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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.

Main Stage
Opera and music

La Gioconda

29 April–18 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.

Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

Female Power

6–9 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.

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

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

Linbury Theatre
Opera and music

UR_

27 May–2 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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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.

Royal Opera House
Ballet and dance

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party

16 July–27 August 2027

Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland gets a riotous remix.