437 451.

To book via email, please contact [email protected].

Pre-Opera Talks (hosted in the Chapel)
Behind the Curtain: The Making of Così – A Conversation Between Director Cecilia Stinton and General Director of Opera North Laura Canning
Friday 6th June 4:00pm

From Score to Stage: Mastering Your Role with David Cowan, Head of Music at Opera North
Saturday 7th June 4:00pm

The Art of Conducting Opera: Opera North General Director Laura Canning in Conversation with Conductor and Music Director Garry Walker
Sunday 8th June 2:00pm

Bringing Opera to Life: The Journey from First Idea to Opening Night with Isla Mundell-Perkins, Director of Artistic Administration Opera North
Tuesday 10th June 4:00pm

Behind the Curtain: The Making of Così – A Conversation Between Assistant Director Keiko Sumida and Isla Mundell Perkins, Director of Artistic Administration Opera North
Wednesday 11th June 4:00pm

Voices of the Chorus: Life as a Professional Opera Singer – Isla Mundell-Perkins Interviews Members of the Opera North Chorus
Thursday 12th June 4:00pm

All Pre-Opera talks are free to attend on a first come, first served basis.

Chris Hopkins

Conductor

Cecilia Stinton

Direction

George Leigh

Designer

Mike Lock

Lighting Designer

Charlie Drummond

FIORDILIGI (7, 10, 12 June)

Ella Taylor

FIORDILIGI (6, 8, 11 June)

Siân Griffiths

DORABELLA (7, 10, 12 June)

Heather Lowe

DORABELLA (6, 8, 11 June)

Stuart Jackson

FERRANDO (7, 10, 12 June)

Egor Zhuravskii

FERRANDO (6, 8, 11 June)

Andrew Randall

GUGLIELMO (7, 10, 12 June)

Seán Boylan

GUGLIELMO (6, 8, 11 June)

Gillene Butterfield

DESPINA (7, 10, 12 June)

Claire Lees

DESPINA (6, 8, 11 June)

William Dazeley

DON ALFONSO

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

So much more than just the opera, this year’s Nevill Holt Festival brings you a host of theatre, music, art, culture and food, all set amongst the idyllic Leicestershire Countryside.

When the cunning Don Alfonso challenges two young couples to test their love, a whirlwind of mischief, disguises, and seduction ensues. Can love withstand temptation, or will the bet prove that faithfulness is just an illusion?

Under the baton of Chris Hopkins, this production brings Mozart’s exquisite score to life, featuring a stellar cast.

Opera North is a national opera company based in Leeds and a leading UK arts organisation. Rooted in the North of England, international in outlook, we believe opera, music and live performance is for everyone.

Our aim is to make bold, innovative, inspiring work and share it in new ways. Our award-winning productions tour to theatre stages and concert halls throughout the North and beyond. Alongside this, we curate an ambitious artistic programme in the Howard Assembly Room and a concert season with the full-time Orchestra of Opera North.

This production of Così fan tutte will be sung in English.

Nevill Holt Festival

The festival will continue to present a varied and rich programme of events in addition to opera that includes a wide range of talks and ‘in conversation’ events on visual art, culture, history, politics, wellbeing, sport and design as well as jazz, classical and world music performances, family events and comedy. See the full programme here.

With panoramic views that look out over three counties, performance venues include the estate’s medieval chapel and award-winning theatre, with idyllic gardens designed by Chelsea gold medal winner, Rupert Golby. Festival-goers can enjoy outstanding pieces of modern British sculpture throughout the gardens, including works by Antony Gormley, Rachel Whiteread, Allen Jones and Marc Quinn

Opera North's and Nevill Holt's Così fan tutte