Spurred on by a bet, two young men hatch a plan to test the fidelity of their girlfriends. What followsis a slippery game of seduction and power, the four lovers plunging into a dizzying world of shiftingreality, where truth becomes increasingly unstable.

Così fan tutte has lost none of its sting since it first scandalised audiences in 1790. In her Main Stagedebut, Netia Jones, Associate Director of The Royal Opera, reimagines Mozart’s comedy of mannersthrough a sharp contemporary lens, where 18th-century romantic trickery meets deeply satiricalhigh-tech deceit. Taking on the roles of the lovers is an exciting young cast led by Louise Alder,Simone McIntosh, Mingjie Lei and Huw Montague Rendall, with Gerald Finley as their manipulativegame-master Don Alfonso and Emily Pogorelc as Despina. Thomas Hengelbrock conducts, bringingout the exquisite melodies that underpin the provocative, and resolutely modern, themes at theheart of the opera.