Upcoming Productions
Raven Girl
24 May - 8 June 2013
An innovative modern fairytale from Royal Ballet Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor, in collaboration with award-winning writer Audrey Niffenegger and composer Gabriel Yared.
Symphony in C
24 May - 8 June 2013
Bizet's Symphony no.1 provides a radiant accompaniment to one of Balanchine's best-loved ballets.
Witch-hunt
24 May - 25 May 2013
A powerful new work by Cathy Marston’s acclaimed Bern Ballett, inspired by the harrowing tale of the ‘last witch in Europe’.
Don Carlo
25 May 2013
Nicholas Hytner directs Verdi’s dramatic opera: a tale of love, ambition and intrigue set in 16th-century Spain.
La donna del lago
27 May - 11 June 2013
John Fulljames directs Rossini’s love story set against the turbulent background of the 16th-century Scottish Highlands.
Mayerling
30 May - 15 June 2013
Adult drama meets sublime choreography in Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece. A story of passion and madness based on historical fact.
Chance to Dance / Youth Opera Company
31 May - 2 June 2013
Chance to Dance / Youth Opera Company mixed programme, with an invited audience comprising of Chance to Dance/Youth Opera Company families and VIP guests only.
The Importance of Being Earnest
14 June - 22 June 2013
Packed with invention and brilliantly hilarious, Gerald Barry’s adaption of Oscar Wilde’s classic play is an unmissable event.
Gloriana
20 June - 6 July 2013
Richard Jones directs a production of Britten's opera for our time, exploring tensions between affairs of state and affairs of the heart.
Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance
24 June 2013
The internationally renowned Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance returns to the Linbury Studio Theatre with a programme which will introduce the dancers and choreographers of the future.
Verve
25 June 2013
An innovative and athletic programme of dance theatre shaped by four leading international choreographers.
Simon Boccanegra
27 June - 16 July 2013
Elijah Moshinsky depicts the rise and tragic fall of Simon Boccanegra in a powerful production.
Blood
27 June - 28 June 2013
Jean Abreu Dance presents a visceral, multimedia experience, featuring stunning images by acclaimed British artists Gilbert & George.
FUSED: Thurrock Choral Festival
29 June - 30 June 2013
Join us for a weekend of workshops and concerts on 29 to 30 of June. Please note this event takes place at Tilbury Cruise Terminal, Tilbury.
JPYA Summer Performance
30 June 2013 - 20 July 2014
The Young Artists take to the stage in a selection of opera scenes specially chosen to showcase their talents.
The Royal Ballet School Summer Performances
3 July - 6 July 2013
The Royal Ballet School presents a summer showcase of dance in the Linbury Studio Theatre, designed to display the full range of the school's talent.
La rondine
5 July - 21 July 2013
Glamorous 1920s Paris provides the backdrop for exquisite melodies in Nicolas Joël’s production of Puccini's tender opera.
An Afternoon with Ballet Black
7 July 2013
Join Ballet Black for a unique glimpse at their organisation.
Tosca
9 July 2013 - 26 June 2014
Drama, passion and fabulous music – Tosca is one of the great evenings of opera. Jonathan Kent’s production is set against the turbulent backdrop of Rome in 1800.
The Canticles
10 July - 12 July 2013
Britten’s Canticles are brought to life in a striking artistic collaboration – a tribute to the composer’s genius in his centenary year.
The Royal Ballet School Annual Performance
14 July 2013 - 12 July 2014
This summer showcase offers a chance to see the depth and breadth of talent emerging from The Royal Ballet School.
Capriccio in Concert
19 July - 21 July 2013
Strauss’s last, exquisite opera shows his brilliant ability to compose for the soprano voice.
Swanlights
25 July - 26 July 2013
The London premiere of an extraordinary performance piece by Antony and The Johnsons with the Britten Sinfonia.
Swan Lake
29 July - 15 August 2013
The Bolshoi Ballet launches its Golden Jubilee season at the Royal Opera House with one of Russia’s greatest ballets.
La Bayadère
2 August - 3 August 2013
Petipa’s exotic masterpiece is danced to perfection by the Bolshoi Ballet, as part of its Golden Jubilee season at Covent Garden.
The Sleeping Beauty
5 August - 9 August 2013
The Bolshoi Ballet gives the first performance outside Russia of Yuri Grigorovich’s magnificent revival of a ballet classic.
Jewels
12 August - 13 August 2013
The Bolshoi performs the UK premiere of its acclaimed new production of Balanchine's Jewels, inspired by the brilliance and colour of gemstones.
The Flames of Paris
16 August - 17 August 2013
Alexei Ratmansky’s revival of a revolutionary ballet by Vasily Vainonen is given its UK premiere by the celebrated Bolshoi Ballet.
Turandot
9 September 2013 - 10 March 2014
Andrei Serban’s staging of Puccini’s final opera is a glorious pageant of rich colour, dance and drama.
Le nozze di Figaro
16 September 2013 - 15 May 2014
Revolution is in the air in David McVicar’s production of Mozart’s glorious comedy.
Elektra
23 September - 12 October 2013
A daughter’s grief turns to bloody revenge in Charles Edwards’s production of Strauss’s most daring opera.
Don Quixote
30 September - 6 November 2013
Carlos Acosta, Royal Ballet Principal Guest Artist, presents a new production of this exuberant tale of friendship, love and loyalty.
The Wasp Factory
2 October - 8 October 2013
Iain Banks’s cult novel is transformed into gripping music theatre by composer Ben Frost and librettist David Pountney.
Les Vêpres siciliennes
17 October - 11 November 2013
A great, neglected Verdi opera is brought to the Royal Opera House for the first time in an imaginative new staging by Stefan Herheim.
Romeo and Juliet
19 October - 7 December 2013
A tragic tale of star-crossed lovers: Kenneth MacMillan's poignant ballet is a 20th-century classic.
Greek
21 October - 26 October 2013
A blazing retelling of the Oedipus story by Mark-Anthony Turnage in an award-winning production by Music Theatre Wales.
The Killing Flower
24 October 2013
Music Theatre Wales presents Salvatore Sciarrino’s bewitching opera, based on the true story of Renaissance madrigal master and murderer Carlo Gesualdo.
Stephen Petronio / Noces / Virtual Descent
30 October - 1 November 2013
The acclaimed National Dance Company Wales presents three dynamic productions to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its creation.
Wozzeck
31 October - 15 November 2013
Director Keith Warner probes the psychological depths of Berg’s 20th-century operatic masterpiece.
Chroma
9 November - 23 November 2013
Wayne McGregor’s breathtaking choreography is paired with explosive music from Joby Talbot and The White Stripes in this modern ballet classic.
New Dawson
9 November - 23 November 2013
Visionary British choreographer David Dawson presents his first work for The Royal Ballet.
The Rite of Spring
9 November - 23 November 2013
An iconic ballet of the 20th century: Stravinsky’s groundbreaking score and MacMillan’s bold choreography depict the violent birth pangs of spring.
MacBeth
12 November - 13 November 2013
A radical reinvention of Shakespeare’s tragic play from innovative Welsh company De Oscuro.
Pictures We Make
15 November - 16 November 2013
The London premiere of two new works by Company Chameleon, Resident Company at The Lowry.
Particle Velocity
19 November - 23 November 2013
Particle Velocity is a boldly inventive new programme of work from leading contemporary dance company Phoenix Dance Theatre.
Parsifal
30 November - 18 December 2013
Wagner’s final great masterpiece returns to Covent Garden in an inventive new staging by Stephen Langridge.
How the Whale Became
3 December 2013 - 4 January 2014
Ted Hughes’s magical stories provide inspiration for a new Royal Opera commission by Julian Philips and Edward Kemp.
The Nutcracker
4 December 2013 - 16 January 2014
A young girl's enchanted present leads her on a wonderful adventure in this classic ballet, accompanied by Tchaikovsky's glittering score.
Carmen
16 December 2013 - 9 January 2014
Spanish heat and gypsy passion are brought to the stage in Francesca Zambello’s vivid production of Bizet's opera.
Jewels
17 December 2013 - 7 January 2014
George Balanchine’s evocation of the sparkle of emeralds, rubies and diamonds is a ballet gem in its own right.
Manon
14 January - 4 February 2014
A young girl longing for love is corrupted by wealth and luxury in Massenet’s classic opera, directed by Laurent Pelly.
Giselle
18 January - 10 February 2014
The greatest of all Romantic ballets, Peter Wright’s production of Marius Petipa’s classic is a tale of betrayal, supernatural spirits and love that transcends death.
Don Giovanni
1 February - 24 February 2014
Kasper Holten, ROH Director of Opera, presents a mesmerizing new production of Mozart’s sublime tragicomedy.
Rhapsody
7 February - 15 February 2014
A celebratory showpiece set to sweeping music by Rachmaninoff – Frederick Ashton’s ballet is a tribute to virtuoso dance.
New McGregor
7 February - 15 February 2014
An exhilarating fusion of contemporary ballet and baroque music: groundbreaking choreographer Wayne McGregor’s latest work for The Royal Ballet is set to music by J.S. Bach.
Gloria
7 February - 15 February 2014
Kenneth MacMillan's powerful evocation of the horrors of war is set to Francis Poulenc's poignant score.
The Sleeping Beauty
22 February - 9 April 2014
Journey with The Royal Ballet to an enchanted world of princesses, fairy godmothers and magic spells in Petipa’s classic ballet.
La Fille du régiment
3 March - 18 March 2014
Donizetti's entertaining opera marches onto the stage in Laurent Pelly's production, full of irrepressible humour and catchy melodies.
Die Frau ohne Schatten
14 March - 2 April 2014
Director Claus Guth reveals the darker elements of Strauss’s exotic fairytale in a striking new production.
L'Ormindo
25 March - 12 April 2014
Experience Baroque music by candlelight in Kasper Holten’s new production of Cavalli’s comic opera, in collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe.
Faust
4 April - 25 April 2014
David McVicar’s spectacular production of Gounod’s grand opera is set in decadent 1870s Paris.
The Winter's Tale
10 April - 8 May 2014
The world premiere of a new full-length ballet by Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon, based on Shakespeare’s enduring tale of love, loss and reconciliation.
La traviata
19 April - 20 May 2014
Verdi’s tragic tale of a Parisian courtesan who sacrifices all for love is vividly presented in Richard Eyre’s production.
Serenade
14 May - 26 May 2014
The music of Tchaikovsky is partnered with sublime choreography in one of Balanchine’s earliest and best-loved works.
Sweet Violets
14 May - 26 May 2014
Murder, sexuality and art are the potent themes of Liam Scarlett’s ballet, inspired by Walter Sickert’s paintings.
DGV: Danse à grande vitesse
14 May - 26 May 2014
Christopher Wheeldon channels the hurtling momentum of Michael Nyman’s music in choreography of thrilling propulsion.
Dialogues des Carmélites
29 May - 11 June 2014
Robert Carsen’s award-winning production of Poulenc’s sublime opera is set during the violent upheaval of the French Revolution.
The Dream
31 May - 13 June 2014
Frederick Ashton’s delightful interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic of The Royal Ballet.
The Concert
31 May - 13 June 2014
Jerome Robbins holds a mirror up to audiences everywhere in this exuberant comic ballet, set to Chopin’s well-loved piano music.
New Marriott
31 May - 13 June 2014
The world premiere of a new work by acclaimed choreographer and Royal Ballet Principal Character Artist Alastair Marriott.
Manon Lescaut
17 June - 7 July 2014
Puccini’s first triumph returns to Covent Garden for the first time in 20 years in a new staging by Jonathan Kent.
Ariadne auf Naxos
25 June - 13 July 2014
Grand passions and comedy collide with wonderful effect in Christof Loy’s production of Strauss’s dazzling opera.
Maria Stuarda
5 July - 18 July 2014
Two queens become bitter rivals in Donizetti’s tragic opera, given a new staging by directors Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser.
La bohème
9 July - 19 July 2014
A lost key and an accidental touch of cold hands in the dark – so begins one of the great romances of all opera. John Copley's production brings 19th-century Paris to the stage in vivid detail.
