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The Royal Opera Costume Sale in South Wales

12 February 2025

The Royal Opera Costume Sale in South Wales

12 February 2025

The Royal Opera Costume Sale in South Wales

12 February 2025
Scenery Stores, Aberdare
Workshops and activities

The Royal Opera will be holding its first costume sale in Aberdare, South Wales, with thousands of items on offer from some of our most beloved shows.

A large room filled with long clothes rails. People walk between the rails looking at the clothes.

This event will take place at the RBO storage facility in Aberdare, South Wales. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. Tickets are for designated two-hour time slots. Please arrive at least 20 minutes before your selected time slot to account for queues.

Guidance
This event is open to those ages 16+
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Background

The Royal Ballet and Opera will be holding its first costume sale in South Wales, with thousands of items on offer from some of our most beloved shows.

 

The Royal Ballet and Opera costume sale will feature over 10,000 pieces from a range of operas including, MacbethCarmenThe Queen of SpadesGlorianaEugene OneginThe Tales of HoffmannThe Bartered Bride, Così Fan TutteLes HuguenotsSamson et DalilaLove and ViolenceThe Rake's ProgressLa bohème and Anna Nicole amongst many others.

 

There will be modern clothing, period costumes, fancy dress, hats, accessories, footwear, military costumes and everything in between – you may find an item with the name of a famous performer on the label.

 

We continue to work towards a zero waste goal and aim to make this sale as sustainable as possible. All unsold items will be offered to charities. All money raised will aid the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation.

 

 

Important information

  • This is a ticketed event with designated two-hour time slots for entry. Please arrive at least 20 minutes before your selected time slot to account for queues.
  • You must bring your own shopping bag.
  • We will only be accepting card payments, this event will be cashless. 
  • The pricing ranges from £1 to £200 and is indicated through coloured tags attached to each item. Signage throughout the building will indicate the price per colour category.
  • VAT receipts will available upon request and will be sent by email.

 

Address

Royal Opera House Scenery Stores

Aberaman Industrial Estate

Aberdare

Mid Glamorgan

South Wales

CF44 6DA

You can also use what3words to locate the Stores

 

Parking

Parking is available on the streets around the stores. We cannot guarantee that you will find an available space.

 

Cymraeg

Ar Chwefror y cyntaf 2025 bydd y Bale Frenhinol ac Opera yn cynnal ei arwerthiant gwisgoedd cyntaf yn Ne Cymru, gyda miloedd o eitemau ar gael o rai o’n sioeau mwyaf annwyl.

 

Bydd gwerthiant gwisgoedd y Bale Frenhinol ac Opera yn cynnwys dros 10,000 o ddarnau gan gynnwys eitemau o, MacbethCarmenThe Queen of SpadesGlorianaEugene OneginThe Tales of HoffmannThe Bartered BrideCosì Fan TutteLes HuguenotsSamson et DalilaLove and ViolenceThe Rake's ProgressLa bohème ac Anna Nicole ymhlith llawer o rai eraill.

 

Bydd ddillad modern, gwisgoedd cyfnod, gwisg ffansi, hetiau, ategolion, esgidiau, gwisgoedd milwrol a phopeth rhyngddynt ar gael – efallai y dewch o hyd i eitem gydag enw perfformiwr enwog ar y label.

 

Bydd y digwyddiad hwn yn cael ei gynnal yn uned storio golygfeydd yr RBO yn Aberdâr. Mae'r tocynnau am ddim, ond rhaid eu harchebu ymlaen llaw.

 

Rydym yn parhau i weithio tuag at dim gwastraff ac yn anelu at wneud y gwerthiant hwn mor gynaliadwy â phosibl. Bydd yr holl eitemau sydd heb eu gwerthu yn cael eu cynnig i elusennau lleol. A fydd yr holl arian a godir yn gymorth i Sefydliad Covent Garden y Tŷ Opera Brenhinol.

 

Adeiladwyd yr uned storio yn Aberdâr ym 1995, ac ariannwyd yn rhannol gan Awdurdod Datblygu Cymru. Yn wreiddiol roedd yn gyfleuster storio pedwar cilfach gyda chynhwysedd o 720 o leoliadau paled wedi’u gwneud yn arbennig. Ddefnyddir y llawr enfawr yn bennaf ar gyfer adeiladu set ac ati, yn ogystal a llwytho a dadlwytho i dros y byd i gyd. 

 

Yn fuan iawn roeddem yn llawn, a lluniwyd cynlluniau yn gyflym ar gyfer estyniad o 50%, a gynyddodd ein storfa i 6 bae gyda chynhwysedd newydd o 1080 o baletau.

Rydym yn storio tua 150 o Faledi ac 80 o Operâu yn Aberdâr.

 

 

Gwybodaeth bwysig

  • Mae hwn yn ddigwyddiad â thocynnau gyda slotiau amser penodedig o ddwy awr ar gyfer mynediad. Cyrhaeddwch o leiaf 20 munud cyn y slot amser a ddewiswyd gennych i gyfrif am giwiau.
  • Rhaid i chi ddod â'ch bag siopa eich hun.
  • Dim ond taliadau cerdyn y byddwn yn eu dderbyn, bydd y digwyddiad hwn yn ddi-arian.
  • Mae'r prisiau'n amrywio o £1 i £200 ac fe'i dangosir trwy dagiau lliw sydd ynghlwm wrth bob eitem. Bydd arwyddion ar draws yr adeilad yn nodi'r pris fesul categori lliw.
  • Bydd derbynebau TAW ar gael ar gais ac hanfonwyd trwy e-bost yn unig.

 

Cyfeiriad

Storfeydd Golygfeydd y Tŷ Opera Brenhinol

Stad Ddiwydiannol Aberaman

Aberdar

Morgannwg Ganol

De Cymru

CF44 6DA

Gallwch hefyd ddefnyddio what3words i ddod o hyd i'r Storfeydd

 

Parcio

Mae parcio ar gael ar y stryd o amgylch y ddiwydiant. Ni allwn warantu y byddwch yn ddod o hyd i le sydd ar gael.

Bydd parcio hygyrch cyfyngedig ar gael ar y safle.

   

Accessibility

The Royal Ballet and Opera costime sale takes place at the Royal Opera House storage facility in the Aberaman Industrial Estate in Aberdare, Glamorgan.

The building is one floor and there is step-free access across the site. There is an accessible bathroom.

We are expecting this event to be very busy which means it might be loud at times. The lighting is a mix of natural and artificial light and the flooring is hard and smooth. Because the event is held in a warehouse, it can be cold so we advise you take this into consideration when packing.

There will be staff available for assistance throughout the day.

A busy crowd is seated prior to a performance of Swan Lake at the Royal Opera House in the auditorium.

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. 

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