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  • Royal Opera House

  • Tours

Stages and Cells of Covent Garden

11 October–10 December 2026

Join Bow Street Museum of Crime and Justice and the Royal Opera House on this outdoor walking tour to discover the relationship between theatre and crime in Covent Garden.

  • Royal Opera House

  • Tours

Sip and Sketch: Costume Design Tour

11 October–21 November 2026

Peek inside our costume workroom and witness where designs come to life. Then, relax with a Bellini in our bar while trying your hand at sketching your own designs.

  • Royal Opera House

  • Tours

Behind the Scenes Tour

11 October–31 December 2026

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

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

11–17 October 2026

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

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

Recitals at Lunch

12 October–21 December 2026

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

Exhibition Tours

12 October–27 November 2026

Discover our Front of House exhibitions in greater depth on a 30-minute guided tour featuring costumes, set designs and archive treasures brought to life

Two performers embrace passionately on a stage in front of a backdrop of a house that has images of red roses and handwriting projected onto the entire space.

  • Main Stage

  • Opera and music

Don Giovanni

12–15 October 2026

Includes Young RBO prices

Mozart’s darkest opera returns.

  • Thurrock, Essex

  • Tours

Thurrock Workshop Tour

13 October–1 December 2026

Discover the fascinating world of the craftspeople who bring Royal Ballet and Opera productions to life with a tour of the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop and Costume Centre in Thurrock.

Main auditorium of the Royal Opera House.

  • Main Stage

  • Ballet and dance

Friends Rehearsals

13 October 2026–10 July 2027

Royal Ballet and Opera Friends have the opportunity to purchase tickets to open rehearsals.

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

13 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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