This Christmas, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true. This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family.

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Cast: To be confirmed

Choreography: Frederick Ashton | Music: Sergei Prokofiev

LIVE: Tuesday 10 December 2024, 7.15pm GMT

ENCORE: Sunday 15 December 2024, 2pm GMT

Running time: 195 minutes, Two intervals

Four women: four curious love stories. Juan Diego Flórez leads a fantastic cast in Offenbach's dream-like opera.

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[Captured live November 2024]

Cast: Juan Diego Flórez, Alex Esposito, Olga Pudova, Ermonela Jaho, Marina Costa-Jackson, Julie Boulianne

Director: Damiano Michieletto | Conductor: Antonello Manacorda

AS LIVE: Wednesday 15 January 2025, 6.45pm GMT (START TIME TO BE CONFIRMED)

ENCORE: Sunday 19 January 2025, 2pm GMT

Running time: 245 minutes, Two intervals

Sung in French with English subtitles

Classical ballet's most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness.

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[Captured live April 2024]

Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov | Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky

Additional Choreography: Liam Scarlett and Frederick Ashton

AS LIVE: Thursday 27 February 2025, 7.15pm GMT (START TIME TO BE CONFIRMED)

ENCORE: Sunday 2 March 2025, 2pm GMT

Running time: 210 minutes, Two intervals

The greatest love story ever told – through ballet. An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona. In this hothouse of tension, brawls are quick to break out and both sides get caught in the crossfire.

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Cast: To be confirmed

Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan | Music: Sergey Prokofiev

LIVE: Thursday 20 March 2025, 7.15pm GMT

ENCORE: Sunday 23 March 2025, 2pm GMT

Running time: 210 minutes, Two intervals

Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle. Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky reunite to continue the mythical adventure that began with Das Rheingold in 2023.

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Cast: Christopher Maltman, Elisabet Strid, Lise Davidsen, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloman Howard

Director: Barrie Kosky | Conductor: Antonio Pappano

LIVE: Wednesday 14 May 2025, 5.15pm BST (START TIME TO BE CONFIRMED)

ENCORE: Sunday 18 May 2025, 2pm BST

Running time: 365 minutes (Runtime and intervals TBC)

Sung in German with English subtitles

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet's Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon.

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[Mixed Programme: 1 Revival, 3 New Productions]

Cast: To be confirmed

Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon

Music: Joby Talbot | Joni Mitchell | Keaton Henson | George Gershwin

LIVE: Thursday 22 May 2025, 19.15 pm BST

ENCORE: Sunday 25 May 2025, 2pm BST

Running time: 180 minutes (Runtime and intervals TBC)

The Royal Opera

Puccini’s TURANDOT

[Revival]

Cast: Sondra Radvanovsky, SeokJong Baek, Gemma Summerfield, Adam Palka

Director: Andrei Șerban | Conductor: Raphael Payare

LIVE: Tuesday 1 April 2025, 7.15 BST

ENCORE: Sunday 6 April 2025, 2pm BST

Running time: 205 minutes, Two intervals

Sung in Italian with English subtitles