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An elderly woman representing Erda in Barrie Kosky’s Götterdämmerung is at the centre of the frame. The woman’s expression is somber, she has pale skin and grey hair and is seen through a swirling, surreal, tunnel-like vortex. The scene is distorted as if viewed through spinning glass, with streaks of light, sparks, and warm glowing fragments spiralling around her.

  • Main Stage

  • Opera and music

Götterdämmerung

21 January–7 February 2027

The long-awaited finale of Wagner’s epic Ring cycle.

Close-up side profile of a young woman with pale skin and red hair styled in a loose updo, set against a warm red textured background. Soft lighting highlights her cheekbone and eye as she gazes forward with a calm, neutral expression.

  • Linbury Theatre

  • Opera and music

Good Sometimes Queen

23–29 January 2027

Two Elizabethan heroines. Two extraordinary works for the female voice by Brett Dean.

Several ballet dancers perform on stage, all are wearing white costumes. They perform in front of a yellow and green gradient backdrop with flowing geometric patterns.

  • Main Stage

  • Ballet and dance

Landmarks: Unmissable Ashton

25 January–19 March 2027

Delightful encounters. The beauty of form. A mythical love story – three works from British ballet’s master craftsman.

The choreographer Pam Tanowitz and The Royal Ballet dancer William Bracewell sit facing a mirrored wall against a barre in a well-lit dance studio.

    Once more to this star

    6–13 February 2027

    Pam Tanowitz and William Bracewell come together in this unique creative collaboration between choreographer and dancer.

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    A black and white headshot of a person wearing a black jacket and black high necked jumper. It is a headshot of the Associate Director of The Royal Opera, Netia Jones.

    • Main Stage

    • Opera and music

    Così fan tutte

    10–28 February 2027

    Power plays and dangerous liaisons. Mozart's comedy of manners returns in a sharp contemporary new staging.

    A ballet dancer wearing a pink jumpsuit launches themselves into the air in front of a backdrop of a big red eye.

    • Main Stage

    • Ballet and dance

    MADDADDAM

    22 February–13 March 2027

    Wayne McGregor’s ballet reimagines Margaret Atwood’s dystopic epic of annihilation and survival.

    A stylized, grainy photograph of a person sitting against a blue-toned background, holding a bouquet of orange flowers that obscures their face. The person wears a muted blue top and a flowing orange skirt, with soft, moody lighting and a dreamy, slightly blurred effect.

    • Linbury Theatre

    • Opera and music

    Les Boréades

    4–14 March 2027

    Can love conquer all when Greek gods are involved? The Royal Opera's first performance of a work by Rameau at Covent Garden.

    A group of performers stand alongside a door frame in a room with flowered wallpaper on stage. A performer wearing a suit has come through the door and holds onto the handle.

    • Main Stage

    • Opera and music

    Il trittico

    5–18 March 2027

    Lovers. Mothers. Gold-diggers. In this spectacular trio of Puccini operas, love’s contrasts are laid bare.

    Eleven ballet dancers who are part of Ballet Black pose together in an ornate building in front of stained glass windows.

      Ballet Black

      22–27 March 2027

      Cassa Pancho's dynamic dance company returns to the Linbury Theatre.

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      A performer wearing a beige dress is lit from above on stage and stands in front of a park bench with a beige coat strewn across. They are in movement as though running towards the audience. Behind them, only slightly visible, are a group of performers.

      • Main Stage

      • Opera and music

      Káťa Kabanová

      22 March–10 April 2027

      A young and vulnerable woman is swept up in a passionate affair in Janáček’s evocative opera.

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