It's time to be thinking again in a big way about our final Figaro performance coming up next week (Thursday 7 October, at 7pm) at St John's Smith Square, London. More rehearsals of course, and gathering of props and troops - plenty to keep us out of mischief. But before reporting on that, here are some delightful photographs of the three 'goddesses' in Arne's brilliant Judgment of Paris, an operatic gem which should be as popular (though somewhat different!) as Dido and Aeneas. The photographs are from our performance a week ago at an utterly wonderful country-house party in Hampshire where we were looked after and appreciated with great care. Demonstrating a full air safety drill are Joana Seara (our Cherubino in Figaro) as Juno, Serena Kay as Pallas (appropriately the "Virgin Goddess" according to William Congreve's libretto), and Ilona Domnich as the victorious Venus. Flying will never be the same!