Insights: Masterclass with Christopher MaltmanChristopher Maltman leads this opera masterclass with members of the Jette Parker Artists Programme for this special Insights event. Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalBalletAndOpera For more: Royal Ballet and Opera Stream sign up now: https://bit.ly/3V0JMaO Tickets: https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/royalballetandopera/ Facebook: https://www....
Insights: Patricia Neary, Balanchine and The Royal Ballet#RoyalBalletAndOpera Patricia Neary joins us in conversation discussing her long career and inspirations, as well as leading a rehearsal with dancers of The Royal Ballet. Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalBalletAndOpera For more: Royal Ballet and Opera Stream sign up now: https://bit.ly/3V0JMaO Tickets: https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events Instagram: https://www...
Pirouette - Know your steps #TheRoyalBallet #Ballet #Pirouette #KnowYourSteps #ChoreographyBack to ballet basics
Fumi Kaneko and Vadim Muntagirov - Rehearsing for The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet 2025Fumi Kaneko and Vadim Muntagirov prepare to star in the 20th-century ballet masterpiece, Romeo and Juliet, brought to life by Prokofiev’s ravishing score and Kenneth MacMillan's evocative and detailed choreography. Watch behind the scenes rehearsals and hear from both Principal dancers about the challenges of dancing the roles of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers. Since its 1965 premiere wit...
An Introduction to The Royal Ballet’s Romeo and JulietTwo households both alike in dignity in fair Verona where we lay our scene. Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers and two feuding families is transformed in founding choreographer Kenneth MacMillan’s production, which celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2025. In this introduction to the modern ballet classic, artists of The Royal Ballet ruminate on MacMillan’s groundbreaking choreography. Senior Stage Manager J...
Romeo and Juliet Schools' Matinee with Melissa Hamilton #TheRoyalBallet #RomeoAndJuliet #Ballet"The noise of the applause in a Schools' Matinee is just incredible, the decibel count is probably off the scale" We sat down with Principal dancer Melissa Hamilton to find out what it's like performing for an enthusiastic audience of children at one of our Schools' Matinees, and to learn why it's so important to share Royal Ballet classics like Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet with a new ...
Manon featuring Natalia Osipova and Reece ClarkeTorn between true love and a life of luxury, what would you choose?
Like Water For ChocolateA ballet that's guaranteed to melt your heart
Headdresses from The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet #TheRoyalBallet #RomeoAndJuliet #BalletWe're tipping our hats to our talented team in the Costume Revival Workroom
Carmen Set TourLet’s take a spin around the set for Carmen
Costume Revival Workroom- Romeo and JulietIf these costumes could talk…
Opera Notes- Mezzo SopranoMezzo-sopano = a voice with
Costume Revival Work Room- SeranadeSensuous and shimmering beauty ✨ With its extreme speed, dynamism and athleticism, Balanchine’s choreography pushed the boundaries of the art form. We went into the Costume Revival Workroom to learn more about the costumes for Serenade, and find out how they are made to look weightless and flow with the movement of the dancers. 'Balanchine: Three Signature Works' explores the choreography of the man who defined American ballet, and comes to our ...
Marianela Núñez dances as Swanilda in CoppéliaToy Story meets ballet
Dreams of GivernySpring has officially sprung
Carmen synopsis – British Sign Language interpreted#RoyalBalletAndOpera A British Sign Language interpreted synopsis for The Royal Opera's Carmen, on the Main Stage 24 March at 7.00pm Damiano Michieletto’s searing production returns, casting a new light on the lust, violence and passion of Bizet’s ever-popular opera. Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalBalletAndOpera For more: Royal Ballet and Opera Stream sign up now: ht...
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Insights: Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels FestivalA special Insight celebrating choreographic creation as part of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival. #RoyalBalletAndOpera Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalBalletAndOpera For more: Royal Ballet and Opera Stream sign up now: https://bit.ly/3V0JMaO Tickets: https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/royalballetandopera/ Face...
The Royal Opera: Faust trailerA deal with the devil. What could go wrong? Disillusioned with old age, Faust calls on the devil in despair. The wily Méphistophélès makes him an offer he cannot refuse: youth, wealth and the beautiful Marguerite. But before long, Faust's newfound happiness starts to unravel, and the dream of love turns into a nightmare... Gounod's spectacular opera luxuriates in decadence and debauchery. Performing 23 May–10 June 2025 at the Royal Opera House #Royal...
The Royal Opera: Semele trailerIn the decadent world of the wealthy and powerful, hedonism rules supreme. Enter Semele, whose love for Jupiter introduces her to luxury – and total destruction. Pretty Yende stars in Handel’s opera of power and privilege, in a new production directed by Oliver Mears. Performing 30 June–18 July 2025 at the Royal Opera House #RoyalBalletAndOpera Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalBalletAndOpera ...
The Royal Ballet: Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works trailerSensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet's Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon. Performing 9–27 May 2025 at the Royal Opera House #RoyalBalletAndOpera Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalBal...
The Royal Ballet: Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works Cinema trailerSensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet's Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon. #royalballetandopera Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalBalletAndOpera For more: Royal Ballet and Ope...
Insights: Ballet to BroadwayJoin dancers and creatives of The Royal Ballet ahead of Ballet to Broadway, a mixed programme featuring some of Christopher Wheeldon's most celebrated and versatile works. #RoyalBalletAndOpera Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalBalletAndOpera For more: Royal Ballet and Opera Stream sign up now: https://bit.ly/3V0JMaO Tickets: https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events Instagram: https://www.instagram....
Insights: SemeleJoin cast and creatives as they discuss the complex themes of Oliver Mears' new production of Handel’s Semele. #RoyalBalletAndOpera Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalBalletAndOpera For more: Royal Ballet and Opera Stream sign up now: https://bit.ly/3V0JMaO Tickets: https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/royalballetandopera/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/royalballeta...
Insights: FaustCast and creatives come together to discuss David McVicar’s production of Faust ahead of its return to the Main Stage. #RoyalBalletAndOpera Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalBalletAndOpera For more: Royal Ballet and Opera Stream sign up now: https://bit.ly/3V0JMaO Tickets: https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/royalballetandopera/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/royal...
Insights: in Conversation with Antonio Pappano and Barrie KoskyConductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky return to the Royal Opera House to discuss the second chapter of Wagner's Ring cycle: Die Walküre. #RoyalBalletAndOpera Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalBalletAndOpera For more: Royal Ballet and Opera Stream sign up now: https://bit.ly/3V0JMaO Tickets: https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events Instagram: https://...
Balachine's Symphony in C - Costume Revival Workroom #TheRoyalBallet #Balanchine #Ballet #Tutu#RoyalBalletAndOpera Tutus, satin and jewels – every ballet lover's dream
Know your steps - Batterie #TheRoyalBallet #Batterie #Ballet #KnowYourSteps #RoyalBalletAndOpera#RoyalBalletAndOpera Time to step things up a notch
Turandot - The Chinese Folk Song 'Mo Li Hua' (Jingwen Cai) #TheRoyalOpera #Turandot #Puccini #Opera#RoyalBalletAndOpera Have you heard this melody before?
Isabella Gasparini and Joseph Sissens perform the Bluebird pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty.An enchanting fairytale
Darcey Bussell and Anna Rose O'Sullivan on the role of JulietA role as versatile as the dancers who’ve portrayed her
The Royal Ballet: Onegin trailerA bittersweet ballet of first love and regret. Pushkin’s classic love story becomes a sumptuous ballet with John Cranko’s choreography set to Tchaikovsky’s soaring music. When the bookish Tatiana meets Eugene Onegin, she is immediately besotted. Enigmatic and refined, he seems like a hero from one of her novels. Onegin rejects her, seeing only a naive country girl. Will a meeting at a ball many years later offer another chance at love? Perfo...
The Royal Baller: Alice in Wonderland trailerTumble down the rabbit hole in this ballet adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s famous family story. At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole, events become curiouser and curiouser… Performing 13–28 June 2025 at the Royal Opera House #RoyalBalletAndOpera Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel for more:...
The Royal Opera: Il trovatoreVerdi’s opera of obsession and superstition returns as Director Adele Thomas’ production interprets this rich story of desire and an all-consuming curse. Performing 26 February –19 July 2025 at the Royal Opera House #royalballetandopera Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalBalletAndOpera For more: Royal Ballet and Opera Stream sign up now: https://bit.ly/3V0JMaO Tickets: https://www.rbo.org...
The Royal Opera's Il trovatore - The Anvil Chorus #TheRoyalOpera #IlTrovatore #Opera #Verdi#RoyalBalletAndOpera Louder for the people in the back!
'La donna è mobile' - Liparit Avetisyan #TheRoyalOpera #Rigoletto #Opera #Verdi #FYP #YoutubeShort#RoyalBalletAndOpera Seduction, revenge and corruption
The Royal Opera's Turandot - Set Design #TheRoyalOpera #Turandot #SetDesign #ModelMaking #Opera#RoyalBalletAndOpera Opera, but make it mini
Matthew Ball and Gary Avis in rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet“If you miss one hit, you just think you've ruined the whole show” Gary Avis and Matthew Ball share the physically straining – and sometimes dangerous – experience rehearsing their sword fighting scenes as Tybalt and Romeo, and the pressure to perfect every movement of Kenneth MacMillan’s choreography⚔️
Ninette de Valois - Founder of The Royal Ballet #RoyalBalletAndOpera #TheRoyalOpera #TheRoyalBallet#RoyalBalletAndOpera It’s time for HerStory
Opera Notes- VerismoKeeping it real, opera style
L'elisir d'amore - 'Una furtiva lagrima' (Liparit Avetisyan) #TheRoyalOpera #Opera #Donizetti#RoyalBalletAndOpera Finding beauty in the stillness ❤️ Few tunes in opera give the shivers quite like 'Una furtiva lagrima', a moment of quiet beauty amid the mayhem of Donizetti's operatic rom-com L'elisir d'amore. Here, Liparit Avetisyan delivers a heartbreakingly beautiful performance from The Royal Opera's 2023 production – available to watch wherever you are on Royal Ballet and...
Michael Fabiano and Rachel Willis-Sørensen - The Royal Opera's Il trovatore #Opera #Verdi#RoyalBalletAndOpera "Conflicted, brutal and romantic" or "iconic, perfect and convoluted"
Harry Churches and Francisco Serrano in rehearsalThe smallest adjustments can make the biggest difference
Swan Lake Premier AnniversaryA timeless tale of love and heartbreak
Puppy Training at the Royal Ballet & Opera #RoyalBalletAndOpera #GuideDogsUk#RoyalBalletAndOpera A round of a-paws for some of our latest visitors!
Carmen Overture - The Royal Opera#RoyalBalletAndOpera If you’re not humming along, you're lying