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Gala

14 May 2026

Gala

14 May 2026

Gala

14 May 2026
Main Stage
Ballet and dance
Opera and music

The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera join forces in a glittering night of music and dance.

A view across the Main Stage auditorium of The Royal Opera House during a busy performance. The auditorium is dark but several bright white light cones stream across the audience from different parts of the theatre.  
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Jakub Hrůša and Koen Kessels conduct the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, and the Royal Opera Chorus, in a showcase of the finest artists of The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.

Running time
More information available soon
Guidance
Suitable for all, subject to House rules
Language
Sung in multiple languages with English surtitles. Captions and translations in English will be displayed on screens above the stage and around the auditorium.
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Generous philanthropic support from

Lord and Lady Laidlaw

Background

The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera come together with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Royal Opera Chorus in a special gala evening of music and dance. More information about this exciting and rare collaboration between our two resident Companies will be announced.

Access

There is lift access and step-free routes to over 100 seats in the Stalls Circle, Balcony and Amphitheatre. There are 10 steps or fewer to some seats in the Stalls Circle, Balcony, Amphitheatre and the Donald Gordon Grand Tier. All seats in the Orchestra stalls are accessed by 9 steps or more. A handheld bell is rung by Front of House staff to signal guests to take their seats before a performance. The bell is loud and can be startling. The bell is rung approximately ten minutes before the show starts and at each interval.  

We have an assistive listening system available to use.

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See our Accessibility page for more information on access at the Royal Opera House.

Donate

The Royal Ballet and Opera is a charity and relies on your support. No matter the size, every gift is critical to our work and helps us to secure the future of ballet and opera.  

Your donation will enable us to keep extraordinary work on our stages, inspire the next generation and support the Royal Ballet and Opera's community of artists, technicians and craftspeople. 

For people, not profit. Making world class ballet and opera for everyone.

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