Rigoletto
The Royal Opera
12 Sept-6 Oct 2014The corruption of innocence is at the heart of David McVicar's production of Verdi's potent tragedy.
Don Quixote
The Royal Ballet
25 Nov 2014-22 Jan 2015Carlos Acosta's exuberant production of this classic tale of friendship, love and loyalty is bursting with joie de vivre.
Deloitte Ignite
5-28 Sept 2014
Join us for a month of Myth with the award-winning Deloitte Ignite. Curated by The Royal Ballet and The National Gallery's Minna Moore Ede, this year's festival is a feast of dance and visual art.
Royal Opera House
On stage
Moses und Aron
25-26 July 2014
Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito direct Welsh National Opera in Schoenberg's unfinished masterpiece.
'Nobody who takes opera seriously should miss it.' ★ ★ ★ ★ The Telegraph
Anna Nicole
The Royal Opera
11–24 Sept 2014
Sex, celebrity and scandal: Mark-Anthony Turnage's opera draws on the dramatic life and death of Anna Nicole Smith.
Il barbiere di Siviglia
The Royal Opera
19 Sept-5 Oct 2014
Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier's production of Rossini's sparkling comedy is full of wit and energy.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
6 Dec 2014-3 Jan 2015
ZooNation burst onto the stage with their family Christmas show, a wonderfully wacky take on the madcap characters of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
News and features
What is serialism?
25 July 2014Schoenberg saw the possibilities of serialism and his views of God as intrinsically linked.
‘Ladies and gentlemen, how long can they last?’: The disturbing 1930s craze of dance marathons
25 July 2014Arthur Pita’s new work of dance theatre tells the desperate story of couples who risked death-by-dancing during the Great Depression.
Your reaction: Wendy Whelan: Restless Creature
24 July 2014What did you think of the New York City Ballet Principal's programme of contemporary dance?
Arnold Schoenberg: The most important composer of the 20th century?
24 July 2014Moses und Aron was the last – and greatest – of four forays the Austrian made into the art form.
Listen: Christopher Wheeldon on his inspired creative partnership with Wendy Whelan
23 July 2014The Royal Ballet Artistic Associate has made more ballets on the American dancer than on any other ballerina.
5 things you need to know about Schoenberg's opera Moses und Aron
23 July 2014Our guide to an essential modernist masterpiece.
Not-so-easy listening made easier: How to listen to the unfamiliar as well as the familiar
22 July 2014Schonberg's Moses und Aron may seem daunting, but dip a toe in the water and you might be pleasantly surprised.
Tweets
RT @ShowcaseUS: This Sunday, select Showcase theatres will show the @RoyalOperaHouse's "Manon Lescaut." Get tickets here: http://t.co/f4Lc5Kh4QC#Opera
@jamiehotsors Thanks for the kind words! ^C
