Press and Communications
Press and Communications
Who's who in the Royal Opera House Press & Communications team:
Vicky Kington, Head of Communications
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Ben Oliver, Communications Manager
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Rachel Gaston, Press Officer, Cinema and Special Projects
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Katharine Morgan, Communications Coordinator
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Hannah Last, Press Assistant
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Danielle Patrick, Broadcast Communications Apprentice
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For all broadcast requests please contact BroadcastPress@roh.org.uk
Ann Richards, Head of Opera Press
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Jolene Dyke, Opera Press and Communications Officer
+44 (0) 20 7212 9504
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Antonia Channer, Opera Press and Communications Officer
+44 (0)20 7212 9149
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Ashley Woodfield, Head of Ballet Press
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Sarah Farrell, Ballet Press Communications Officer
+44 (0) 20 7212 9241
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Chris Shipman, Head of Brand Engagement and Social Media
+44 (0) 20 7212 9783
Rebecca Black, Social Media Editor
+44 (0)20 7212 9790
Press Releases
Ballet and Dance
- 27 June 2019: The Royal Ballet’s 2019/20 Season opens with Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon
- 12 July 2019: The Royal Ballet announces promotions, leavers and joiners for the 2019/20 Season
- 7 August 2019: The Royal Ballet presents Concerto, Enigma Variations and Raymonda Act III
- 16 August 2019: The Royal Ballet and Dance Umbrella celebrate the legacy of choreographer Merce Cunningham with heritage works, international dance companies and a world premiere by Pam Tanowitz
- 24 September 2019: News for The Royal Ballet’s 2019/20 Season
- 24 September 2019: The Royal Ballet’s enchanting classic, The Sleeping Beauty returns to the Royal Opera House for Christmas
- 30 September 2019: Exclusive: Join the sporting elite and Royal Ballet dancers live and behind the scenes on #WorldBalletDay 2019
- 3 October 2019: David Hallberg returns to The Royal Ballet as Principal Guest Artist for the 2019/20 Season
- 24 October 2019: Olympians, sports stars and 34 worldwide dance companies join the biggest ever World Ballet Day
- 28 October 2019: Royal Ballet News – Company Departures
- 28 October 2019: Aisha and Abhaya: A fairy tale for our times
- 15 November 2019: Rediscover Les Beaux Dormants (The Sleeping Beauties), a modern take on a classic ballet
Opera and Music
- 16 July 2019: The Royal Opera presents George Frideric Handel’s Agrippina
- 23 July 2019: The Royal Opera’s 2019/20 Season opens with Don Giovanni
- 7 August 2019: Juan Diego Flórez returns to The Royal Opera in Werther
- 12 August 2019: Gerald Barry’s The Intelligence Park opens the 2019/20 Season in the Linbury Theatre
- 15 August 2019: The Royal Opera presents its seventh revival of Mozart’s glorious opera The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte)
- 21 August 2019: Venice is brought to life in David McVicar’s dazzling new Royal Opera production of Britten’s Death in Venice
- 5 September 2019: The Royal Opera and Candoco Dance Company present the world premiere of a new adaptation of Shaun Tan’s The Lost Thing in the Linbury Theatre this Christmas
- 2 October 2019: The Royal Opera celebrates 25 years of Richard Eyre's iconic production of La Traviata
- 11 October 2019: Verdi’s Shakespearean masterpiece Otello returns to The Royal Opera
- 27 November 2019: Gerald Barry’s madcap Alice’s Adventures Under Ground is staged for the first time at the Royal Opera House
- 2 December 2019: Launching Opera Nation – a free new training programme for young people in the West Midlands
Cinema and Live Relays
- 9 September 2019: Mozart’s dramatic opera Don Giovanni to be broadcast live to cinemas across the UK on Tuesday 8 October 2019
- 23 September 2019: The Royal Opera’s new production of Donizetti’s witty Don Pasquale will be broadcast live in cinemas all over the UK
- 2 October 2019: Royal Ballet triple bill broadcast live in cinemas across the UK
- 4 November 2019: The Royal Ballet’s festive classic Coppélia broadcast live in cinemas this December
- 11 November 2019: Christmas is coming as The Royal Ballet’s festive favourite The Nutcracker is broadcast in UK cinemas
Daytime Events
Off Stage
Previous Press Releases
- View press releases from the 2018/19 Season
- View press releases from the 2017/18 Season
- View press releases from the 2016/17 Season
- View press releases from the 2015/16 Season
- View press releases from the 2014/15 Season
- View press releases from the 2013/14 Season
- View press releases from the 2012/13 Season