La Traviata

Dido and Aeneas

All Ages • 1h 1m

The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera join forces for Wayne McGregor’s acclaimed fusion of music and movement. Baroque composer Henry Purcell’s classical tale of love thwarted by evil powers stars Sarah Connolly as Dido, Queen of Carthage and Lucas Meachem as Trojan hero Aeneas. Sung in English, with English subtitles.

Eugene Onegin

All Ages • 2h 33m

Director of The Royal Opera, Kasper Holten, made his directorial debut at Covent Garden with this new production of Tchaikovsky’s poignant opera. When Tatyana is introduced to the dashing, unconventional Onegin, she believes that he is the hero of her dreams but he carelessly rejects her – with tragic consequences.

Hansel and Gretel

All Ages • 1h 50m

Diana Damrau and Angelika Kirchschlager star in this acclaimed 2008 production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s famous fairy tale opera. With a libretto based on the Brothers Grimm story, this classic opera features a host of characters including the Sandman, the Dew Fairy, and the Witch.

La bohème

All Ages • 1h 53m

A lost key and an accidental touch of cold hands in the dark – so begins one of the great romances of all opera. When Rodolfo, a penniless poet, meets Mimì, a seamstress, they fall passionately in love. But their happiness is threatened when Rodolfo learns that Mimì is gravely ill in John Copley's striking production.

Swan Lake

All Ages • 2h 6m

Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov choreograph Tchaikovsky's timeless story of good against evil, in the greatest of Romantic ballets. Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful woman he is instantly captivated – will his love prove strong enough to break the evil spell that she is under?

Sylvia

All Ages • 1h 33m

Darcey Bussell and Roberto Bolle star in Frederick Ashton's Sylvia, restored to the splendour of its elegant and opulent three-act form for the 75th anniversary celebrations of The Royal Ballet. With origins in Greek mythology, Sylvia was loved by Aminta, abducted by Orion and eventually rescued by Eros.

The Nutcracker

All Ages • 1h 48m

This all-time ballet favourite reaches its 25th anniversary in Peter Wright's glorious production. When one of her Christmas presents comes to life, Young Clara is swept into a fantasy adventure where she meets an exquisite Sugar Plum Fairy, a chivalrous Prince and the mysterious Drosselmeyer amongst a whole host of classic characters, performed by the world-renowned Royal Ballet.

The Sleeping Beauty

All Ages • 2h 12m

One of the most popular classical ballets, Marius Petipa’s The Sleeping Beauty is performed by the Royal Ballet on the occasion of the Company's 75th anniversary.

Drillalians: Episodes 1 & 2

All Ages • 2h 44m

Stage Russia HD presents Episodes One and Two of Boris Yukhananov’s phenomenal five-part opera series, which follows the birth, initiation and adventures of a prince in the land of Drillalia. Captured by the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre in Moscow, this production combines compositions from major figures in new opera in Russia with award-winning costumes and contemporary choreography to bring Yukhananov’s extraordinary vision to life.

Peter Grimes on the Beach

All Ages • 2h 20m

Fisherman Peter Grimes is an outsider in the community of misfits and eccentrics who populate the Borough, a fictionalised version of the village of Aldeburgh in Suffolk. Is Grimes responsible for the death of his young apprentice? Is he mad, evil or a misunderstood visionary?