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  • Multiple venues

  • Opera and music

Recitals at Lunch

21 September–21 December 2026

Experience an exciting programme of music in the opulent setting of the historic Royal Opera House Crush Room.

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  • Multiple venues

  • Ballet and dance

Insights: The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal

23 September–29 October 2026

Watch Royal Ballet dancers and coaches in rehearsal as they prepare some of the works they will soon perform on stage.

  • Linbury Theatre

  • Opera and music

Dark Nights

23 September 2026–12 May 2027

A series of one-off performances on the Linbury Stage by the most innovative and extraordinary vocal artists and experimental composers of today, exploring the limitless theatre of the human voice.

  • Linbury Theatre

  • Opera and music

Keeley Forsyth – HAND TO MOUTH TO

23 September 2026

Keeley Forsyth performs HAND TO MOUTH TO, a newly reimagined live performance that sits between concert, theatre and spoken narrative, as part of the Linbury's Dark Nights concert series.

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  • Linbury Theatre

  • Opera and music

JPA @ 25: Jukebox

25 September 2026

Two performances. Two programmes. You decide the music. Get to know the singers and music staff of the programme during the matinee performance and vote live for the songs and arias to be performed in full in the evening concert.

Several ballet dancers perform on stage in a dimly lit space with haze.

  • Linbury Theatre

  • Ballet and dance

Three Short Ballets

29 September–2 October 2026

Northern Ballet returns to the Linbury Theatre with a programme of fiery revivals and a world premiere.

A young man representing Parsifal in Evgeny Titov’s Parsifal stands on a wet concrete floor in a claustrophobic, industrial brick interior. He wears an open white shirt and dark trousers. He looks upward with his hands raised slightly as bright light pours through a large opening behind him, illuminating the haze-filled space and fading into an eerie red glow at the edges of the frame.

  • Main Stage

  • Opera and music

Parsifal

1–17 October 2026

Wagner’s all-consuming final opera comes vividly to life in a new production.

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  • Clore Studio

Insights: The Royal Ballet School – A Centenary Celebration

3 October 2026

In celebration of the Royal Ballet School's 100-year anniversary, join cast and creatives behind this event in discussion on the history and heritage of the school, its dancers and the future.

  • Royal Opera House

  • Tours

HerStory of the Royal Opera House

3 October 2026

Immerse yourself in the history and stories of the Royal Opera House through the experiences of the incredible women who made it.

Four performers wearing black stand on stage with their backs to the audience. Large white numbers are brightly lit and projected directly onto the stage and performers. The numbers are layered on top of each other making it hard to read them properly.

  • Clore Studio

Insights: 4:48 Psychosis

7 October 2026

Join cast and creatives in conversation as Philip Venables's 4.48 Psychosis prepares to make its Linbury Theatre debut, with director Ted Huffman returning, alongside conductor Naomi Woo (Last Days).

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