WHAT'S ON AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, LONDON
What's On at the Royal Opera House, London
Most Popular Shows and Events at Royal Opera House, London
Royal Opera House Family Sundays
Royal Opera House
Sun 18 May - Sun 6 Jul 2025
Royal Opera House Behind the Scenes Tour
Royal Opera House
Tue 29 Apr - Mon 30 Jun 2025
Royal Opera House Family Sundays
Royal Opera House
Sun 18 May - Sun 6 Jul 2025
Royal Opera House Behind the Scenes Tour
Royal Opera House
Tue 29 Apr - Mon 30 Jun 2025
What's On at the Royal Opera House, London
Jakub Hrůša and Friends in Concert
Main Stage
Saturday 20 September 2025
Join the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House as they perform Bartok's Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin and The Spectre's Bride by Dvorak, where they are joined by soloists and the Royal Opera Chorus. New Music Director of The Royal Ope...The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal - La fille mal gardée
Royal Opera House, London
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Watch The Royal Ballet dancers and coaches in rehearsal as they prepare for La fille mal gard?e on the Main Stage. ...Like Water for Chocolate
Royal Opera House, London
Wednesday 1 - Friday 24 October 2025
Passion, mystery and magic combine as potent ingredients in this ballet by Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon, inspired by author Laura Esquivel?s modern Mexican classic Like Water for Chocolate. ...Giustino
Royal Opera House, London
Tuesday 7 - Saturday 18 October 2025
Handel?s fantastical opera comes to life in this new production, directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins and conducted by La Nuova Musica?s Musical Director, David Bates. ...The Magic Flute
Royal Opera House, London
Friday 10 October - Monday 3 November 2025
Mozart?s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar?s enchanting production, conducted by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut, and Finnegan Downie Dear. ...Insights: The Makropulos Case
Royal Opera House, London
Thursday 16 October 2025
In its first-ever staging at The Royal Opera House, Jan??ek?s The Makropulos Case is reimagined through a contemporary lens by Katie Mitchell. Join?cast and creatives as they discuss the processes and inspirations behind this new production...Meet the Jette Parker Artists: Jukebox 2025
Royal Opera House, London
Thursday 16 October 2025
Hear the newest crop of exciting talent and returning artists in a special afternoon event and evening concert.? ...La Fille mal gardée
Royal Opera House, London
Saturday 18 October 2025 - Tuesday 9 June 2026
Escape to the countryside with Frederick Ashton?s ballet about a capricious girl who hopes to marry her love. Brimming with humour and choreographic invention, La Fille mal gard?e is the perfect ballet for all the family.? ...Little Red Riding Hood
Royal Opera House, London
Thursday 23 - Saturday 25 October 2025
Join Little Red on her adventure as she makes friends and discovers the importance of kindness. ...Insights: Joburg Ballet
Royal Opera House, London
Monday 27 October 2025
As Joburg Ballet prepare for their production Communion of Light in the Linbury Theatre, cast and creatives comes together to explore themes and inspirations behind this production. ...The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal - Perspectives
Royal Opera House, London
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Watch The Royal Ballet dancers and coaches in rehearsal as they prepare for Perspectives on the Main Stage. ...Royal Opera - The Makropulos Case
Main Stage
Tuesday 4 - Friday 21 November 2025
Acclaimed director Katie Mitchell stages a new production of Janacek's haunting and enigmatic opera The Makropulos Case, which puts the human soul on the stand. In its first-ever staging with The Royal Opera, Janacek's haunting and enigmat...The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal - The Nutcracker
Royal Opera House, London
Wednesday 12 November 2025
Watch The Royal Ballet dancers and coaches in rehearsal as they prepare for The Nutcracker on the Main Stage. ...Perspectives: Balanchine Marston and Peck
Royal Opera House, London
Friday 14 November - Tuesday 2 December 2025
Revel in the poetry of movement with George Balanchine?s Serenade, the world premiere of a new ballet by Cathy Marston and Justin Peck?s Everywhere We Go, the first of the American choreographer?s works to be performed by The Royal Ballet.?...Insights: Ariodante
Royal Opera House, London
Thursday 20 November 2025
As Jetske Mijnssen?s new production of Handel's?Ariodante prepares for the stage, cast and creatives come together in this exclusive Insight to explore the composer's rich and thrilling?opera.? ...
Royal Ballet - The Nutcracker
Main Stage
Saturday 22 November 2025 - Monday 5 January 2026
Light up your Christmas with Peter Wright's enchanting production of The Nutcracker. Peter Wright's production of The Nutcracker has been enchanting children and adults alike since its first performance by The Royal Ballet in 1984. Julia...Last Days
Royal Opera House, London
Friday 5 December 2025 - Saturday 3 January 2026
The critically acclaimed operatic adaptation of Gus Van Sant?s film Last Days returns. ...Insights: Last Days
Royal Opera House, London
Monday 8 December 2025
Composer Oliver Leith and librettist/co-director Matt Copson reflect on their opera?Last Days, based on Gus Van Sant's 2005 film. ...Ariodante
Royal Opera House, London
Tuesday 9 - Sunday 21 December 2025
Ariodante?s perfect life comes crumbling down around him when his fianc?e, Ginevra, is accused of infidelity. With the evidence stacked against her, can Ginevra clear her name? And can harmony be restored? Dutch director Jetske Mijnssen mak...Royal Opera - Turandot
Main Stage
Monday 15 December 2025 - Wednesday 4 February 2026
Puccini's captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor. Featuring the ever-popular 'Nessun dorma', this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production by Royal Opera. Drawing on Chinese and I...La traviata
Royal Opera House, London
Thursday 8 January - Tuesday 17 February 2026
Heart-rending arias meet harsh realities in this captivating story. Experience the devastating beauty of Verdi?s music in some of opera?s most famous tunes. ...Woolf Works
Royal Opera House, London
Saturday 17 January - Friday 13 February 2026
Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor?s experimental ballet triptych inspired by the genre-defying works and writings of Virginia Woolf, set to an original score by Max Richter. ...Boris Godunov
Royal Opera House, London
Thursday 29 January - Wednesday 18 February 2026
Richard Jones? acclaimed staging of Mussorgsky?s awe-inspiring opera returns, starring Bryn Terfel as the tormented Tsar. Mark Wigglesworth conducts. ...Pierrot Lunaire
Royal Opera House, London
Tuesday 10 - Friday 20 February 2026
In the year of the American choreographer's centenary, The Royal Ballet revives Glen Tetley?s surreal ballet of melancholy and mischief under the moonlight. ...Giselle
Royal Opera House, London
Saturday 14 February - Friday 20 March 2026
Experience the quintessential Romantic ballet Giselle?in Peter Wright?s atmospheric and bewitching production. ...Royal Opera - Siegfried
Main Stage
Tuesday 17 March - Monday 6 April 2026
Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky return for the triumphant third chapter of Wagner's Ring cycle. Moments of transcendent beauty and heroic triumph sparkle in the third chapter of Wagner's Ring cycle, brought to life u...Rigoletto
Royal Opera House, London
Wednesday 25 March - Thursday 23 April 2026
Verdi?s most famous opera returns, with Oliver Mears? darkly elegant production. Acclaimed Verdi specialist Mark Elder conducts. ...The Turn of the Screw
Royal Opera House, London
Thursday 26 March - Monday 6 April 2026
Benjamin Britten?s chilling opera on fear, guilt and the corrupt depths of the human psyche comes to life in an atmospheric new staging.? ...Mayerling
Royal Opera House, London
Monday 30 March - Monday 18 May 2026
An intoxicating mix of dangerous desires, family secrets and political intrigue spirals into a royal disaster in Kenneth MacMillan?s psychologically thrilling ballet, inspired by real life events. ...International Draft Works 2026
Royal Opera House, London
Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 April 2026
New works made by emerging choreographic voices are presented by The Royal Ballet, together with various international companies. ...
International Draft Works 2025
Royal Opera House, London
Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 April 2026
A showcase of the ever-changing art form of ballet. ...Wayne McGregor: Alchemies
Royal Opera House, London
Saturday 18 April - Wednesday 6 May 2026
The world premiere of a new ballet by Wayne McGregor, alongside Yugen, a poetic response to Leonard Bernstein?s Chichester Psalms, and Untitled, 2023, his powerful artistic collaboration with Carmen Herrera. ? ...Jette Parker Artists: Three Chamber Operas
Royal Opera House, London
Friday 1 - Friday 8 May 2026
The Jette Parker Artists perform works by Elizabeth Maconchy, Charlotte Bray and Elena Langer. ...Royal Opera - Peter Grimes
Main Stage
Tuesday 5 - Thursday 28 May 2026
Britten's brooding opera returns. Deborah Warner's staging foregrounds the vulnerability and volatility of the shunned Peter Grimes, and the tragic conflict between the individual and group. Allan Clayton, Bryn Terfel and Maria Bengtsson st...Samson et Dalila
Royal Opera House, London
Wednesday 13 May - Wednesday 3 June 2026
Richard Jones?s ?vibrant? (The Guardian) production returns, starring the electrifying Aigul Akhmetshina and SeokJong Baek as the biblical lovers. ...Tulsa Ballet: Made in America
Royal Opera House, London
Wednesday 13 - Sunday 17 May 2026
Oklahoma?s premier ballet company performs in the Linbury Theatre for the first time, bringing works by Yuri Possokhov, Nicolo Fonte and Andy Blankenbuehler. ...The Marriage of Figaro
Royal Opera House, London
Thursday 4 June - Thursday 2 July 2026
Mozart?s comic opera is packed with plot twists, forbidden desires and unforgettable melodies, combining laugh-out-loud comedy with moments of breathtaking beauty. ...So Are We: León and Lightfoot
Royal Opera House, London
Thursday 11 - Saturday 20 June 2026
The Royal Ballet presents two Company premieres by Spanish/British choreographers Sol Le?n and Paul Lightfoot. This stirring mixed programme marks the first time a British company performs the work of the acclaimed contemporary choreographi...I Puritani
Royal Opera House, London
Tuesday 30 June - Sunday 19 July 2026
Richard Jones directs a new staging of Bellini?s last opera I puritani, featuring a sublime score and a passionate love story. ...Ellen Kent's La Bohème
Royal Opera House, London
Wednesday 1 - Saturday 25 July 2026
Senbla presents Opera International's award-winning Ellen Kent Production featuring the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv, with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra. Directed by Ellen Kent, this brand new pro...La Fille du régiment
Royal Opera House, London
Tuesday 7 - Friday 24 July 2026
Laurent Pelly?s larger-than-life production returns, with Yves Abel conducting Donizetti?s comic opera. Juan Diego Fl?rez returns to the role of Tonio alongside Jonah Hoskins, starring alongside Sara Blanch in her Royal Opera debut as the p...How to get to the Royal Opera House, London
Most Popular Shows and Events at Royal Opera House, London
Royal Opera House Family Sundays
Royal Opera House
Sun 18 May - Sun 6 Jul 2025
Royal Opera House Behind the Scenes Tour
Royal Opera House
Tue 29 Apr - Mon 30 Jun 2025
Royal Opera House Family Sundays
Royal Opera House
Sun 18 May - Sun 6 Jul 2025
Royal Opera House Behind the Scenes Tour
Royal Opera House
Tue 29 Apr - Mon 30 Jun 2025
