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Whether you're new to ballet and opera or you've loved them all your life, we have something for you.

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Two ballet dancers wearing black stand on stage in front of a black curtain.

Clore Studio
Ballet and dance

Holding Light

12 September 2026

Fallen Angels Dance Theatre present a powerful performance exploring real stories of addiction recovery.

Clore Studio
Ballet and dance

Insights: Fallen Angels Dance Theatre

13 September 2026

Join cast and creatives from Fallen Angels Dance Theatre in a discussion on the work they do to support those recovering from addiction and about their new work Holding Light, which comes to the Clore Studio this Autumn.

Royal Opera House

Tea Dance

14 September–21 December 2026

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

A performer wearing a glamorous black dress, fishnet tights and a chunky pearl necklace sits on a grey silk dressed bed on stage. She is flanked by four performers wearing bright coloured jackets and various animal masks: one is a goat, one is a hare, one is a King Charles spaniel and one is a bat.

Main Stage
Opera and music

Alcina

15 September–3 October 2026

Includes Young RBO prices

Handel’s magical opera of love, seduction and sorcery.

A group of 13 people pose in colourful formal clothing against a textured backdrop with fabric drapes. They are seated on various platforms.

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.

Several ballet dancers wearing tutu's stand in a brightly lit dance studio against a mirrored wall. In the corner two other people are coaching.

Clore Studio
Ballet and dance

Insights: The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal – Manon

23 September 2026

Watch dancer of The Royal Ballet in rehearsal as they prepare for this revival of Kenneth MacMillan's devastating ballet of decadence and decay.

Info available soon

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.

More info

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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.