After the success of last year’s in-house co-production with Opera Project, The Marriage of Figaro, we are delighted to welcome them back to Tobacco Factory Theatres this autumn with another sparkling Mozart comedy, Così fan tutte.
About Così fan tutte
A playful tale of love, loyalty and disguise, Così sees two young officers put their sweethearts’ faithfulness to the test… with unexpected results. Egged on by the cynical Don Alfonso and the spirited maid Despina, the pair assume new identities and attempt to seduce each other’s fiancées — setting in motion a riot of mistaken identities, romantic confusion and emotional chaos.
Packed with glorious music and razor-sharp wit, Così fan tutte is a bittersweet comedy of love’s contradictions and the games we play in its name. Sung in English by a superb cast and accompanied by the brilliant Opera Project Orchestra, this new production promises all the charm, warmth and energy audiences have come to expect from one of our most cherished collaborations.
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Meet the Cast
Galina Averina studied at the Royal College of Music after beginning her career as a soloist at Perm State Opera. Recent roles include a critically-acclaimed Magda La Rondine (Opera North), Rooker Giant (Linbury Theatre/ROH), Fiordiligi Così fan tutte (Würzburg Mozartfest/Les Talens Lyriques), Brigitta Iolanta (Bournemouth Symphony/Kirill Karabits), Stratonica La forza dell’amor paterno and Pasiphaë Raising Icarus (Barber Institute), Rosalinde Die Fledermaus, Mimi La bohème (Mid Wales Opera), Marzelline Fidelio (Garsington), Countess Le Nozze di Figaro and Alice Ford Falstaff (West Green House), and Tatyana Eugene Onegin and Adina L’elisir d’amore (Wild Arts). Previously for Opera Project / Tobacco Factory Theatres: Countess Almaviva The Marriage of Figaro.
Robyn Lyn Evans is mid Wales born and bred and lives in Machynlleth, Powys with his young family. He graduated from Trinity College Carmarthen where he was awarded the Stuart Burrows bursary and from the Royal College of Music, London. His singing career began in the Eisteddfod competitions of Wales and highlights include Llangollen International Young Singer of the Year, Osborne Roberts Memorial Prize and David Ellis Memorial Prize. Recent roles include Il Duca Rigoletto, Alfredo La Traviata, Canio Pagliacci and Don José Carmen for national and touring companies. He is often on Welsh radio and television as a performer and vocal commentator and has released two solo albums entitled ROBYN LYN…tenor and Robyn Lyn Evans Tenor Ah! mes amis. Previously for Opera Project / Tobacco Factory Theatres: Rodolfo La Boheme; Fenton Falstaff and Cavaradossi Tosca.
Australian mezzo-soprano Melissa Gregory studied at the RNCM and the Queensland Conservatorium. A former WNO Associate Artist, Melissa is current holder of the prestigious Lady Fairfax La Scala Opera Award and spent part of her 24/25 season at La Scala, Milan (where she covered both Meg Page Falstaff and Olga Eugene Onegin). Summer 2025 sees a return to Glyndebourne Festival Opera, as cover Varvara Kát’ya Kabanová. Her other stage roles include Cherubino Le nozze di Figaro, Der Komponist and Dryade Ariadne auf Naxos, Fox Cunning Little Vixen, Orlofsky Die Fledermaus, Third Lady The Magic Flute and Dido Dido & Aeneas.
Samuel Pantcheff is a graduate of the Opera Course at the Royal Academy of Music, a former Britten Pears Young Artist, and a former young artist and member of the solo ensemble at the Salzburger Landestheater. Appearances include Miles Anthropocene, Ibn Hakia Iolanta, Papageno Die Zauberflöte, Harlekin Ariadne auf Naxos, Joseph Pitt Angels in America (Salzburger Landestheater); Mann Zaïde/Adama (Theater Aachen); Baritone soloist What Dreams May Come (English Touring Opera); Prince Yamadori Madama Butterfly (CBSO, Diva Opera); Pulcino BambinO (Scottish Opera); Juan Juliana (Nova Music Opera); and Eight Songs for a Mad King (Grimeborn Festival, Saint Petersburg Philharmonia).
Spanish soprano Lorena Paz Nieto studied at the National Opera Studio, the RAM and the GSMD. Recent operatic roles include Norina Don Pasquale, Nanetta Falstaff and Susanna Le Nozze di Figaro (West Green House Opera), Clorinda La Cenerentola (Nevill Holt Opera), Olga Fedora and Bottle/Duchess Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (If Opera), Lisette La Rondine (West Green House Opera and If Opera), Hero Beatrice and Benedict (Mid Wales Opera), Maria Maria de Buenos Aires (Theater Lübeck), Despina Così fan tutte, Musetta La bohème, Marie La fille du Régiment, Berta and Rosina Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Ulster Touring Opera), Amore Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (The Grange Festival). Lorena recently released her first solo CD, Cantando a dos poetas, featuring contemporary songs by Spanish composers. Previously for Opera Project / Tobacco Factory Theatres: Susanna The Marriage of Figaro.
One time zoologist and National Otter Surveyor of England, Philip hung up his waders to study singing – first at the Birmingham Conservatoire and then at the Royal Northern College of Music. Philip’s recent operatic work has seen him perform principal roles for the Royal Opera House at The Globe, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, Polish National Opera and WNO. Other recent roles include Rambaldo La Rondine (Opera North and West Green House Opera), title role Rigoletto, Giorgio Germont La Traviata and Malatesta Don Pasquale (Diva Opera), Michele Il tabarro, Marcello La bohème, King Puss in Boots and Father Hansel and Gretel (Mid Wales Opera) and Giorgio in the Italian premier of Sondheim’s musical Passion. Previously for Opera Project / Tobacco Factory Theatres: Figaro The Barber of Seville, Count Almaviva The Marriage of Figaro.
Così fan tutte runs 8–18 October 2025.
Don’t miss this chance to see Mozart’s irresistible comedy brought vividly to life by an outstanding cast and the Opera Project Orchestra.
Tickets from £37. Book Now
Posted on 04 September 2025
