How The Royal Opera has kept opera looking forward for more than three hundred years
25 May 2017
The ROH has been home to major opera premieres dating all the way back to our first resident composer Handel – as material from ROH Collections shows.
Why did Schlesinger’s production of Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann hog the headlines?
28 November 2016
Sex scenes, scandal and sensational headlines: the ROH Collections team delve into the archives to uncover the buzz around this iconic production, 36 years on from its premiere.
First Night Revisited: The Royal Ballet's Two Pigeons on 14 February 1961
14 July 2015
A look back at the premiere of Ashton's charming ballet which starred Lynn Seymour, Christopher Gable and two live pigeons with 'excellent manners'.
Your Reaction: Woolf Works 2015
12 May 2015
What did you think of Wayne McGregor's new full-length piece for The Royal Ballet?
Watch: Director Thaddeus Strassberger on Glare – ‘I’ve never done a robot opera before’
4 August 2014
The American director on the dark science fiction premise behind Søren Nils Eichberg’s operatic thriller.
Alexander Whitley on being inspired by The Sleeping Beauty in one work, and using Xboxes in another
14 May 2014
The choreographer's new programme stars Eric Underwood, Melissa Hamilton and Marcelino Sambé of The Royal Ballet.
Mayuri Boonham on fusing Indian classical dance with ballet in Ex Nihilo/The Human Edge
25 April 2014
Mayuri's new works star Yuhui Choe and Kenta Kura and are inspired by Hindu tales and creation myths.
Watch: John Fulljames introduces A Faustian Pack
21 March 2014
Programme includes two new works inspired by the Faust story: Luke Bedford’s Through His Teeth and Matthew Herbert’s The Crackle.
Mayuri Boonham creates new work with Royal Ballet dancers
5 March 2014
Royal Ballet Choreographic Affiliate will work with Yuhui Choe and Kenta Kura.
Your reaction: Gloriana
21 June 2013
A selection of your tweets from the opening night of Richard Jones's new production.