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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.
The Royal Ballet dancer Fumi Kaneko wears a white tutu and feathered headdress stands en pointe. She is embraced from behind by The Royal Ballet dancer Vadim Muntagirov who is wearing a black soldiers uniform. Slightly blurred from view, behind the two dancers, are a group of ballet dancers wearing the same white tutus and feathered headdresses. They are performing in The Royal Ballet's production of Swan Lake.
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  • Ballet and dance

Swan Lake

27 March31 May 2027

A bewitching tale of sorcery and love. The ultimate ballet classic.

Music Director of The Royal Opera, Jakub Hrůša, stands in front of an orchestra in a conductor pit facing the audience.
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  • Opera and music

The Rite of Spring + Duke Bluebeard’s Castle in Concert

2 April 2027

Stravinsky’s scandalous work and Bartók's blood-red thriller come alive in a one-night-only concert.

Two ballet dancers are on a dark stage wearing gold costumes. One lies on the floor lifting the other up with their legs stretched behind them.

    International Draft Works

    1214 April 2027

    New works. New choreographic voices from around the world. 

    An opera singer wearing a green silk dress sings passionately in front of a backdrop of a marble wall. Her shadow is visible.
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    • Opera and music

    Tosca

    12 April5 May 2027

    Puccini's operatic thriller set in a contemporary, war-torn Rome.

    Two ballet dancers embrace passionately on a dark stage. One dancer draped themselves over the other.

      London City Ballet

      28 April2 May 2027

      The celebrated, recently-revived company returns to the Linbury Theatre.

      A performer wears a gold sequin tassled dress, a warm-coloured fur coat, black sunglasses and holds a rosary in her left hand. She stands against a stark concrete backdrop with her shadow visibly larger than her.
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      • Opera and music

      La Gioconda

      29 April18 May 2027

      One woman’s love will push her to the limit, in Amilcare Ponchielli's grand opera.

      A ballet dancers performs on stage in a red dress in front of a backdrop of an old style painting of a town within a rural scene.

        Female Power

        69 May 2027

        Dutch contemporary Introdans dance company presents a mixed programme honouring female choreographers.

        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.
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        • Ballet and dance

        Disruptors: Tanowitz, Junker, Khan, McGregor

        625 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.
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        • Opera and music

        Aida

        19 May12 June 2027

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

        A black and white headshot of the composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir/ She wears a black caped coat and sits against a dark backdrop. On her finger is a large black ring.

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          27 May2 June 2027

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

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