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Two Royal Ballet dancers perform on stage wearing monochrome leotards and white shorts. One dancer is in a lunge position supporting the other dancer who leans against them. The stage is stark with a dark backdrop.

Main Stage
Ballet and dance

Disruptors: Tanowitz, Junker, Khan, McGregor

6–25 May 2027

Experience an exhilarating spin on ballet in four genre-defying contemporary works.

A performer wearing a long jacket is embraced from behind by another. They both stare down at a small fire atop a memorial stone.

Main Stage
Opera and music

Aida

19 May–12 June 2027

Includes Young RBO prices

Love and duty collide as nations clash in Verdi’s powerful and seductive opera.

Linbury Theatre
Opera and music

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27 May–1 June 2027

This contemporary opera brings together folk motifs and avant-garde vocal techniques.

A ballet dancer launches themselves into the air on a dark stage in front of a square shape that is brightly lit red.

Next Generation Festival 2027

11–25 June 2027

Discover the future stars of ballet and dance.

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Two dancers wearing yellow leotards appear on stage. The backdrop is lit with a blue light, with a yellow spotlight in the centre. The dancers stand arms raised with their hands joined. The dancer on the left has her leg raised.

Main Stage
Ballet and dance

Heritage Classics

17 June–3 July 2027

Radiance, romance and reverie – three heritage works by The Royal Ballet.

A performer whose makeup and costume is designed to make them look like a statue sits on a purple sofa on stage. Next to them sits another performer with long hair wearing a check shirt. Around them are a group of people reaching out towards the performer in the check shirt, as the statue seems to be ignored.

Main Stage
Opera and music

Hercules

18 June–9 July 2027

In love, there are no heroes. Barrie Kosky directs Handel's mythological masterpiece.

A performer wearing a kimono holds a basket in one arm and tends to tall flowers with the other on a well-lit stage with a bright blue backdrop. They are performing in The Royal Opera's production of Madama Butterfly.

Main Stage
Opera and music

Madama Butterfly

4–24 July 2027

Puccini's devastating tale of hope and heartbreak.

A performer wearing a black and white maids uniform holds the head up of a lifeless-looking performer wearing a purple dress.

Main Stage
Opera and music

Elektra

12–24 July 2027

Richard Strauss’s audacious adaptation of an iconic Greek tragedy.

Several performers wearing bright coloured costumes stand on chairs around a long dining table. They all hold their arms in the air. Above them on a raised platform lined with shaped topiary plants is a group of musicians. The word "Wonderland" is brightly lit and raised above.

Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party

16 July–27 August 2027

Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland gets a riotous remix.

The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance 2027

18 July 2027

The annual showcase of talent by the world’s leading ballet school.