HUM-ALONG WITH US: The Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly
Do you love humming? Enjoy humming along to a popular opera tune in the shower? On Monday (4 July) there is a chance to hum out with everyone else across the UK and be part of the biggest (and possibly...
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Madama Butterfly - last night's BP Big Screen
Did you come along to the BP Big Screening of Madama Butterfly last night? The Puccini opera was broadcast live to five screens around London (Trafalgar Square, Canary Wharf, Hammersmith, Walthamstow...
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Eglise Gutiérrez: putting the fabulous into Fairy Godmothers, in Cendrillon
Who hasn’t wished for a Fairy Godmother, once in a while, to wave their fairy wand and transform the dull into something rather more fabulous? Cuban-American coloratura soprano, Eglise Gutiérrez is...
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Kevin O'Hare appointed new Director of The Royal Ballet
Kevin O'Hare, Director of The Royal Ballet © Sim Canetty-Clarke/ROH We are delighted to announce the appointment of Kevin O’Hare as Director of The Royal Ballet following the retirement of Dame Monica...
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Cendrillon first night: pictures and reviews
It was a very magical evening in the opera house last night as Laurent Pelly's production of Massenet's Cendrillon (until 16 July 2011) made its debut to a packed auditorium. Bewitching set designs by...
View ArticleRobin Leggate's last performance: after 40 years with the Company
Regulars at The Royal Opera House will be sad to hear that one of its most seasoned and much-loved tenors: Robin Leggate is shortly to retire after some 40 years treading the boards. Robin joined as a...
View ArticleFuture dancers and Dance Futures: the next generation of performers
Come along to The Royal Opera House this weekend; we are looking very firmly to the future of dance and new talent. The weekend begins in grand style with the Royal Ballet School end-of-season show...
View ArticleWith love from The Royal Ballet: postcard from Taipei
Here in Covent Garden, the ballet studios have been eerily quiet recently as the Royal Ballet dancers have been away on tour – to the semi-tropical climes of Taipei, capital of Taiwan. We are delighted...
View ArticleDiscover Opera: The complete collection of films
Lighting Design Madama Butterfly We have just completed our latest insight film on the lighting design for the revival of The Royal Opera's Madama Butterfly. In this last video from our Discover Opera...
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Rising stars: Royal Ballet School show in pictures
Checkmate © Johan Persson/ROH 2011 Checkmate © Johan Persson/ROH 2011 Grieg Mathews and Gina Scott in Opus © Johan Persson/ROH 2011 Tomas Mock, Jacopo Bellussi, Austin Lui and Claudia Dean in Spring...
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Lucky Winners: BP Summer Big Screen Education Project
Lucky Winners: BP Summer Big Screens Education Project © ROH 2011 Lucky Winners: BP Summer Big Screens Education Project © ROH 2011 Lucky Winners: BP Summer Big Screens Education Project © ROH 2011...
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Remembering the legendary Maria Callas
Maria Callas © Houston Rogers / V&A 2011 It’s Friday afternoon, and The Royal Opera Season is very nearly at a close; Tosca on Sunday night is the last show. As a last hurrah to Puccini's great...
View ArticleFlashmob in the Paul Hamlyn Hall
Have you seen the ROH flashmob video that's doing the rounds? The dance action happened in the interval of Dance Futures, as assembled young people and their parents enjoyed a drink in the august...
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2010/11 Season highlights
Alan Oke as J.Howard Marshall, Eva-Maria Westbroek as Anna Nicole, Gerald Finley as Stern in Anna Nicole in Anna Nicole © Bill Cooper/ROH 2011 Steven McRae and Leanne Benjamin in Manon © Johan...
View ArticleNews from ROH Education in Thurrock - Arts Award Welcome Centre
Royal Opera House Education in Thurrock is delighted to announce that they have become an Arts Award Welcome Centre, meaning young people aged 11-25 can gain an Arts Award national qualification...
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Things to do in London on a rainy day
The Royal Opera House entrance on Bow Street © ROH 2012 Did you know that The Royal Opera House is usually open daily to anybody who is just curious to pop in? Monday to Saturday bars and restaurants...
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Tamara Rojo in conversation
Principal of The Royal Ballet Tamara Rojo in conversation with writer Luke Jennings © ROH 2011 Did you manage to come along to the recent Insight evening, Royal Ballet principal dancer Tamara Rojo in...
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From Russia with love: in praise of Petipa and Ivanov
Marianela Nuñez as Odette in Swan Lake © Dee Conway/ROH 2008 The Mariinksy Ballet is now in residence, and there is an air of glorious Russian glamour about the place. So it's timely to pay tribute to...
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Muswell Hill 'extreme' yodeller learned all from his Welsh granny
Phil Minton © ROH 2011 A singer who learned to yodel on his Welsh grandmother’s knee as a child will show off his rare talent at the Royal Opera House this Sunday. Phil Minton will perform in Voices...
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Petal power: Flowery moments in ballet
Steven McRae as Colas in La Fille Mal Gardee © Tristram Kenton/ROH 2010 It’s silly season and the sun is out. Time to celebrate the time of year, before we plunge back into the winter months. Here’s a...
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