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The home of world-class ballet and opera, for everyone 🏛️ #RoyalBalletAndOpera 🩰🎶
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Rosalía, Royal Ballet and Opera style... We've reimagined Berghain by Rosalía, taking it right back to its opera-inspired roots. Soprano: Jacquelyn Stucker Violinist: Stefano Montanari Pianist: Hannah Quinn #Rosalía #Berghain #Opera #RoyalBalletAndOpera
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Perspectives: Balanchine, Marston, Peck opens tonight on our Main Stage, featuring Balanchine’s Serenade, the world premiere of Cathy Marston’s Against the Tide, and Justin Peck’s Everywhere We Go. See Perspectives until 2 December: https://t.co/24xTjVbHOj
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What if you could live forever? Katie Mitchell’s bold new production of The Makropulos Case opens tonight. A haunting tale of love, loss and the price of immortality. 🎟️ See The Makropulos Case on our Main Stage until 21 November: https://t.co/z6EF4Q0EaN 📸 Ausrine
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A ballet of pure sunshine ☀️🎀 Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardée opens on our Main Stage today, returning with all the charm, wit and warmth that make it one of The Royal Ballet's most beloved treasures. 📸 Photos by Andrej Uspenski: Anna Rose O'Sullivan, William
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David McVicar’s The Magic Flute opens on our Main Stage, a fairytale of love and adventure set to Mozart’s glittering score. 🎟️ See The Magic Flute until 3 November: https://t.co/9DXVObZO2U Photos by Johan Persson ©2025: 📸 Kathryn Lewek as Queen of the Night, Soloman Howard
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A hero’s journey begins ⚔️ Handel’s Giustino follows a young ploughboy swept from innocence to glory, through sea monsters, courtly intrigue and the trials of destiny. This rarely staged opera opens tonight in the Linbury Theatre. 🎟️ Book now: https://t.co/0rq9I1Slqy Photos ©
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Dancing on sunshine ☀️🎀 Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée is a ballet of pure joy, where ribbons twirl, chickens cluck and love blossoms in the countryside. From maypoles to mischief, every performance sparkles with delight. 📅 La Fille mal gardée opens on our Main
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A recipe for passion 🍫✨ Blending love, family and tradition with a touch of the magical, Like Water for Chocolate opens on our Main Stage tonight. 🎟️ See Christopher Wheeldon's delectable ballet until 24 October. Book your tickets now: https://t.co/cqmDPNVZpv 📸 © 2025
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An uprising begins with a whisper… Verdi’s The Sicilian Vespers opens tonight on our Main Stage, telling a story of forbidden love and a people’s fight for freedom. 🎟️ See The Sicilian Vespers on our Main Stage until 6 October: https://t.co/M6f7SGM3t5
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A myth remade… Handel’s Semele returns to its Covent Garden home as a bold new production by The Royal Opera opens on our Main Stage tonight. Set in the decadent world of the wealthy and powerful, Oliver Mears’ darkly satirical retelling strips away the divine to reveal
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We're excited to announce that @AngelaHartnett is launching a brand-new restaurant and bar at the Royal Opera House. Opening in September 2025, the spaces will bring sophisticated yet simple, Italian-inspired cooking to our Covent Garden home: https://t.co/ypRrZSG7lv
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We’re delighted to congratulate our Chief Executive, Sir Alex Beard CBE, as he is awarded a Knighthood in The King’s Birthday Honours for Services to the Arts. Sir Alex has led the Royal Ballet and Opera since 2013, guiding our organisation through over a decade of
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Join the cast and creative team tonight for an in-depth look at our new production of Semele. Discover more about the music, the themes and the creative vision behind this bold new staging of Handel's mythological opera 👇
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Happy Pride from everyone at the Royal Ballet and Opera! 🏳️🌈 Join us this June for a Pride of the Royal Opera House Tour to celebrate the trailblazing LGBTQ+ figures who have long shaped our artforms, both on stage and behind the scenes: https://t.co/clozfqLL7K
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Unrequited love. Impulsive choices. Bitter regret. The Royal Ballet's Onegin opened on the Main Stage last night 💌 🎟️ See Onegin until 12 June: https://t.co/Uyz99IuaZf
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We were delighted to welcome @AmbJapanUK Hiroshi Suzuki, his partner Mrs Eiko Suzuki, and a very special guest to see Romeo and Juliet on our Main Stage!
Mesmerising performance by Ms Akane Takada as Juliet ❤️ At the end, we were all heartbroken in tears. In the evening, Mr Ryoichi Hirano performed as Romeo in the final stage of the season. There are three 🇯🇵principals at the Royal Ballet. Ms Fumi Kaneko also performed as Juliet
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Ever wondered how a dancer's day begins? 🩰 Join us at 10:30 on Friday 30 May for a rare opportunity to watch The Royal Ballet Company take their morning class on the Main Stage. Book your spot now:
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Find out about The Royal Ballet Class on Stage at the Royal Opera House. Get a glimpse into the daily life of the dancers of The Royal Ballet as they take class on the Main Stage.
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Something sinister has arrived... 👹 Faust opens tonight on our Main Stage, a spectacular opera that is as seductive as it is dark and damning. Gounod’s grand opera is rich with emotional intensity and profound vulnerability - see it until 10 June: https://t.co/rME9dSqQsc
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Join Principal dancers Anna Rose O’Sullivan and William Bracewell as they discuss their career, inspirations and life at The Royal Ballet. 🎟️ Friday 23 May, 7pm, Linbury Theatre:
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Contemporary ballet meets musical theatre ✨ Ballet meets broadway tonight as four distinctive ballets from one choreographic imagination open on our Main Stage: https://t.co/l8rDS5hMzK 📸 © 2025 Johan Persson
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