We are appalled that a member of the audience behaved in this way and steps have been taken to ensure the audience member in question does not return to the Royal Opera House.
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Unfortunately, the opening night of Alcina featured an audience member who disrupted the show and the excellent performance by young singer Malakai M Bayoh.
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Last night, His Majesty King Charles III joined audiences for a special gala performance to celebrate The Royal Opera’s longest serving Music Director, Antonio Pappano.
Happy Birthday to Mozart, born on this day in 1756 🎂
Here's a snippet from David McVicar’s spectacular production of Mozart's The Magic Flute, with
@DianaDamrau
performing the iconic Queen of the Night aria 🤩
🎉 Happy birthday to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the greatest composers of all time who was born
#onthisday
in 1756
Here
@DianaDamrau
performs the absolutely iconic Queen of the Night aria from his fantastical opera, The Magic Flute
A must-watch for ballet fans 🦢
Our 2022 recording of The Royal Ballet's classic production of Swan Lake is now available to watch on Royal Opera House Stream.
Sign up today enjoy the first month for just £1.
▶️
👏 From our house to your house
We're offering a programme of free online broadcasts that you can access anywhere, anytime across the globe, including:
🐺Peter and the Wolf
🎶Acis and Galatea
💖Così fan tutte
🦟The Metamorphosis
#OurHouseToYourHouse
🦢 Principal dancer Natalia Osipova rehearsing Fokine's The Dying Swan with pianist Kate Shipway, cellist Chris Vanderspar and répétiteur
@_edwatson
.
Natalia will dance this during Friday's livestream '
@TheRoyalBallet
Live'
🎫:
#OurHouseToYourHouse
Nobody should have to live in fear because of the colour of their skin
#BlackLivesMatter
A piece of choreography by Principal of
@TheRoyalBallet
@MarcelinoSambe
created in the memory of George Floyd who was murdered in Minnesota last week.
🤩 Following in dad's footsteps?
Principal of The Royal Ballet
@_stevenmcrae
helps his daughter Audrey to do the famous Aurora Balance from The Sleeping Beauty!
#OurHouseToYourHouse
🎂 Happy birthday to Tchaikovsky, born
#onthisday
in 1840!
The popular Russian composer is best known for his ballet scores, including Swan Lake 🦢
Here
@NatOsipova
performs a solo as Odile, the Black Swan
😍 Some amazing archive footage from 1966 of Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn dancing in Romeo and Juliet
MacMillan's ballet was first performed at our theatre
#onthisday
in 1965 - it was an immediate success, receiving a staggering 43 curtain calls!
💃 This Christmas day, tune in to our YouTube channel at 7pm to watch
@TheRoyalBallet
's Don Quixote for free!
@CAcostaOfficial
's production brings the sunshine of Spain and the exuberance of the entire Company to the stage 😍
#OurHouseToYourHouse
One of all opera's most beloved earworms 😍
The Habanera is Carmen's musical centrepiece. Enjoy two
@TheRoyalOpera
productions of Bizet's masterpiece – along with over 60 other stunning productions – for just £9.99 per month or £99 per year: ▶️
Happy 267th Birthday Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart!
At the Royal Opera House, we've had the pleasure to revive many of his famous operas on our stage.
Celebrate his birthday and explore our collection his works on stream:
#RoyalOperaHouse
🎂🎵 Happy birthday to legendary pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, born on this day in 1873!
Here's a clip of the ballet Rhapsody, performed in 2016 and set to his famous piece, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Stream in full here:
#OnThisDay
💐 Happy Mother's Day from the Royal Opera House!
Here is one of the most famous (and perhaps one of the most scary) mother figures in opera!
📽️ Soprano Diana Damrau sings 'Der Hölle Rache'
#RoyalOperaHouse
🌟
#Onthisday
in 1818 Marius Petipa was born
Petipa was one of the greatest choreographers of all time, whose works include The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake (jointly with Lev Ivanov) and Raymonda
Here
@TheRoyalBallet
perform the famous Dance of the Cygnets from Swan Lake 🦢
📖 Happy
#WorldBookDay
!
We're celebrating with this wonderful moment from
@TheRoyalBallet
's Don Quixote with Principal dancer Akane Takada 😍
Petipa's joyful ballet is inspired by Cervantes' famous (and very long) novel
❄️ It's all snow and ice here in London with the arrival of
#StormDarcy
!
Here's a clip of our very own Storm Darcey (former Principal dancer
@DarceyOfficial
), performing here in
@TheRoyalBallet
's Sylvia in 2005 🤩
🤩 Happy
#InternationalDanceDay
!
We're celebrating with some classic clips from
@TheRoyalBallet
productions
Here
@MNunezOfficial
dances the beautiful and incredibly challenging Rose Adage from Petipa’s classic ballet, The Sleeping Beauty
🤩 '
@TheRoyalBallet
: Back on Stage' comes offline on Monday - watch it while you can!
This incredible evening featured amazing performances of excerpts including Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet and Don Quixote.
Watch here:
#OurHouseToYourHouse
An opera that's left audiences spellbound for 232 years ✨
The Magic Flute had its premiere on this day in 1791. In celebration, here's a taste of The Royal Opera's much-loved production, featuring some of Mozart's most searing vocal melodies.
▶️
Virtuosic dancing meets virtuosic music 😍
Today marks 43 years since the premiere of Frederick Ashton's Rhapsody, a one-act ballet created to mark both the 80th birthday of the Queen Mother and Mikhail Baryshnikov's guest appearance at The Royal Ballet alongside Lesley Collier.
Effortless grace in unison 🩰
The Dance of the Cygnets from Swan Lake is true pin-drop moment
Stream
@TheRoyalBallet
's Swan Lake with a 14-day free trial:
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It's
#RemembranceSunday
- today we remember those who lost their lives in conflicts.
Here's a look back at Alastair Marriott's ballet The Unknown Soldier, created to commemorate the centenary of the ending of World War I
A spot of sunshine to brighten up Betwixtmas ☀️
Don Quixote had its world premiere on this day in 1869.
In tribute to this sun-soaked ballet, here's Akane Takada's stunning performance of Kitri's Act III variation.
Did you see it earlier this Season on our main stage?
😍
@TheRoyalBallet
's Fumi Kaneko performs Aurora's Act I variation from The Sleeping Beauty
Catch the ballet in full via our Facebook page or YouTube channel from 7pm BST on 24 July!
#OurHouseToYourHouse
💜 Does it get more joyful than this?
@TheRoyalBallet
performing Elite Syncopations during their 9 October return to the stage.
Kenneth MacMillan's ballet was created in 1974 with music by the king of ragtime, Scott Joplin.
🎫:
#OurHouseToYourHouse
Happy
#Easter
from all of us at the Royal Opera House 😊
Today we hope you're jumping for joy, like these happy chickens from
@TheRoyalBallet
's La fille mal gardée, choreographed by Frederick Ashton 🐔
Have a wonderful day 🥚 🍫 🐰
✨
#Onthisday
in 1791 Mozart's The Magic Flute had its premiere in Vienna.
It has been an important part of the operatic repertory ever since.
Here is the iconic Queen of the Night aria, performed by soprano
@DianaDamrau
!
#ROHflute
👏 Huge congratulations to
@fumikaneko_
, one of four dancers who has been promoted to Principal, the highest rank in
@TheRoyalBallet
Fumi's first performance as a Principal will be in
@wheeldondance
's Within the Golden Hour on 20 May!
What better way to celebrate
#PrideLondon
and all of our LGBT+ artists, staff and audience members than with a giant flag projected onto our famous curtain? 🏳️🌈
Pas de chats a-plenty! 😸
Happy International Cat Day! To celebrate, here's a clip of The Sleeping Beauty's White Cat and Puss-in-Boots pas de deux that's guaranteed to have you feline good. 🩰
🍰 To celebrate
#WorldFoodDay
, enjoy this delicious clip from
@TheRoyalBallet
's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, starring Laura Morera!
This scene is a brilliant parody of the Rose Adagio from The Sleeping Beauty - here the Queen of Hearts gets tarts instead of roses!
⚔️ Next Friday we will be premiering
@TheRoyalBallet
Romeo and Juliet on our Facebook page and YouTube channel!
Kenneth MacMillan’s dramatic ballet is a classic of the Company’s repertory
Tune in from 7pm BST on 10 July!
#OurHouseToYourHouse
🎉 Happy Birthday to the legendary composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky! 🎂🎶 Born
#OnThisDay
in 1840!
From ‘Swan Lake’ to ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘The Nutcracker,’ you can find Tchaikovsky's masterpieces on stream! Visit here:
#RoyalOperaHouse
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from the Royal Opera House 🎄
Today we're sharing the magical transformation of the Christmas tree in The Royal Ballet's 'Nutcracker' 🎁
🎥 Tom Whitehead and Sophie Allnatt
Listen as nearly 2000 children perform The Magic Flute in our auditorium! 🎵 ✨
33 schools from across London, East Anglia and the West Midlands are celebrating a partnership with
@ElliotFndtn
that has delivered a year of vital arts-led learning.
#EverybodySing
#CreateandSing
🥳 Happy birthday to us!
Today, we're 288 years old 🎉
(The first theatre on our Covent Garden site opened
#onthisday
in 1732, built by the actor John Rich)
🥳 Happy birthday to us! Today we're 290 years old
Over our long history which dates back all the way to 1732, a lot has happened, including two major fires, becoming a Dance Hall during World War Two, and several redevelopments.
Here is a quick look at our fascinating story...
💐 Spring has sprung! 💐
We’re celebrating the start of a new season with the Spring Fairy from Cinderella!
What are you most looking forward to this Spring?
💔 An incredibly emotional scene - the Bedroom Pas de deux from
@TheRoyalBallet
's Romeo and Juliet
Catch MacMillan's ballet on our Facebook page or YouTube channel from 7pm BST on 10 July!
#OurHouseToYourHouse
The sunshine and charm of Spain 🌞
A ballet of comedy and wit with an abundance of bravura choreography. Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote returns, bringing the Spanish heat to our Main Stage.
🎟
🤩 We're delighted to be streaming
@TheRoyalBallet
's The Sleeping Beauty via our website this Friday (26 February)!
Keep an eye on for tickets available soon...
#OurHouseToYourHouse
💘 Happy
#ValentinesDay
from all of us at the Royal Opera House!
Enjoy this romantic clip from
@TheRoyalBallet
's The Sleeping Beauty...
...the magical moment when Prince Charming (
@_stevenmcrae
) wakes the Princess (Sarah Lamb) from her 100 years of sleep with a kiss 💋
Farewell, 2023! 👋
This New Year's Eve, we're saying goodbye to an incredible 365 days of performances with a stunning rendition of 'Auld Lang Syne' from our Songs From Ukraine Chorus.
Christmas is here, bringing good cheer 🎶🔔
A throwback to our incredible recent Songs for Ukraine concert, and the Chorus' rendition of 'Carol of the Bells', sung in its original Ukrainian language.
🩰 Not long to go now!
@TheRoyalBallet
's Anna Rose O'Sullivan rehearsing for tomorrow night's livestreamed performance. Watch more from this session on our Facebook page.
Buy your ticket for 'The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage':
#OurHouseToYourHouse
🚶♀️ Last night we were proud to welcome
@walkwithamal
to our theatre
Little Amal is a three metre-tall puppet of a young refugee girl who has been walking from Syria to raise awareness of the plight of young refugees
#LittleAmal
#TheWalk
🎭 Happy
#LoveTheatreDay
!
Today we're paying tribute to the staff, artist and freelance talent (on and off stage) who make the impossible happen every time the curtain goes up
Classical ballet's most powerful tale of love, treachery 🦢
Marius Petipa – born on this day in 1818 – was one of the most influential figures of classical ballet.
His choreography forms the basis of The Royal Ballet’s production of Swan Lake
If you missed our live cinema festivities, catch The Nutcracker at one of our Encore screenings 🎥
Select cinemas will be offering another chance to catch the production this weekend.
Find your nearest cinema and kick-start Christmas in style:
🎟
🎶 A little bit of ‘house music’ to bring some joy to your Monday morning
With love from the musicians of the Royal Opera House orchestra ❤️
#OurHouseToYourHouse
👏 A very special curtain-call
The emotional moment
@TheRoyalOpera
applauded our specially-invited audience of
@NHSEngland
staff from nearby hospitals at today’s performance of La bohème
#ThankYouNHS
🐔Happy Easter from the Royal Opera House!
We're celebrating with these dancing chickens from The Royal Ballet's 'La fille mal gardée', choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton. You can stream our 2005 performance here:
#RoyalOperaHouse
#Easter
🦢🎵 On this day in 1877, Swan Lake received its premiere!
Here's a snippet of the End of Act II performed in 2018. Watch the full recorded performance and get access to over 50 productions for just £9.99/month or £99/year here:
#RoyalOperaHouse
🎭
#Onthisday
in 1791 Mozart's The Magic Flute premiered in Vienna. It has been an important part of the operatic repertory ever since!
Here is the iconic Queen of the Night aria, performed by soprano
@DianaDamrau
😍
Watch our stream on 1 October:
A magical fairytale ballet 👑✨
The Sleeping Beauty follows the classical story of Aurora and Prince Florimund, set to Tchaikovsky’s masterful score
Watch now on Royal Opera House Stream.
▶ Sign up today to enjoy the first month for just £1 -
☘️ Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Today we're celebrating the Emerald Isle with this clip of Emeralds from Balanchine's ballet Jewels, performed here by First Soloist of
@TheRoyalBallet
Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Today the Royal Opera Chorus and more than 130 London-based Ukrainians performed a range of works from their collaborative project: Songs for Ukraine.
#RoyalOperaHouse
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken the decision with a heavy heart to close the building to the public and cancel all performances at the Royal Opera House with immediate effect
We will be in contact with all ticket buyers in due course
😍 A stunning section from Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour performed by Sarah Lamb and
@ACampbell_1
This ballet will be performed in full on Friday as part of '
@TheRoyalBallet
Live'
Grab your ticket:
#OurHouseToYourHouse
😻 Happy
#WorldAnimalDay
!
Enjoy this clip from
@TheRoyalBallet
's The Sleeping Beauty - the wonderful White Cat and Puss-in-Boots pas de deux.
Dancing here are Elizabeth Harrod and Paul Kay.
#ROHbeauty
🎵 Happy
#WorldOperaDay
!
To celebrate, here are a few of our most iconic moments from
@TheRoyalOpera
performances...
What's your all time favourite Royal Opera performance?
💚 Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Today we're celebrating the Emerald Isle with this clip of Emeralds from Balanchine's ballet Jewels, performed here by Beatriz Stix-Brunell.
#StPatricksDay