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A male dancer wearing green tights and a brown shirt is holding a woman wearing a brown dress. She is leaning back with her leg outstretched across him, as he lunges near her.

  • Main Stage

  • Ballet and dance

Manon

30 October–25 November 2026

Includes Young RBO prices

A woman torn between luxury and love – Kenneth MacMillan’s devastating ballet of decadence and decay.

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Two performers embrace passionately on a green-lit stage. Behind them are two other performers looking on. They are performing in The Royal Opera's production of Carmen.

  • Main Stage

  • Opera and music

Carmen

31 October–21 November 2026

Includes Young RBO prices

Be seduced by the untameable heroine of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.

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Three ballet dancers perform together wearing light coloured dresses in front of a blue backdrop on a stage.

  • Main Stage

  • Ballet and dance

Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan

9–28 November 2026

Includes Young RBO prices

Revel in the beauty of two 20th-century ballet masterpieces.

Surreal theatrical scene in an empty yellow room, representing the set design of Philipp Stölzl’s Un ballo in maschera. Six black-clad figures with dramatic 1920’s-inspired make-up appear frozen in dramatic poses around the room. One figure lies sprawled on the wooden yellow floor with a red piece of fabric emerging from his vest and twisting through the air at the centre. Other figures emerge from the doorways around the central character, creating a dreamlike, unsettling atmosphere.

  • Main Stage

  • Opera and music

Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball)

30 November–18 December 2026

Includes Young RBO prices

Verdi’s stirring political drama is recast against a surreal, theatrical backdrop.

  • Multiple venues

  • Workshops and activities

Barbie | Royal Ballet Craft Activities

31 October 2026

Create your own magic with craft activities for all the family, inspired by The Royal Ballet's collaboration with Barbie®.

  • Clore Studio

  • Workshops and activities

Barbie™ in The Nutcracker screening

31 October 2026

An exclusive screening of the new Barbie™ in The Nutcracker film for all the family to enjoy, ahead of its release on 1 November.

Angela Harnett and Nick Grimshaw sit at a wooden table set with various plates of food and bottles of wine.

  • Main Stage

Dish from Waitrose

1 November 2026

Nick and Angela are back! Join Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw plus a raft of special guests for a live special of their award-winning podcast. 

  • Royal Opera House

  • Opera and music

  • Ballet and dance

Tea Dance

2 November 2026–12 April 2027

Come dancing and cha-cha-cha along to the Royal Opera House Dance Band, in beautiful surroundings that combine grandeur and elegance.

group of people pose sitting or standing in a rustic studio space wearing bright and colourful clothing. They are members of The Jette Parker Artists Programme at The Royal Opera House.

  • Crush Room

  • Opera and music

Recitals at Lunch

2 November 2026–26 April 2027

Join us for an exciting programme of performances curated by our musicians in the intimate setting of the historic Royal Opera House Crush Room.

  • Royal Opera House

  • Tours

Behind the Scenes Tour

2 November 2026–31 January 2027

Take a look in the areas that are normally off-limits to the public, including rehearsal studios, costumes and production workshops.

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