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Best summmer Dance and Opera at Covent Garden to book now

By Claudia Pritchard on 3/4/2019

The dazzling Firebird, resourceful Figaro and memories of Fonteyn head up two months of top performances. Booking opens 9AM, Wed 3 April

The Royal Ballet. The Firebird, Itziar Mendizabal & Bennet Gartside (c) ROH 2012 Tristram Kenton

The Royal Ballet, The Firebird Triple Bill

Two story ballets and one abstract offering take to the stage in this distinctly Russian flavoured triple bill from The Royal Ballet. Among them The Firebird (1910), a 20th-century ballet classic that has choreography by Michel Fokine and music by a very young Igor Stravinsky.

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WHEN
04 Jun 2019 – 14 Jun 2019, 19:30 Dur.: TBC two intervals
WHERE
Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD
Margot Fonteyn as Ondine, 1958 Photo Roger Wood

The Royal Ballet, Margot Fonteyn Centenary Preview

Margot Fonteyn was the epitome of British Ballet, something her home company recognised by awarding her the title of Prima Ballerina Assoluta – a title which no other has achieved even to this day.The Royal Ballet celebrates her long and illustrious career in a one-off performance, alongside a free exhibition.

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WHEN
On 08 Jun 2019, 19:30 Dur. TBC
WHERE
Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD
Bryn Terfel sings the title role in Boris Godunov. Photo: Catherine Ashmore

Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov

The unravelling of a leader is the compelling theme of Modest Mussorgky's opera Boris Godunov, returning to the Royal Opera House in the hugely successful 2016 production by director Richard Jones. Starring baritone Bryn Terfel, a real Covent Garden favourite (pictured).

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WHEN
19 Jun 2019 – 03 Jul 2019, six performances, no interval
WHERE
Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD
A wedding hides a secret assignation in The Marriage of Figaro. Photo: Mark Douet

Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

Mozart's comic opera never fails to amaze audiences with its musical inventiveness, and this production, first staged at Covent Garden in 2006, takes some beating. Returning with a stellar cast, it is both a great place to start for newcomers, and a favourite with Royal Opera regulars.

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WHEN
29 Jun 2019 – 21 Jul 2019, nine performances, one interval. 6PM start 21 July
WHERE
Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD
The evening takes an unexpected turn in La Fille du Régiment. Photo: Catherine Ashmore

Donizetti's La Fille du Régiment

When a baby is found on the battlefield, the entire 21st regiment brings her up, as a 'daughter'. But Marie falls for the Tyrolean Tonio, and must choose between her adopted family and true love, in Donizetti's comic opera, directed by Laurent Pelly and making a welcome return to the Royal Opera.

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WHEN
08 Jul 2019 – 20 Jul 2019, six performances, one interval; 12PM start 20 July
WHERE
Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD
Bolshoi Ballet, Spartacus, Ivan Vasiliev, photo Damir Yusupov

Bolshoi Ballet, Royal Opera House

Moscow’s prestigious Bolshoi Ballet returns to London for a three-week residency at the Royal Opera House Balletomanes can look forward to seeing four staple productions from the company’s repertoire: Spartacus (pictured), Swan Lake, The Bright Stream and Don Quixote.

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WHEN
29 Jul 2019 – 17 Aug 2019, 19:30 Sat mats 14:00 Dur.; Varies according to programme
WHERE
Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD
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