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A ballet dancer wearing nude leggings decorated with gold sequins at the waistband launches themselves into the air – their right knee is bent behind their left leg which points out straight, their arms are stretched outwards creating a T shape and their head is turned towards their shoulders. They are jumping in front of a red brightly lit square which creates a dark shadow on the whole stage.   

  • Linbury Theatre

  • Ballet and dance

Next Generation Festival 2026

11 June–5 July 2026

Watch the future stars of ballet and dance.

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  • Main Stage

  • Ballet and dance

So Are We: León and Lightfoot

11–20 June 2026

Two works of passion and yearning by the acclaimed contemporary choreographic duo.

  • Linbury Theatre

  • Ballet and dance

THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL

16–17 June 2026

The young talents of The Royal Ballet School return to the Linbury Theatre for Next Generation Festival.

  • Linbury Theatre

  • Ballet and dance

CHANCE TO DANCE

21 June 2026

Chance to Dance is the Royal Ballet's flagship young talent programme. The legacy and Connect companies return to the Linbury stage this season to celebrate diverse talent from across the country, performing a mixed bill of works inspired by Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

The opera singer Anna Netrebko stands against a white wall in a photography studio wearing a white shirt, long black skirt and black high heels. She smiles towards the camera.

  • Main Stage

  • Opera and music

Anna Netrebko in Recital

24 June 2026

Anna Netrebko performs an intimate recital on the main stage of the Royal Opera House, with piano accompaniment by Pavel Nebolsin.

A person stands in the centre of an industrial car park scene wearing an orange boiler suit. Her legs stand apart, her arms hang down by her sides and she looks directly ahead into the camera. In the foreground, several figures also dressed in orange boiler suits rush towards the central figure, their bodies are blurred by motion. 

  • Linbury Theatre

  • Ballet and dance

ZOONATION YOUTH COMPANY 

28 June 2026

ZooNation Youth Company return to the Linbury Theatre with a new hip-hop creation, Lights Out.

A white woman in an off-the-shoulder, ivory satin gown stands against a dark, smoky background. Her long, wavy hair falls loosely over her shoulders, and she gazes softly forward with a pensive and exhausted expression, illuminated by gentle, diffused light. The air is thick with what looks like battle smoke. The woman represents Elvira in Richard Jones’ production of I Puritani.

  • Main Stage

  • Opera and music

I puritani

30 June–19 July 2026

A couple's faith is tested.  

Two performers romantically embrace. One has long brown hair and is wearing a red dress with black fur lining and she holds onto the head of the other performer who is wearing a paint-specked artist smock jacket. They are Aida Garifullina performing as Musetta and Andrzej Filończyk as Marcello in The Royal Opera’s La bohème.

  • Main Stage

  • Opera and music

La bohème

1–25 July 2026

Young Love in the City of Light.

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The Soprano Patrizia Ciofi performs in The Royal Opera’s production of La fille du regiment. She has red hair and is wearing a light green striped gown with white lace-up boots. She is being held up in the air, on her back, by dozens of performers dressed as soldiers wearing army uniform, berets or black helmets. She holds her right hand up to her head in a salute.

  • Main Stage

  • Opera and music

La Fille du régiment

7–24 July 2026

Love conquers all in this heartwarming operatic comedy about a tomboy raised by an unconventional military ‘family’.

  • Main Stage

  • Ballet and dance

The Royal Ballet School Summer performance 2026

18 July 2026

Dancers from one of the world’s greatest ballet schools take to the Main Stage in an annual showcase of their remarkable talent and artistry.

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