The Orchestra accompanies The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet on the Main Stage under the music direction of Jakub Hrůša (The Royal Opera) and Koen Kessels (The Royal Ballet).
The Orchestra is renowned worldwide for its outstanding musicians, and the distinguished roster of international conductors with whom it has played. In 2019 they won ‘Opera Orchestra of the Year’ in the International Opera Awards. They have also toured with The Royal Opera to Japan and performed at venues including Symphony Hall (Birmingham), Cadogan Hall and the Vienna Konzerthaus
The Orchestra accompanies performances that are streamed all over the world, including through cinema screenings and broadcasts. They appear on many CDs and DVDs including Pappano’s acclaimed studio recording of Tristan und Isolde with Plácido Domingo and Nina Stemme.
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House was founded in 1946 when the Royal Opera House reopened after World War II.
First Violins
Concert Master
Concert Master
Principal Guest Concert Master, by arrangement with Trittico
Associate Concert Master
Associate Concert Master
Assistant Concert Master
Florence Garel
Sub Principal
Kaoru Yamada
Angus Bain
Ksenia Berezina
Matthew Bethel
Helen Briscoe
David Butler
Henry Chandler
Amelia Conway-Jones
Mark Greensill
David Hanesworth
Anna Harpham
Jonathan Hartley
Ailsa Hunter
Kirsten Shlomowitz
Helena Smart
Katherine Wilson
Second Violins
Section Principal
Anna Blackmur
Section Principal
Jan Schmolck
Principal
Soh-Yon Kim
Principal
Naori Takahashi
Sub Principal
Marion McGowan
Simon Horsman
Kathryn Spencer
Stuart James
Helena Roques
Chloe Boireau
David Chadwick
Violas
Section Principal
Amelie Roussel
Principal
Konstantin Boyarsky
Principal
Judith Busbridge
Sub Principal
Rebecca Brown
Emmanuella Reiter
Duncan Commin
Lucy Yendole
Felicity Matthews
Geeta Nazareth
Annie-May Page
Stanislav Popov
Cellos
Principal
Sub Principal
Andrew Gunn
Liubov Ulybysheva
Tim Hewitt-Jones
Mark Bethel
Lauren Steel
Tessa Seymour
Rhydian Shaxson
Double Basses
Section Principal
Tony Hougham
Principal
David Peller
Simon Hallett
Simon Hetherington
Martin Vigay
Flutes
Section Principal
Katherine Baker
Section Principal
Margaret Campbell
Sub Principal
Katharine Constable
Piccolos
Co-principal
Christopher Green
Co-principal
Philip Rowson
Oboes
Section Principal
Chris Cowie
Section Principal
Fergus McCready
Sub Principal
Margaret Tindale
Cor Anglais
Principal
Alan Garner
Clarinet
Section Principal
James Burke
Section Principal
Matthew Glendening
Bass Clarinet
Principal
Marina Finnamore
Bassoons
Section Principal
Andrea De Flammineis
Sub Principal
Sarah Andrew
Horns
Section Principal
Philip Munds
Section Principal
David Pyatt
Principal
Huw Evans
Principal
Roger Montgomery
Sub Principal
Richard Bissill
Sub Principal
Jonathan Durrant
Sub Principal
Richard Kennedy
Trumpets
Section Principal
Nicholas Betts
Sub Principal
David Carstairs
Sub Principal
John Shaddock
Cornet
Principal
Daniel Newell
Trombones
Section Principal
Byron Fulcher
Section Principal
Lindsay Shilling
Sub Principal
Michael Hext
Sub Principal
Robert Holliday
Bass Trombones
Principal
Patrick Jackman
Principal
Keith McNicoll
Tuba
Principal
Michael Levis
Timpani
Section Principal
Russell Jordan
Associate Principal
Chris Ridley
Percussion
Section Principal
Henry Baldwin
Principal
Nigel Charman
Principal
Nicholas Ormrod
Harps
Co-principal
Emma Granger
Co-principal
Lucy Wakeford
Orchestra Director
Helen Dunne
Orchestra Manager
Claire Sainsbury
Assistant Orchestra Managers
Collette Astley-Jones
Kirsten Cross
Christine Poon
Orchestra Administration and Project Coordinator
Rebecca Newman
Management Accountant
Fabio Lodato
Orchestra Production Manager
Nick Burke
Orchestra Operations Manager
James Noble
Assistant Orchestra Operations Managers
Tom Gant
Music Library Managers
Julie Cook
Tony Rickard
Music Librarians
Hannah Gray
Robin Gordon-Powell
Emma Syrus
Music Library Assistant
Arianne Bennett