BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.

Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire.  But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path.

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner star in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.

In the seedy underbelly of 18th century Paris, money is king. Nothing is sacred - even love itself can be bought for the right price. A native of this hedonistic underworld, Manon is caught between twin desires when she falls in love with the student Des Grieux. Steadfast and devoted, he offers the possibility of an honourable life. Yet, the riches promised by the world of Parisian society remain tempting....

Manon's inner turmoil and struggle for survival lie at the devastating heart of Kenneth MacMillan's 1974 adaptation of Abbe Prevost's novel. In this signature work of the Royal Ballet, MacMillan's nuanced understanding of human psychology makes for an unflinching look into the moral degradation of Manon's Paris, while all its decadence and decay are brought to life through Jules Massenet's score and Nicholas Georgiadi's design.

Choreography KENNETH MACMILLAN

Music JULES MASSENET

Orchestration MARTIN YATES

Conductor KOEN KESSELS

Designer NICHOLAS GEORGIADIS

Lighting Designer JACOPO PANTANI

Under the oppressive heat of the Spanish sun, the fiercely independent Carmen attracts the attention of Don José. She warns him not to fall in love with her, but his obsession knows no bounds. Under the oppressive heat of the Spanish sun, the fiercely independent Carmen attracts the attention of Don José. She warns him not to fall in love with her, but his obsession knows no bounds. Damiano Michieletto’s searing production returns, casting scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of Bizet’s ever- popular opera.

An all-star cast brings this white-hot drama to life, with Ginger Costa-Jackson in the fiery title role, alongside Russell Thomas as the jealous and despairing Don José. Following his 2023 Royal Opera debut, Sesto Quatrini returns to conduct Bizet’s electrifying and sensual score.

Sung in French with English subtitles.

Cast:

Carmen GINGER COSTA-JACKSON

Don José RUSSELL THOMAS

Micaëla ADRIANA GONZÁLEZ

Escamillo ALEXANDER VINOGRADOV

Zuniga BARNABY REA

Creatives:

Music GEORGES BIZET

Libretto HENRI MEILHAC, LUDOVIC HALÉVY

Conductor SESTO QUATRINI

Director DAMIANO MICHIELETTO

Set Designer PAOLO FANTIN

Costume Designer CARLA TETI

Lighting Designer ALESSANDRO CARLETTI

Dramaturg ELISA ZANINOTTO

At a cosy Christmas party, young Clara meets the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer, who gives her a nutcracker doll. When the guests have departed and the house is asleep, Clara sneaks downstairs in search of the doll. Instead, she finds Drosselmeyer, who whisks her away on a journey into a whole world of enchantment: fantastical landscapes of flurried snow and glittering confection where toys come alive and the magic never stops.

Peter Wright’s production of this festive family favourite sparkles to the wondrous swell of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral score, alongside the glow and grandeur of Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs.

Cast:  

The Sugar Plum Fairy MAYARA MAGRI

The Prince REECE CLARKE

Herr Drosselmeyer JAMES HAY

Clara MARIANNA TSEMBENHOI

Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker TAISUKE NAKAO

Choreography PETER WRIGHT after LEV IVANOV

Music PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY  

Conductor CHARLOTTE POLITI

Original Scenario MARIUS PETIPA after E.T.A. HOFFMANN  

Production and Scenario PETER WRIGHT  

Designer JULIA TREVELYAN OMAN

Lighting Designer MARK HENDERSON  

Production Consultant ROLAND JOHN WILEY

An earth in ruin. The twilight of the Gods. Deception leads to treachery, then devastation, when Siegfried is tricked into betraying Brünnhilde.An earth in ruin. The twilight of the Gods.

Deception leads to treachery, then devastation, when Siegfried is tricked into betraying Brünnhilde. Learning the truth of her beloved’s innocence, Brünnhilde at last returns the ring to the Rhinemaidens, before ordering that Valhalla be swallowed in flames. For the long-awaited finale of Wagner’s epic saga, director Barrie Kosky situates the rich apocalyptic drama in a contemporary world of dream-like turmoil. Antonio Pappano, Conductor Laureate of The Royal Opera, returns to take on the impassioned, otherworldly music – including Siegfried’s transporting Funeral March and Brünnhilde’s electrifying Immolation Scene. The brilliant cast is led by Elisabet Strid, Andreas Schager and Mika Kares, who together with the full forces of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the Royal Opera Chorus bring opera’s greatest journey to its shattering end.

Sung in German with English subtitles.

Cast:

Siegfried ANDREAS SCHAGER

Gunther THOMAS LEHMAN

Hagen MIKA KARES

Alberich CHRISTOPHER PURVES

Brünnhilde ELISABET STRID

Gutrune AMANDA MAJESKI

Waltraute ANNIKA SCHLICHT

First Norn NOA BEINART

Second Norn CLAIRE BARNETT-JONES

Third Norn CATHARINE WOODWARD

Woglinde SARAH BRADY

Wellgunde NIAMH O’SULLIVAN

Flosshilde SIAN GRIFFITHS

Creatives:

Music RICHARD WAGNER

Conductor ANTONIO PAPPANO

Director BARRIE KOSKY

Set Designer RUFUS DIDWISZUS

Costume Designer VICTORIA BEHR

Lighting Designer ALESSANDRO CARLETTI

At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole, events become curiouser and curiouser…As Alice journeys through Wonderland, she encounters countless strange creatures. She’s swept off her feet by the charming Knave of Hearts, who’s on the run for stealing the tarts. Confusion piles upon confusion. Then Alice wakes with a start. Was it all a daydream?

Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography. Joby Talbot’s score combines contemporary soundworlds with sweeping melodies that gesture to ballet scores of the 19th century. Bob Crowley’s wildly imaginative, eye-popping designs draw on everything from puppetry to projections to make Wonderland wonderfully real. The result shows The Royal Ballet at its best, bringing together world-class dance with enchanting family entertainment and ingenious music and design.

Cast:

Alice FRANCESCA HAYWARD

Jack/The Knave of Hearts WILLIAM BRACEWELL

Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit JAMES HAY

Mother/The Queen of Hearts LAUREN CUTHBERTSON

Father/The King of Hearts BENNET GARTSIDE

Magician/The Mad Hatter STEVEN MCRAE

Rajah/ The Caterpillar NICOL EDMONDS

The Duchess GARY AVIS

Choreography CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON

Music JOBY TALBOT

Conductor KOEN KESSELS

Princess Odette is bound by a curse, turned into a swan by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart. The spell can only be broken by a pledge of eternal love. When she meets Prince Siegfried, he is immediately enamoured by her fragile beauty and pledges to free her. But freedom is not promised for Odette as Von Rothbart conspires to thwart the lovers’ plans.

Liam Scarlett’s production for The Royal Ballet brings together

Tchaikovsky’s towering score and John Macfarlane’s picturesque designs to

create an enduring ballet spectacle of love, treachery and forgiveness.

Choreography MARIUS PETIPA, LEV IVANOV

Additional Choreography LIAM SCARLETT, FREDERICK ASHTON

Music PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Conductor KOEN KESSELS

Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police.Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain: sleeping with the man she hates, in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out?

Oliver Mears’s acclaimed production returns, setting Puccini’s operatic thriller in a contemporary, war-torn Rome. Daniel Oren conducts Aleksandra Kurzak, who returns to the title role, joined by Saimir Pirgu as Cavaradossi and Christopher Maltman as Baron Scarpia.

Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

Cast:

Floria Tosca ALEKSANDRA KURZAK

Mario Cavaradossi SAIMIR PIRGU

Baron Scarpia CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN

Spoletta ALED HALL

Cesare Angelotti PAWEŁ HORODYSKI

Sacristan JONATHAN LEMALU

Sciarrone SAM HIRD

Creatives:

Music GIACOMO PUCCINI

Conductor DANIEL OREN

Director OLIVER MEARS

Set Designer SIMON LIMA HOLDSWORTH

Costume Designer ILONA KARAS

Lighting Designer FABIANA PICCIOLI

Movement Director ANNA MORRISSEY

The Capulets and Montagues are sworn enemies. Yet it is love at first sight for Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet when they meet each other at the Capulet ball, into which Romeo has snuck. The two fall in love and they profess their devotion to each other at Juliet’s balcony.

The stakes are raised for the young couple when Romeo avenges the death of his friend Mercutio who has been killed by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. For this, Romeo is exiled from Verona. Meanwhile, Juliet’s parents are forcing her to marry another suitor. In order to be together, Romeo and Juliet must risk it all.

Cast:

Juliet FUMI KANEKO

Romeo VADIM MUNTAGIROV

Mercutio FRANCISCO SERRANO

Tybalt RYOICHI HIRANO

Benvolio GIACOMO ROVERO

Paris LUKAS B. BRÆNDSRØD

Lord Capulet BENNET GARTSIDE

Lady Capulet CHRISTINA ARESTIS

Escalus, Prince of Verona HARRIS BELL

Rosaline ANNETTE BUVOLI

Nurse OLIVIA COWLEY

Friar Laurence THOMAS WHITEHEAD

Lord Montague THOMAS WHITEHEAD

Lady Montague LARA TURK

Choreography KENNETH MACMILLAN

Music SERGEY PROKOFIEV

Conductor KOEN KESSELS