Opera: Catherine, ou La belle fermière
30/05/2026, 6:00 pm
Immensely popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Catherine, ou La belle fermière is a comic French opera that tells a tale of mistaken identity. The beautiful farmer, Catherine, escapes to the French Alps, leaving behind her previous life as an abused wife. The libertine Fierval vies for her love, but it is ultimately the lord disguised as a peasant, Lussan, who wins the farmer’s hand in marriage.
Join us for a staged reading of this (proto)feminist tale, celebrating one of France’s most illustrious woman composers of all time. The event will be followed by a talkback featuring the production’s co-directors, Caroline Gleason-Mercier and Sophia Sakellaridis Mangoura.
Free admission.
Saturday 30 May, 6:00 PM
Royal Academy of Music | London
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Catherine | Caroline Gleason-Mercier
Fanchette | Matthew Rauch
Elise | Ismenia Mendes
La Marquise | Christian Coulson
Lussan | Sarin Monae West
Henri | Merritt Janson
Fierval | Merritt Janson
Monsieur Boniface | Merritt Janson
PRODUCTION
Music Director | Panaretos Kyriatzidis
Co-Producer | Caroline Gleason-Mercier
Co-Producer | Sophia Sakellaridis Mangoura
Supported by the United Grand Lodge of England in recognition of the strong connection between Freemasonry and Enlightenment values.
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