Since 2008, our cinema programme has brought over 120 opera and ballet broadcasts to audiences across the globe. It now reaches more than 1,500 cinemas from the UK to New Zealand, bringing the best of our resident companies to the big screen.
The Royal Ballet and Opera also present 11 productions in 1,500 cinemas across the globe this Season, including such beloved classics as Cinderella, The Nutcracker and The Marriage of Figaro and exciting new opera productions including The Tales of Hoffmann and Die Walküre. Booking opens soon – tickets are available via your local cinema.
This Christmas, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.
Live in cinemas: Tuesday 10 December 2024
Encores from: Sunday 15 December 2024
Discover the enchantment of ballet with this sparkling festive treat for the whole family.
In cinemas: From Tuesday 17 December 2024
Join our ragtag band of wild musicians as they guide all the family through this famous tale with new twists, turns, magic and song.
Special screenings in a cinema near you.
Available to watch in the UK only
Four women: four curious love stories.
In cinemas: Wednesday 15 January 2025
Encores from: Sunday 19 January 2025
Classical ballet's most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness returns to the Royal Opera House stage.
In cinemas: Thursday 27 February 2025
Encores from: Sunday 2 March 2025
The greatest love story ever told – through ballet.
Live in cinemas: Thursday 20 March 2025
Encores from: Sunday 23 March 2025
Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor.
Live in cinemas: Tuesday 1 April 2025
Encores from: Sunday 6 April 2025
Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle.
Live in cinemas: Wednesday 14 May 2025
Encores from: Sunday 18 May 2025
Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works.
Live in cinemas: Thursday 22 May 2025
Encores from: Sunday 25 May 2025
It’s Figaro’s wedding, and you’re invited to join the Almaviva household for an uproarious day of revelation and scandal.
Live in cinemas: Tuesday 10 September 2024
Encores from: Sunday 15 September 2024
Tumble down the rabbit hole in this ballet adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s famous family story.
Live in cinemas: Tuesday 15 October 2024
Encores from: Sunday 20 October 2024
Find out about 13 productions that we broadcast to cinemas across the globe in the 2023/24 Season. Tickets for encore performances can be purchase via your local cinema.
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