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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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All events Opera and Music Ballet and Dance

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

14 September–15 October 2026

Includes Young RBO prices

Mozart’s darkest opera returns.

A blurred image of Steven McRae and Vasko Vassilev in rehearsal. Both wear black, Vassilev plays his violin while McRae moves in front with arms partially outstretched

Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

The McRae / Vassilev Project

14–19 September 2026

Two masters of their craft. One stage. A showstopping fusion of exceptional music and dance.

Thurrock, Essex
Tours

Thurrock Workshop Tour

15 September–10 November 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.

Royal Opera House
Tours

Behind the Scenes Tour

15 September–30 November 2026

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

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.

Royal Opera House

Sip and Sketch: Costume Design Tour

19 September–31 December 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.

Gold brocade fabric lies on a table next to costume photos cards featuring actors in 1830's style dresses.

Royal Opera House
Tours

Divine Divas Tour

19–26 September 2026

Immerse yourself in the dazzling world of opera’s greatest divas, from Adelina Patti to Angela Gheorghiu, exploring ambition, glamour, rivalry and the star power that shaped operatic history.

Six people who are members of the Jette Parker Artists sit or stand on raised wooden platforms of varying heights in front of a large lightbox made to look like a window in a photography studio.

Crush Room

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.

A photograph of a ballet dancer sitting on the floor of a ballet studio as another person stands behind them

Multiple venues

Insights: The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal

23 September 2026–26 February 2027

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.