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Tosca

Royal Opera House

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The greatest threat to power is love. Compromise is for the weak: and Tosca is nothing of the sort. With her artist beau Cavaradossi (Adam Smith) competing for her affections against the sadistic police chief Scarpia (Noel Bouley), Tosca’s (Sinead Campbell Wallace) story becomes intertwined with the tumultuous political landscape of Rome itself.
  • Booking until: Friday, 13 December 2024
  • Running time: 3hr. Incl. 2 intervals.
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Hansel and Gretel - Royal Opera House tickets Opens 22 Dec 2024 Opens 22 December 2024 Hansel and Gretel - Royal Opera House

Hansel and Gretel - Royal Opera House

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £40.00

The magic of the Grimm tales comes to life in this mischievous production. A fairy tale adventure for all.

  • Opens: Sunday, 22 December 2024
    Booking until: Tuesday, 7 January 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 15mins. Incl. 1 Interval
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Cinderella

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £137.00

Stuck at home and put to work by her spoiled Step-Sisters, Cinderella’s life is dreary and dull. Everything changes when she helps a mysterious woman out...

  • Booking until: Thursday, 16 January 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 45min. Incl. 2 intervals.
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La bohème (Royal Opera House) tickets Opens 16 Dec 2024 Opens 16 December 2024 La bohème (Royal Opera House)

La bohème (Royal Opera House)

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £132.00

Puccini's opera of passion, friendship and heartbreak is brought to life in Richard Jones' vivid and evocative production.

  • Opens: Monday, 16 December 2024
    Booking until: Friday, 17 January 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 35min. Incl. 1 interval.
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Jenufa tickets Opens 15 Jan 2025 Opens 15 January 2025 Jenufa

Jenufa

Royal Opera House

2 1 review 2 1 review Tickets from £40.00

A tale of honour, love and sacrifice, Jenůfa explores the stigma of pregnancy out of wedlock against the backdrop of a small community.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 1 February 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 55min. Incl. 1 Interval.
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Aida tickets Opens 28 Jan 2025 Opens 28 January 2025 Aida

Aida

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £64.00
The tense confrontations, ancient rituals and high drama of Verdi's opera are brought to life by a world-class cast, as Aida returns to the Royal Opera stage for this first revival of the David McVicar's production.
  • Opens: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
    Booking until: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
  • Running time: 3hr 15min. Incl. 1 Interval.
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Onegin tickets Opens 22 Jan 2025 Opens 22 January 2025 Onegin

Onegin

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £41.00

When young and sensitive Tatyana declares her love for the dashing Eugene Onegin, he coldly rejects her. He idly begins to flirt with her sister, Olga – with tragic consequences.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
    Booking until: Tuesday, 25 February 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 2 Intervals.
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Festen tickets Opens 11 Feb 2025 Opens 11 February 2025 Festen

Festen

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £40.00

Thomas Vinterberg’s cult film is transformed into a bold new opera in this world premiere by Mark-Anthony Turnage.

  • Opens: Tuesday, 11 February 2025
    Booking until: Thursday, 27 February 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 30mins.
Festen tickets
Light of Passage tickets Opens 20 Feb 2025 Opens 20 February 2025 Light of Passage

Light of Passage

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £26.00

Swarms of dancers will flow as a captivating unit in Crystal Pite's powerful work that cuts to the heart of the human condition. Set to Henryk Mikolai Górecki's affecting Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, this award-winning work heads to the Royal Opera House for a limited run in early 2025.

  • Opens: Thursday, 20 February 2025
    Booking until: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 30min. Incl. 1 Interval.
Light of Passage tickets
Il Trovatore tickets Opens 26 Feb 2025 Opens 26 February 2025 Il Trovatore

Il Trovatore

Royal Opera House

Tickets from £64.00

Adele Thomas will direct this co-production with Opernhaus Zurich to capture the thrilling story of love, revenge, and fate at the iconic Royal Opera House. Hailed by the Opera Gazet as "one of the most fascinating works of Italian Gothic romanticism, Il Trovatore will run for a limited season from February 2025.

  • Opens: Wednesday, 26 February 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 22 March 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 55min. Incl. 1 Interval.
Il Trovatore tickets

Royal Opera House Facilities

  • Air conditioned
  • Bar
  • Disabled toilets
  • Infrared hearing loop
  • Member of Q-Park scheme
  • Restaurant
  • Toilets
  • Wheelchair/scooter access

Royal Opera House Location

Travel Information

Nearest Tube station
  • Covent Garden
  • Leicester Square
Nearest Rail Station
  • Charing Cross
Tube lines
  • Piccadilly
  • Northern
Day buses
  • (Aldwych) RV1, 6, 11, 13, 23, 59, 68, 87, 171, 172, 188, X68
Night buses
  • (Aldwych) 6, 23, 188, N11, N13, N26, N47, N68, N87, N89, N155, N171, N551
Royal Opera House history

From the outside

The Royal Opera House is the impressive official home of the Royal Opera and Royal Ballet and features a striking pillared façade. Inside it is equally magnificent with its unusually deep stage, huge orchestra pit, horseshoe shaped seating and beautiful pale blue and gold ceiling dome.

Royal Opera House architecture and history

The Royal Opera House was built back in 1732, first named the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Winning a coveted theatrical patent from the King, it was allowed to perform dramas, the only theatre at the time to do so apart from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

It was built using the enormous profits from a particularly successful and popular production of The Beggar’s Opera. The composer Handel debuted many of his new musical compositions there during the 1700s and loved the venue so much he left his organ to the venue in his Will. Sadly, it was destroyed by a fire in 1808. And the piano forte, a revolutionary instrument of the times, was first heard at the Royal Opera House building in 1767.

Another fire caused considerable damage in 1857, after which the venue raised the costs of tickets to pay for restoration. This caused the famous Old Price Riots, which eventually led to entrance fees being put back down to reasonable levels!

In 1843, when the practice of restricting drama performances was finally lifted, it was renamed the Royal Italian Opera, translating many non-Italian operas into Italian. In the late 1890s it was finally renamed The Royal Opera House, adding operas from France and Germany to their repertoire.

During World War One the Royal Opera House was used as a furniture store. In the Second World War it played its part by hosting dances, as a public dance hall. After the Second World War the famous Sadler’s Wells Ballet company took over, in hand with the new Covent Garden Opera Company.

Restored beautifully at huge cost during the 1990s, today the Royal Opera House is one of the most popular performance spaces in London. It also houses a fascinating collection of operatic costumes and other collections, in an ambitious project to catalogue every single performance there since its opening in 1732.

Past shows at the Royal Opera House

The Royal Opera House has staged every imaginable opera, from obscure oddities to household name operas like Carmen and La Boheme. It has also hosted stellar performances by The Mariinsky Opera, The Mariinsky Ballet, The Kirov Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, La Scala Ballet Company and any more.

Royal Opera House access

There are as many as 19 wheelchair spaces in the main auditorium, in the stalls circle, grand tier, balcony and upper amphitheatre. Plus at least one wheelchair space and companion seat for sale from 10am on the day of the performance.

Royal Opera House tickets

We’re a great destination for a wide variety of seat types and prices, with excellent availability on the full range of Royal Opera House tickets.

Bow Street, London, WC2E 9DD GB