The Royal Opera
TOSCA [New Production]
AS LIVE: Wednesday 1st October 2025, 18:45 BST / 19:45 CEST
ENCORE: Sunday 5th October 2025, 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST
Running time: 210 minutes (To be confirmed)
Sung in Italian with subtitles

Cast:
Floria Tosca ANNA NETREBKO
Mario Cavaradossi FREDDIE DE TOMMASO
Baron Scarpia GERALD FINLEY
Spoletta CARLO BOSI
Cesare Angelotti OSSIAN HUSKINSON
Sacristan ALESSANDRO CORBELLI
Sciarrone SIPHE KWANI

Creatives:
Music GIACOMO PUCCINI
Conductor JAKUB HRŮŠA
Director OLIVER MEARS
Set Designer SIMON LIMA HOLDSWORTH
Costume Designer ILONA KARAS
Lighting Designer FABIANA PICCIOLI
Movement Director ANNA MORRISSEY

Synopsis:
In war-torn Rome, Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain: sleeping with the man she hates in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out?
A star-studded cast includes soprano Anna Netrebko performing the role of Tosca, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and bass-baritone Gerald Finley as Scarpia, with Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hrůša conducting his first new production in the role. An alternative, modern-day Rome provides the backdrop for Oliver Mears’ unmissable, gripping new production of Puccini’s thriller.

 

The Royal Ballet
LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE
LIVE: Wednesday 5th November 2025, 19:15 GMT / 20:15 CET
ENCORE: Sunday 9th November 2025, 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET
Running time: 210 minutes (To be confirmed)

Cast:
To be confirmed

Creatives:
Choreography FREDERICK ASHTON
Music FERDINAND HÉROLD
Conductor JONATHAN LO
Arrangement and Orchestration JOHN LANCHBERY
Scenario JEAN DAUBERVAL
Designer OSBERT LANCASTER
Lighting Designer JOHN B. READ

Synopsis:
Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her. Simone hopes to marry her off to Alain, the son of the wealthy proprietor Thomas. Desperate to marry Colas rather than Alain, Lise contrives to outwit her mother’s plans.
65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée. This affectionate portrayal of village life combines exuberant good humour and brilliantly inventive choreography in what is undoubtedly Ashton’s love letter to the English countryside. La Fille mal gardée whisks us away into pastoral bliss with Ferdinand Hérold’s cheerful score and Osbert Lancaster’s colourful designs.

The Royal Ballet
CINDERELLA

AS LIVE: Tuesday 25th November 2025, 19:15 GMT / 20:15 CET
ENCORE: Sunday 30th November 2025, 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET
Running time: 195 minutes (To be confirmed)
Filmed live at the Royal Opera House, London, in December 2024

Cast:
Cinderella FUMI KANEKO
The Prince WILLIAM BRACEWELL
Cinderella’s Step-Sisters BENNET GARTSIDE, JAMES HAY
Cinderella’s Father THOMAS WHITEHEAD
The Fairy Godmother MAYARA MAGRI
The Fairy Spring ISABELLA GASPARINI
The Fairy Summer MARIKO SASAKI
The Fairy Autumn MEAGHAN GRACE HINKIS
The Fairy Winter CLAIRE CALVERT
The Jester DAICHI IKARASHI

Creatives:
Choreography FREDERICK ASHTON
Music SERGEY PROKOFIEV
Conductor JONATHAN LO
Set Designer TOM PYE
Costume Designer ALEXANDRA BYRNE
Lighting Designer DAVID FINN
Video Designer FINN ROSS
Illusions CHRIS FISHER
Conductor JONATHAN LO

Synopsis:
Stuck at home and put to work by her spoiled Step-Sisters, Cinderella’s life is dreary and dull. Everything changes when she helps a mysterious woman out…With a little bit of magic, she is transported into an ethereal new world – one where fairies bring the gifts of the seasons, where pumpkins turn into carriages, and where true love awaits.
This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family and will transport you into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.

 

The Royal Ballet
THE NUTCRACKER
LIVE: Wednesday 10th December 2025, 19:15 GMT / 20:15 CET
ENCORE: Sunday 14th December 2025, 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET
Running time: 210 minutes, One Interval (To be confirmed)

Cast:
To be confirmed

Creatives:
Choreography PETER WRIGHT after LEV IVANOV
Music PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Conductor KOEN KESSELS
Original Scenario MARIUS PETIPA after E.T.A. HOFFMANN
Production and Scenario PETER WRIGHT
Designer JULIA TREVELYAN OMAN
Lighting Designer MARK HENDERSON
Production Consultant ROLAND JOHN WILEY

Synopsis:
The magician Herr Drosselmeyer needs to save his nephew. Hans-Peter has been transformed into a Nutcracker; the only way to save him is for the Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse King and find a girl to love and care for him. A flicker of hope comes in the form of the young Clara, whom Drosselmeyer meets at a Christmas party. With some magic, a cosy Christmas gathering turns into a marvellous adventure.
Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker has enchanted audiences since its 1984 premiere by the Company. Featuring Tchaikovsky’s most familiar melodies and brought to life by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s exquisite designs, The Nutcracker is sure to be a festive firecracker for all ages.

The Royal Opera
LA TRAVIATA

LIVE: Wednesday 14th January 2026, 18:45 GMT / 19:45 CET
ENCORE: Sunday 18th January 2026, 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET
Running time: 240 minutes (To be confirmed)
Sung in Italian with subtitles

Cast:
Violetta Valéry ERMONELA JAHO
Alfredo Germont GIOVANNI SALA
Giorgio Germont ALEKSEI ISAEV
Annina VEENA AKAMA-MAKIA
Doctor Grenvil BARNABY REA
Flora Bervoix ELLEN PEARSON
Baron Douphol SAM HIRD
Gastone de Letorières GIORGI GULIASHVILI
Marquis d’Obigny OSSIAN HUSKINSON

Creatives:
Music GIUSEPPE VERDI
Conductor ANTONELLO MANACORDA
Director RICHARD EYRE
Designer BOB CROWLEY
Lighting Designer JEAN KALMAN
Director of Movement JANE GIBSON

Synopsis:
At one of her lavish parties, celebrated Parisan courtesan Violetta is introduced to Alfredo Germont. The two fall madly in love, and though hesitant to leave behind her life of luxury and freedom, Violetta follows her heart. But the young couple’s happiness is short-lived, as the harsh realities of life soon come knocking.
As intimate as it is sumptuous, La traviata features some of opera’s most famous melodies, and is a star vehicle for its leading role, sung here by three incredible sopranos. In director Richard Eyre’s world of seductive grandeur, the tender and devastating beauty at the centre of Verdi’s opera shines bright.

The Royal Ballet
WOOLF WORKS

LIVE: Monday 9th February 2026, 19:15 GMT / 20:15 CET
ENCORE: Sunday 15th February 2026, 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET
Running time: 210 minutes (To be confirmed)

Cast:
To be confirmed

Creatives:
Direction and Choreography WAYNE MCGREGOR
Music MAX RICHTER
Conductor KOEN KESSELS
Designer CIGUË, WE NOT I, WAYNE MCGREGOR
Costume Designer MORITZ JUNGE
Lighting Designer LUCY CARTER
Film Designer RAVI DEEPRES
Sound System Designer CHRIS EKERS
Make-up Designer KABUKI
Dramaturgy UZMA HAMEED

Synopsis:
Virginia Woolf defied literary conventions to depict rich inner worlds – her heightened, startling and poignant reality. Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor leads a luminous artistic team to evoke Woolf’s signature stream of consciousness writing style in this immense work that rejects traditional narrative structures. Woolf Works is a collage of themes from Mrs Dalloway, Orlando, The Waves and Woolf’s other writings. Created in 2015 for The Royal Ballet, this Olivier-award winning ballet triptych captures the heart of Woolf’s uniquely artistic spirit.

The Royal Ballet
GISELLE

LIVE: Tuesday 3rd March 2026, 19:15 GMT / 20:15 CET
ENCORE: Sunday 8th March 2026, 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET
Running time: 210 minutes (To be confirmed)

Cast:
To be confirmed

Creatives:
Choreography MARIUS PETIPA after JEAN CORALLI and JULES PERROT
Music ADOLPHE ADAM Edited by LARS PAYNE
Conductor VELLO PAHN
Scenario THÉOPHILE GAUTIER after HEINRICH HEINE
Production and Additional Choreography PETER WRIGHT
Designer JOHN MACFARLANE
Original Lighting JENNIFER TIPTON Re-created by DAVID FINN

Synopsis:
The peasant girl Giselle has fallen in love with Albrecht. When she discovers that he is actually a nobleman promised to another, she kills herself in despair. Her spirit joins the Wilis: the vengeful ghosts of women hell-bent on killing any man who crosses their path in a dance to the death. Wracked with guilt, Albrecht visits Giselle’s grave, where he must face the Wilis – and Giselle’s ghost.
Peter Wright’s 1985 production of this quintessential Romantic ballet is a classic of The Royal Ballet repertory. Set to Adolphe Adam’s evocative score and with atmospheric designs by John Macfarlane, Giselle conjures up the earthly and otherworldly realms in a tale of love, betrayal and redemption.

The Royal Opera
SIEGFRIED [New Production]

LIVE: Tuesday 31st March 2026, 17:15 BST / 18:15 CEST
ENCORE: Sunday 5th April 2026, 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST
Running time: 330 minutes (To be confirmed)
Sung in German with subtitles

Cast:
Siegfried ANDREAS SCHAGER
Mime PETER HOARE
Der Wanderer CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN
Brünnhilde ELISABET STRID
Alberich CHRISTOPHER PURVES
Fafner SOLOMAN HOWARD
Erda WIEBKE LEHMKUHL
Woodbird SARAH DUFRESNE

Creatives:
Music RICHARD WAGNER
Conductor ANTONIO PAPPANO
Director BARRIE KOSKY
Set Designer RUFUS DIDWISZUS
Costume Designer VICTORIA BEHR
Lighting Designer ALESSANDRO CARLETTI

Synopsis:
Raised by a scheming dwarf and unaware of his true family origins, a young man embarks on an epic journey. Soon, destiny brings him face-to-face with a shattered sword, a fearsome dragon and the cursed ring it guards, and a Valkyrie forced into enchanted slumber…
Moments of transcendent beauty and heroic triumph sparkle in the third chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle, brought to life under Barrie Kosky’s inspired eye following his spectacular Das Rheingold (2023) and Die Walküre (2025). Andreas Schager, in his much-anticipated debut with The Royal Opera, stars as Siegfried’s titular hero, alongside Christopher Maltman’s towering Wanderer, Peter Hoare’s treacherous Mime and Elisabet Strid’s radiant Brünnhilde. Antonio Pappano conducts, drawing out the unspoken tensions and ethereal mysticism of Wagner’s dynamic score.

The Royal Opera
THE MAGIC FLUTE

AS LIVE: Tuesday 21st April 2026, 18:45 BST / 19.45 CEST
ENCORE: Sunday 26th April 2026, 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST
Running time: 210 minutes (To be confirmed)
Sung in German with subtitles.

Cast:
Pamina JULIA BULLOCK
Tamino AMITAI PATI
Papageno HUW MONTAGUE RENDALL
Queen of the Night KATHRYN LEWEK
Sarastro SOLOMAN HOWARD
Monostatos GERHARD SIEGEL

Creatives:
Music WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Conductor MARIE JACQUOT
Director DAVID MCVICAR
Designer JOHN MACFARLANE
Lighting Designer PAULE CONSTABLE
Movement Director LEAH HAUSMAN

Synopsis:
Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on their adventure, they soon learn that when it comes to the quest for love, nothing is as it really seems. Guided by a magic flute, they encounter monsters, villains, and a mysterious brotherhood of men – but help, it turns out, comes when you least expect it.
Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production. A star cast including Julia Bullock as Pamina, Amitai Pati as Tamino, Huw Montague Rendall as Papageno, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and Soloman Howard as Sarastro, led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut.