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Main Stage
Opera and music

Carmen

9 April - 3 July 2025

The untamable heroine of Bizet’s ever-popular opera returns.

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Main Stage
Opera and music

Il trovatore

8 - 19 July 2025

Verdi’s opera of obsession and superstition returns to the Royal Opera House.

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Main Stage
Ballet and dance

Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works

9 - 27 May 2025

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works.

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Main Stage
Opera and music

Faust

23 May - 10 June 2025

A deal with the devil. What could go wrong?

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Main Stage
Ballet and dance

Onegin

29 May - 12 June 2025

A bittersweet ballet of first love and regret.

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Main Stage
Opera and music

Semele

30 June - 18 July 2025

Experience Handel’s opera of desire and destruction in a darkly satirical new staging.

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Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

Next Generation Festival 2025

A showcase of emerging young dancers.

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Announcing the 2025/26 Season

Today, the Royal Ballet and Opera launches its 2025/26 Season, unveiling an unforgettable programme of new commissions, world premieres and much-loved revivals alongside the first annual festival connecting the worlds of opera and technology. 

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In Cinemas

A character in Oriental costume holds a lit lantern with their back to the audience, light flows through a window

Opera and music

Live in Cinemas: Turandot

Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor.

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A naked man lies on a dark forest floor impaled by a large sword as the viewer watches from a hollowed tree.

Opera and music

Live in Cinemas: Die Walküre

Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle.

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Ballet and dance

Live in Cinemas: Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works.

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A view of the whole stage set for The Metropolitan Opera's production of THe Barber of Seville. Six performers stand at the front of the stage in 18th Century costume. At the back of the stage rows of soldiers are positioned. The stage is set with trees, open doorways and a staircase.

Opera and music

The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Be transported to the sun-drenched streets of 18-century Seville in Bartlett Sher’s witty production of Rossini’s opera on the big screen.

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Opera and music

Das Rheingold (2023)

Coming soon to RBO Stream. Director Barrie Kosky joins forces with conductor Antonio Pappano in a bold new imagining of the first chapter of Wagner's Ring cycle.

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Ballet and dance

Manon (2024)

Torn between her desire of a life of splendour and riches and her devotion to her true love Des Grieux, the feckless and capricious Manon pays the ultimate price.

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Ballet and dance

Alice Pennefather: Dreams of Giverny

A modern day ghost story told through the art of classical ballet.

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Ballet and dance

Romeo and Juliet: The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal

Petroc Trelawny is joined in conversation by Deborah MacMillan, Donald MacLeary and Laura Morera as dancers of The Royal Ballet rehearse Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet.

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Ballet and dance

Spotlight on... Francesca Hayward

Francesca Hayward discusses highlights from her incredible career with The Royal Ballet.

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Royal Ballet and Opera Shop

Looking for the perfect gift for an opera or ballet lover? Explore our collections inspired by our art and artists, including prints, clothes and homeware online or in-store today.

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Other events

Royal Opera House
Tours

Behind the Scenes Tour

2 April - 30 May 2025

Take a look in the areas that are normally off-limits to the public, including rehearsal studios, costumes and production workshops.

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Jukebox for Meet the Young Artists Week 2018, The Crush Room © 2018 ROH. Photographed by Roger Way

Royal Opera House
Workshops and activities
Opera and music

Recitals at Lunch

7 April - 14 July 2025

Experience an exciting programme of music in the opulent setting of the historic Royal Opera House Crush Room.

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Paul Hamlyn Hall
Opera and music

Live at Lunch

4 April - 13 June 2025

Free performances featuring Royal Ballet and Opera and guest artists. Admittance subject to capacity.

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Royal Opera House
Tours

Sip and sketch: Costume design Tour

13 April 2025

Peek inside our costume workroom and witness where designs come to life. Then, relax with a Bellini in our bar while trying your hand at sketching your own designs.

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Royal Opera House
Workshops and activities
Ballet and dance

Family Sundays

27 April - 6 July 2025

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Royal Opera House
Tours

HerStory of the Royal Opera House

19 - 26 April 2025

Immerse yourself in the history and stories of the Royal Opera House through the experiences of the incredible women who made it.

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