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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.

Royal Opera House
Tours

Sip and Sketch: Costume Design Tour

13–19 September 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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