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Aida

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Original Production 2022

Director: Robert Carsen
Designer: Miriam Buether
Costume Designer: Annemarie Woods
Lighting Designer: Robert Carsen and Peter van Praet
Choreographer: Rebecca Howell

Trucks needed for Transport: 11-12 x 40’ containers or 9-10 eurotrailers

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Two figures stand, clasping each other as they stand in a grey, concrete bunker lined with large missiles in storage racks.

Soprano Elena Stikhina performs in Aida. She is wearing grey military clothing and clasps her hands to her chest as she looks out to the audience. The stage resembles a grey, concrete bunker lined with large missiles in storage racks.

Aida kneels on the stage as she watches a fire burn in front of her. Behind her is a grey memorial wall filled with names and with silver laurel wreaths propped in front of it.

Amneris sits in one of two chairs onstage. She is wearing a military green dress. A soldier stands centre stage.

Large group of soldiers with their backs facing the camera saluting a flag that hangs at the back of the stage.

Soldiers march past on parade. Officers and the King and Queen sit watching on tiered seating at the back of the stage. The King is wearing a blue suit. The Queen is wearing a red dress.

Elektra

A performer wearing a navy blue ballgown and white fur jacket walks up some concrete stairs on a stage appearing to scream at another performer wearing a black and white maids uniform. They are flanked by performers wearing police uniforms. At the window above, a person looks down at the scene unfolding.

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Original Production 2024

Director: Christof Loy
Designer: Johannes Leiacker
Lighting Designer: Olaf Winter

Trucks needed for Transport: 5 x 40’ containers or 4 eurotrailers

Gallery

A performer stands on some stairs on a stage, looking down wistfully. Above them, several performers look out of a well-lit window down at him.

Elektra, in a black maid's dress kneels at the feet of a woman in a tea length purple dress. Elektra is gripping the womans hand. There is a dark stone wall behind them.

Two men dance on stage. One man stands on the right and is wearing navy trousers and a waistcoat. An older man is demonstrating a dance move. He is wearing a dark grey suit jacket and navy trousers. He has a full white beard.

A man in a white shirt stained with blood is held by two other men in dark clothing near a door, one raising an axe, against a dimly lit background with a torch.

Two women interact on a staircase; one wears a formal electric blue gown and black silk gloves, the other stands above her in a black maid's dress.

A large room with tall windows and a staircase set into the back corner. A woman in a purple leans slightly out of one of the windows watching as a woman in a black maid's dress screams, raising her hands upwards.

Eugene Onegin

A couple ballroom dances on a stage. They are posed centrestage as the man wearing a black tuxedo suit dips the woman who is wearing a blue dress and white silk gloves. There are large crystal chandeliers hanging over them. Wooden chairs line the back of the stage.

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Original Production 2024

Director: Ted Huffman
Designer: Hyemi Shin
Costume Designer: Astrid Klein
Lighting Designer: D. M. Wood
Movement Director: Lucy Burge

Trucks needed for Transport: 4-5 x 40’ containers or 3-4 eurotrailers

Gallery

A clown in a lime green suit presents a four tier cake to a group of onlookers who clap as the top tier is lit with a sparkler.

A clown in lime green trousers and a black shirt stands in a spotlight onstage. There are empty wooden chairs lining the back of the stage.

A line of people have their arms over each shoulders as they run towards the front of the stage. A woman wearing brown trousers and a floral top stands with her back to the camera as she waits for them to arrive.

Four men stand onstage as snow falls around them. Two men stand facing each other with guns in their hands pointing down, ready for a duel. One man in a light cream coat stands centre stage, postioned between the two of them as a referee.

A clown in a lime green suit is putting on white face paint as a large group of people dance behind him

A man stands alone in the snow wearing a black suit jacket and white shirt. He looks out into the audience.

Lots of people dance on stage. There is an empty chair with a green jacket over it centrestage.

A man has been shot and falls into his friends arms. Behind them, their other friends run forwards. There is snow falling.

The Flying Dutchman (Fliegende Hollander)

Bryn Terfel as The Dutchman leans on the railing of a metal gangway of a ship. He is looking towards a woman in a green dress who stands looking off into the distance.

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Original Production 2015

Director: Tim Albery
Designer: Michael Levine
Costume Designer: Constance Hoffman
Lighting Designer: David Finn
Movement: Philippe Giraideau

Trucks needed for Transport: 10 x 40’ containers or 7-8 eurotrailers

Gallery

A group of sailors in brightly coloured clothes stand on stage. Large pendant lights hang from the ceiling above the.

A group of sailors look out over the audience. They are bathed in green light as though light is reflecting off the water in front of them.

Rows of women sit at industrial sewing machines. A woman kneels at the front next to a model boat.

A woman kneels on a grey stage holding a model to her chest.

A woman kneels looking at a model ship. It had four sails. Behind her sit women at industrial sewing machines.

A man in grey overcoat stands next to a model ship. Another man in a beige stand the other side of the stage holding a sailors rope that is above his head.

Jenůfa

Several actors in black cloaks put their arms up to three white walls with their back to the audience. A woman in a white dress is in the centre of the stage.

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Original Production 2021

Director: Claus Guth
Designer: Michael Levine
Costume Designer: Gesine Völlm
Lighting Designer: James Farncombe
Choreographer: Teresa Rotemberg
Video Designer: Roca Film

Trucks needed for Transport: 5 x 40’ containers or 4 eurotrailers

Gallery

An old woman in a black dress points accusingly at a younger woman in a dark navy dress and white apron.

A woman in navy dress stands on a chair holding her hands over her stomach.

A woman in a white dress stands in a cage.

Lots of people stand on stage either holding up chairs or their fists. Four of them are women in brightly coloured traditional clothing.

Several actors in black cloaks put their arms up to three white walls with their back to the audience. There is a cage with a woman in a white dress in the centre of the stage.

Two woman sit at a long table covered in a white tablecloth.

Women dressed in black stand in front of a white wall. Their shadows are projected onto the wall behind them.

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

A group of people in party clothes take a drink in unison. They are toasting the married couple who are standing on a table. There are paper chains on the wall.

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Original Production 2004

Director: Richard Jones
Set Designer: John F Macfarlane
Costume Designer: Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting Designer: Mimi Jordan Sherin
Choreographer: Linda Dobell

Trucks needed for Transport: 6-7 x 40’ containers or 5-6 eurotrailers

Gallery

A woman sits on the end of the bed in a white nightgown. The room is pink. There is a man's face on the television.

A man wearing a grey suit steps into a storage room. He carries a briefcase. The room has lots of boxes and frames covered in sheets.

A man in priests robes gestures towards a woman in a white dress who stand with her back to the audience. A man in a black suit is standing watching her.

A group of people raise their glasses. They are toasting the married couple who are standing on a table. There are paper chains on the wall.

A group of people stand around a woman who is slumped against a wall.

A group of men in grey boiler suits and animal masks restrain a woman wearing a yellow coat. A man wearing a pig mask stands on a table. Another man throws a rat into the air.

The Makropulos Case

The stage is split into two rooms. Above the rooms is a screen. On the screen is a photo of a dark haired woman smiling and holding a baby.

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Original Production 2025

Director: Katie Mitchell
Designer: Vicki Mortimer
Costume Designer: Sussie Juhlin-Wallén
Lighting Designer: James Farncombe

Trucks needed for Transport: 4-5 x 40’ containers or 3-4 eurotrailers

Gallery

A group of people sit in a modern and bright room.

A woman in a black dress hangs her dressing gown up. A man sits at a dressing table. Behind a filing cabinet another woman watches.

A group of people sit in a modern and bright room. A man in a grey suit leans down to speak to a woman in a black dress who is sat at a table.

A man enters a room. He is wearing a black tuxedo and carring a bouquet of flowers.

A man and a woman stand in a room. They are talking as both hold bouquets of flowers. The other side of the wall a woman in a black dress tried to listen in.

A man sits at a dressing table. A woman in a floral dressing gown sits in his lap.

A group of paramedics gather around a woman in a black dress on the bed. They are putting an IV into her arm. A man stands behind talking to them as he flips through papers.

The stage is split into two rooms. Above the rooms is a screen. On the screen is a photo of a dark haired woman smiling and holding a toddler to her chest. .

‎ The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)

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Original Production 2006

Director: David McVicar
Designer: Tanya McCallin
Lighting Designer: Paule Constable
Movement Director: Leah Hausman

Trucks needed for Transport: 10 x 40’ container or 8 eurotrailers

Gallery

A group of servants are in a dark room being decorated for a wedding. One of them holds a sign

A group of people stand in a bedroom. All of them are looking towards a woman in a brown dress who is holding a letter.

Two cast members onstage during a performance of The Marriage of Figaro.

Two performers wearing long ballgowns are singing onstage at the Royal Opera House in a production of The Marriage of Figaro. One stands holding a piece of paper up to their chest. The other is sitting on a chair at a desk looking towards the other performer.

A group of people stand in front of large windows showing a sunset. A man in a blue suit and grey tophat has picked up and is spinning around a woman in a white dress.

A woman in a blue dress holds up her hand to silence a man in a white shirt and dark waistcoat who is trying to talk to her. She is sat on a chair.

A group of women in green dresses holding bouquets of flowers and singing.

A woman in a white dress stands with her back to a man who is sat on an orange armchair and watching her.

Rigoletto

A clown in a black and red costume holds a staff. He has white face paint and a painted on grin.

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Original Production 2021

Director: Oliver Mears
Designer: Simon Lima Holdsworth
Costume Designer: Ilona Karas
Lighting Designer: Fabiana Piccioli
Movement Director: Anna Morrissey

Gallery

A tableau of a woman in white lying on a table as figures loom above her. There is a minotaur, an angel and a scholar.

A darkened stage with rain water falling from above. In the centre is a two story building, on the upper floor a man lies in a bed with a light behind him, a woman stands over him. Outside the house a man kneels over a body lying on the floor. A stormy lake can be seen painted on the backdrop behind the house.

A woman in a short white dress stands on stage. A man in a a blue suit has his arms around her shoulders, gripping tightly. Men in dark suits stand in the shadows behind them.

A man in a richly decorate black and gold jacket holds onto a woman in a dark purple dress.

A performer wears a decoratively carved horn skull as a mask and painted steel armour over a white shirt. Their arms are outstretched, and they are holding a sword in their left hand. They are flanked by two women wearing medieval style ballgowns. Behind them are the chorus, all wearing medieval-style clothing.

A woman in a short white dress stands centre stage. A painting is projected behind her.

A man holds his arms wide in welcome for a woman who is standing through a set of doors.

Salome

A modern stage set features actors in various poses on a realistic, industrial-style set with stairs and blue lighting; an orchestra is visible above the main stage area.

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Original Production 2008

Director: David McVicar
Designer: Es Devlin
Lighting Designer: Wolfgang Göbbel
Choreographer: Andrew George
Video Designers: 59 Productions

Trucks needed for Transport: 10 x 40’ container or 8-9 x eurotrailer

Gallery

A woman in a blood soaked white dress holds a severed head as she kneels on a stage.

A woman in a long white dress stands over two people lying on the floor; a maid and another woman in lingerie stand in the background of an industrial, dimly lit room with tiled walls and exposed light bulbs.

A group of men in black suits and military uniform. One man sits at the center with his hands over his ears dramatically while others stand around him.

A man in a military uniform stands by a staircase. On the stairs sit a man in a tuxedo and a woman in along blue gown.

A man in a long brown coat stands at the centre of the room. Men in military uniform hold swords. The set resembles a stark, industrial room with tiled walls and exposed pipes, lit with blue-toned lighting.

A man in a military uniform stands by a staircase railing, looking at a woman in a sparkling white gown who is sitting on a set of stairs.

Samson et Dalila

In the centre of the stage stands a large sculpture of a clown’s torso. They have a blue face, gold hair, a red nose and a few gold teeth and hold up a slot machine in one arm and a gold bag filled with arcade chips in the other. A performer wearing blue striped tracksuit bottoms holds up another performer wearing the same clothes. Behind them stands a performer wearing gold trousers. The stage is backlit with eerie red lighting which shows the outline of a line of performers.

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Original Production 2022

Director: Richard Jones
Designer: Hyemi Shin
Costume Designer: Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting Designer: Andreas Fuchs
Choreographer and Movement Director: Lucy Burge

Trucks needed for Transport: 6-7 x 40’ containers or 5-6 eurotrailers

Gallery

A blindfolded man covered in blood guides himself along a rope.

Four uniformed officers confront a wounded man leaning back on stairs, appearing distressed. One officer grabs the injured mans arm, while another points at him.

A theater stage with a modern set: a large white box with horizontal beams on the left and red walls on the right. Two performers stand apart, one holding a long pole extending toward the other.

A group of dancers in green pants and black tops perform energetically at the front of a stage, with a cheering cast dressed in formal wear and a blue, diamond-patterned backdrop behind them.

A woman in an ornate, sparkling dress and elaborate headpiece leans against a gold, decorative column on stage, looking thoughtful.

Tosca

A man in a suit stands with arms outstretched before a group of kneeling people in white robes, holding ornate staffs, on a smoky stage with a marble statue and dramatic lighting.

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Original Production 2025

Director: Oliver Mears
Set Designer: Simon Lima Holdsworth
Costume Designer: Ilona Karas
Lighting Designer: Fabiana Piccioli
Movement Director: Anna Morrissey

Trucks needed for Transport: 9 x 40’ containers or 7 eurotrailers

Gallery

Anna Netrebko and Freddie de Tommaso perform in Tosca. They are embracing in front of a pile of rubble. Netrebko is wearing a red dress and de Tommaso a blue suit jacket. Netrebko has her head tipped back and is smiling.

Men in red and black costumes, surrounded by broken columns, rubble, and toppled classical statues, set against a large, marble-patterned backdrop suggestive of ruins.

Four men in a stark white room; one in a bloodstained shirt faces three men in police uniforms. A table, chair, clock, and cross are on the wall.

A man gesturing passionately amid overturned furniture and debris, while another person sits reading at left. A large marble statue stands in the background, suggesting a grand, classical setting.

A woman in a green gown and a man in a vest stand close together against a marble wall, looking alarmed. Their dramatic shadows are cast on the wall behind them. A wine bottle sits in the foreground.

A man in formal attire sits on an office chair, reading a book under a dim light. A TV on the floor displays a black-and-white image, and a wine bottle sits on a low table nearby.

La Traviata

Violetta in a sparkling white dress stands in the centre of a golden room, bathed in warm light. Men and woman in formal suits and ballgowns look towards her as she stands with her arms stretched upwards.

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Original Production 1994

Director: Richard Eyre
Designer: Bob Crowley
Lighting Designer: Jean Kalman
Director of Movement: Jane Gibson

Trucks needed for Transport: 10-11 x 40’ containers or 8-9 eurotrailers

Gallery

A distressed woman in a white gown holds on to a iron chair.

A woman in a black dress looks out through a slatted window.

Violetta stands centre stage in a long white ball gown, Alfredo holds her outstretched hand and kisses. Alfredo wears a dinner suit - they stand in front of an ornate fountain.

Flamenco dancers in black dresses swirl their skirts around them in a passionate dance. The wall behind them is red.

A man sits on a chair with his head in his hands. An older gentleman stands behind him. There are painting in golden frames propped up against the wall in the background.

Turandot

The cast of Turnadot perform in front of an audience at the Royal Opera House.

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Original Production 1984

Director: Andrei Serban
Designer: Sally Jacobs
Lighting Designer: F Mitchell Dana
Choreographer: Kate Flatt
Choreologist: Tatiana Novaes Coelho

Trucks needed for Transport: 5 x 40’ containers or 4 eurotrailers

Gallery

Performers in elaborate costumes and white face makeup pose on a wooden stage, with two central figures embracing under a pagoda-like structure, surrounded by dancers wearing traditional Japanese dance theatre masks. .

A performer with long white hair and wearing a long gold cloak holds a long baton on their lap. They are sitting on a gold chair on a raised on a platform with gold detailing behind. In front of them stands a performer wearing a blue jacket and patterned boots. They have their back to the audience and stand facing the person raised on the platform. Around them a chorus of performers wear a variety of masks and hold their hands out towards those in the centre.

The cast of Turandot performing onstage at the Royal Opera House.

A character in costume holds a lit lantern with their back to the audience, light flows through a window

The Royal Opera performs Turnadot at the Royal Opera House.

The opera singer Yonghoon Lee is performing as Calaf in The Royal Opera’s Turandot. He is wearing a blue tunic with gold banding and stands in the centre where nine performers surround him. They are wearing white tunics and white face masks point swords towards the opera singer's head. The swords have red drops painted on them and are bound with red ribbon which flows down the performer's arms.

Wozzeck

Two performers stand on a darkened stage with a deep red background with bare trees.

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Original Production 2023

Director: Deborah Warner
Set Designer: Hyemi Shin
Costume Designer: Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting Designer: Adam Silverman
Choreographer: Kim Brandstrup

Trucks needed for Transport: 4-6 x 40’ containers or 3-4 eurotrailers, dependent if the stock revolve is hired with the set.