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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.

Royal Opera House

Tea Dance

6 July 2026

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

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 Donizetti's feel-good 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.

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

Main Stage
Opera and music

Jette Parker Artists Summer Performance 2026

26 July 2026–25 July 2027

The future stars of opera take to the Main Stage for their exciting annual showcase.

A ballerina kneels on the floor of a stage. She is wearing a red dress and her hair is long, dark and hanging by her face. Behind her the stage curtains are open slightly, revealing the lights and seats of the auditorium.

Main Stage
Ballet and dance

Marianela – Timeless

29 July–2 August 2026

A celebration of the enduring artistry of acclaimed Royal Ballet ballerina Marianela Nuñez and the company and audiences she loves.

Carlos Acosta leaps midair in front of a dark brown backdrop. He wears a suit with a purple shirt. His right arm is outstretched behind him.

Main Stage
Ballet and dance

Carlos Acosta: Myths and Modern Masters

5–9 August 2026

Carlos Acosta returns to the Royal Opera House stage with a diverse programme of classic and modern works.

The Royal Ballet dancer Steven Mcrae stands in a well-lit studio with his arms stretched outwards.

Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

Insights: The McRae / Vassilev Project

3 September 2026

Join Steven McRae, Vasko Vassilev and director Natalie Abrahami as they discuss their new project inspired by Paganini.

Info available soon

A black and white image of director Evgeny Titov, he wears black trousers and a black t-shirt and sits with his back against a concrete wall.

Clore Studio
Opera and music

Insights: Parsifal

8 September 2026

Join cast and creatives as they discuss the story and themes of Wagner’s final opera, Parsifal.