✕ ✕
Turning tips into memories
Login
Signup

You have reached the limit of free articles.


To enjoy unlimited access to Culture Whisper sign up for FREE.
Find out more about Culture Whisper

Please fix the following input errors:

  • dummy

Each week, we send newsletters and communication featuring articles, our latest tickets invitations, and exclusive offers.

Occasional information about discounts, special offers and promotions.


OR
LOG IN

OR
  • LOG IN WITH FACEBOOK

Thanks for signing up to Culture Whisper.
Please check your inbox for a confirmation email and click the link to verify your account.



EXPLORE CULTURE WHISPER
✕ ✕
Turning tips into memories
Login
Signup

Please fix the following input errors:

  • dummy
Forgot your username or password?
Don't have an account? Sign Up

OR
  • LOG IN WITH FACEBOOK

If you click «Log in with Facebook» and are not a Culture Whisper user, you agree to our Terms & Conditions and to our Privacy Policy, which includes our Cookie Use

Support Us Login
  • Home
  • Going Out
    • Things to do
    • Food & Drink
    • Theatre
    • Visual Arts
    • Cinema
    • Kids
    • Festival
    • Gigs
    • Dance
    • Classical Music
    • Opera
    • Immersive
    • Talks
  • Staying In
    • TV
    • Books
    • Cook
    • Podcast
    • Design
    • Netflix
  • Life & Style
    • Beauty
    • Fashion
    • Gifting
    • Wellbeing
    • Lifestyle
    • Shopping
    • Jewellery
  • Explore
  • Shopping
  • CW SHOPS
  • Support Us
  • Get Started
  • Tickets
  • CW SHOPS

Royal Opera House

  • Updated

    In the Know

    Opera 

    Opera and classical music to enjoy at home

    The best opera and classical music to enjoy at home this autumn

    As the nights draw in, an evening at home with the world's finest singers and players is more appealing than ever. For our favourites, click on 'read more'

    Read more
  • Tried and Tested

    Dance 

    The Royal Ballet returns to Covent Garden

    The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage review ★★★★★

    09 Oct 20 – 06 Nov 20

    The Royal Ballet performed to a live audience at Covent Garden for the first time in seven months, in a celebratory gala that more than lived up to expectations

    Read more
  • Preview

    Opera 

    Royal Opera House: new autumn programme

    Royal Opera House Autumn Online and In-house

    17 Oct 20 – 31 Dec 20

    The Royal Opera House has announced its autumn programme, jam-packed with new opera and classic ballet, and available to live and online audiences

    Read more
  • Preview

    Opera 

    ROH classic opera and ballet in cinemas

    ROH autumn/winter cinema season

    20 Oct 20 – 30 Dec 20

    The Royal Opera House has unveiled its autumn/winter programme of ballet and opera to be screened in cinemas worldwide

    Read more
  • Preview

    Dance 

    There's a free open-air cinema in Covent Garden

    Cinema on the piazza

    11 Sep 20 – 13 Sep 20

    London's only free open-air cinema brings together feature films and filmed Royal Opera House performances over a weekend in the Covent Garden piazza

    Read more
  • In the Know

    Opera 

    ROH Drive-In Cinema Screenings

    ROH Drive-In Cinema Screenings

    26 Jul 20 – 30 Aug 20

    Ballet and opera from the Royal Opera House will be available to view in drive-in cinemas around the UK this summer

    Read more
  • Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    Live from Covent Garden #3, song and instrumental  review

    Live from Covent Garden #3, song and instrumental ★★★★★ review

    On 27 Jun 20

    The stars of the future light up the stage of the Royal Opera House in the third live concert, streamed to subscribers

    Read more
  • Tried and Tested

    Dance 

    Live from Covent Garden Dance

    ROH Live #3 Dance Review ★★★★★

    27 Jun 20 – 11 Jul 20

    Two short duets drawn from The Royal Ballet's extensive repertoire made up dance’s fleeting participation in the third Live From Covent Garden programme

    Read more
  • Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    Music and dance live from Covent Garden

    Live from Covent Garden Two review ★★★★★

    20 Jun 20 – 04 Jul 20

    The Royal Opera House’s second Live From Covent Garden event was an emotion-laden performance, bringing together a Mahler masterpiece and a short but dazzling ballet

    Read more
  • Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    Live from Covent Garden: opera and song review

    Live from Covent Garden: opera and song review ★★★★★

    On 13 Jun 20

    It's not all solemnity at the first live streaming from the Royal Opera House: a cluster of songs about pets lightens the mood

    Read more
  • Tried and Tested

    Dance 

    Live from Covent Garden, Wayne McGregor, Morgen!

    Wayne McGregor, Morgen!, Live from Covent Garden Review

    13 Jun 20 – 27 Jun 20

    Live ballet returned to the stage at the Royal Opera House as part of Live from Covent Garden, a series of socially distanced performances streamed on Saturdays

    Read more
  • In the Know

    Opera 

    BBC Culture in Quarantine: music, drama and art

    BBC Culture in Quarantine: music, drama and art

    The virtual festival of the arts continues with new relays of opera, classical music and documentaries, plus theatre and visual art

    Read more
  • In the Know

    Opera 

    Gloriana, Royal Opera House online

    Gloriana, Royal Opera House online

    On 24 Apr 20

    In dance and song, a spectacular celebration originally created for the coronation of the Queen that knits the 1950s with the reign of Elizabeth I

    Read more
  • Tried and Tested

    Dance 

    The Royal Ballet streams The Metamorphosis

    The Royal Ballet, The Metamorphosis online

    17 Apr 20 – 17 Aug 20

    The Royal Ballet’s The Metamorphosis, an adaptation of Franz Kafka’s harrowing novella, becomes available online this week as part of the ROH’s programme of free curated broadcasts

    Read more
  • Cancelled

    Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    17 March: Jonas Kaufmann stars in opera Fidelio

    Fidelio, Royal Opera House review ★★★★★

    01 Mar 20 – 17 Mar 20

    Jonas Kaufmann stars in Beethoven's heroic opera, in the year that marks 250 years since the composer's birth. But it's soprano Lise Davidsen who excels

    Read more
  • Preview

    Opera 

    Susanna, Royal Opera House

    Susanna, Royal Opera House & London Handel Festival review ★★★★★

    05 Mar 20 – 14 Mar 20

    Young singing stars and a glittering orchestra put a shine on a dull modern-dress staging of a rarely heard oratorio by Handel

    Read more
  • Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    Alice's Adventures Under Ground, Royal Opera House review

    Alice's Adventures Under Ground, Royal Opera House review ★★★★★

    04 Feb 20 – 09 Feb 20

    It's a musical helter-skelter ride for Lewis Carroll's Alice in Gerald Barry's breakneck opera based on adventures down the rabbit hole

    Read more
  • In the Know

    Opera 

    Gerald Barry interview: meet the 'Alice' composer

    Gerald Barry interview: meet the composer of 'Alice's Adventures Under Ground' and a Handelian romp

    Composer Gerald Barry on discovering books and music, and two forthcoming Royal Opera House productions

    Read more
  • Book Now

    Opera 

    Elektra, Royal Opera House

    Elektra, Royal Opera House

    29 May 20 – 18 Jun 20

    Richard Strauss's richly orchestrated opera based on the Greek tragedy in which a furious daughter avenges the murder of her father

    Read more
  • Cancelled

    Book Now

    Opera 

    Jenůfa, Royal Opera House

    Jenůfa, Royal Opera House

    24 Mar 20 – 09 Apr 20

    A young woman's hopes of marriage are dashed by a rash act, and her baby faces an uncertain future, in Janácek's opera

    Read more
  • In the Know

    Best of 

    Best Covent Garden Opera and Dance this spring

    Best Covent Garden Opera and Dance this spring

    A fiery triple bill, a guest appearance by Scottish Ballet, and tragedies by Janacek, Strauss and two Italian masters. Booking opens 9AM, Wed 29 Jan

    Read more
  • Book Now

    Best of 

    Best music for children: concerts and opera

    Best music for children: London concerts and opera

    It's never too early to get into music, and it comes naturally to kids. Here are the best events for musical adventures they'll never forget

    Read more
  • In the Know

    Opera 

    Simon Keenlyside: 'I'm European top to toe'

    Simon Keenlyside interview: 'I'm European top to toe'

    The baritone on playing an interfering father, farming in Wales and life after Brexit

    Read more
  • Book Now

    Best of 

    Best Classical and Opera 2020

    Best Classical and Opera 2020

    A bumper year for opera in both city and country houses, concerts marking 250 years of Beethoven's legacy and a chance to catch the biggest names in music today

    Read more
  • In the Know

    Opera 

    Opera cinema screenings: London dates

    Opera cinema screenings: London showcases international casts

    Modern masterpieces take their place alongside much-loved classics in stupendous screenings from London's and New York's top houses, with stars from all over the world.

    Read more
  • In the Know

    Opera 

    Best Classical Music and Opera 2019

    Best Classical Music and Opera 2019

    English National Opera got back on its feet, the Proms went from strength to strength, and the Royal Opera House season grew and grew

    Read more
  • Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    Otello, Royal Opera House review

    Otello, Royal Opera House review ★★★★★

    09 Dec 19 – 22 Dec 19

    Heavy-weight production by Keith Warner of Verdi's tragedy based on Shakespeare, with Gregory Kunde in the title role and Ermonela Jaho as Desdemona

    Read more
  • Book Now

    Opera 

    The Lost Thing, Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre review

    The Lost Thing, Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre review ★★★★★

    07 Dec 19 – 04 Jan 20

    Covent Garden's Christmas show is based on Shaun Tan's enchanting book about a boy who finds a curio on the beach

    Read more
  • Book Now

    Opera 

     Hibla Gerzmava recital, Cadogan Hall

    Hibla Gerzmava recital, Cadogan Hall

    On 13 Feb 20

    The international soprano sings music from her native Russia and from the great Italian operatic repertoire in a rare solo recital in the capital

    Read more
  • Tried and Tested

    Dance 

    Sleeping Beauties at the Linbury

    Les Beaux Dormants Review ★★★★★

    21 Nov 19 – 24 Nov 19

    A dozen sleeping beauties take to the stage at the Linbury Theatre in Les Beaux Dormants, a multigenerational dance piece inspired by the classic ballet The Sleeping Beauty

    Read more
  • Book Now

    Opera 

    Death in Venice, Royal Opera House review

    Death in Venice, Royal Opera House review ★★★★★

    21 Nov 19 – 06 Dec 19

    Ravishingly beautiful new production by David McVicar of Benjamin Britten's opera about a dying man's infatuation boasts a matchless cast

    Read more
  • In the Know

    Opera 

    Benjamin Hulett interview: 'We're good at training opera singers'

    Benjamin Hulett interview: 'We're good at training opera singers'

    The Royal Opera House tenor talks to Stephen Pritchard about the Messiah season, perpetual youth and getting lost backstage at Covent Garden

    Read more
  • ««
  • «
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • »
  • »»


  • The Culture Whisper team
  • Support Us
  • Tickets
  • Contact us
  • Press
  • FAQ
  • Privacy
  • Terms and conditions
  • Cookies
  • Discover
  • Venues
  • Restaurants
  • Stations
  • Boroughs
Sign up to CW’s newsletter
By entering my email I agree to the CultureWhisper Privacy Policy (we won`t share data & you can unsubscribe anytime).
×