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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

11–25 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

10–21 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.

Main auditorium of the Royal Opera House.

  • Main Stage

  • Ballet and dance

Friends Rehearsals

9 November 2026–10 July 2027

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

  • Royal Opera House

  • Tours

Behind the Scenes Tour

9 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.

  • Linbury Theatre

  • Opera and music

Dark Nights

9 November 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

Elaine Mitchener – LATE JOYS

9 November 2026

Elaine Mitchener brings together a creative troupe of performers, spanning voice, instrumentation and movement, to present a not-quite after-the-show for the curious and curiouser. Part of the Linbury's Dark Nights concert series.

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  • Thurrock, Essex

  • Tours

Thurrock Workshop Tour

10 November 2026–26 January 2027

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.

A black and white headshot of a person standing against a light wall wearing a black jacket, black hat, plastic rimmed glasses and a white knitted scarf. It is an image of the German director Philipp Stölzl.

  • Linbury Theatre

Insights: Un ballo in maschera

11 November 2026

Join cast and creatives behind Un ballo in maschera in a discussion on the inspirations and themes of Philipp Stölzl's new production of Verdi's opera about murderous political conspiracy and love triangles.

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