The Royal Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House Seeing a live performance of The Nutcracker is a favourite Christmas treat for me. But, it is one which I’ve scarcely dared hope will happen when our theatres have been mothballed for months, dancers have hung up their shoes and musicians tucked up their […]
Royal Opera House Free Online Screenings and Broadcasts
Ballet and Opera from the comfort of your home. Missing your excursions to the Royal Opera House? There’s a new programme of totally free online broadcasts from Covent Garden which will be shown from the ROH Facebook and YouTube channels. Dates for your diary include the following Peter and the Wolf, The Royal Ballet, 2010 […]
The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake – Royal Opera House – Review
Revival of Liam Scarlett’s Swan Lake at The Royal Opera House. *Stop Press – The Royal Opera House is currently closed due to Covid19* Liam Scarlett’s critically acclaimed 2018 production of Swan Lake has returned to the Royal Opera House for its first revival. The fairytale ballet has its roots in German and Russian folklore […]
The Royal Opera House Friday Rush – The Cellist Premiere
Last Minute Tickets for The Cellist – Royal Opera House with Friday Rush. Finding reasonably priced tickets for the opera and ballet can be a challenge, especially if you are booking at the last minute. Being something of a masochist and with no fear of heights, sometimes I end up sitting in the Slips – […]
Onegin – Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House – Review
Romance En Pointe from the Royal Ballet with Onegin. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Royal Ballet revives Onegin choreographed by John Cranko, a work which was created for the Stuttgart Ballet in 1965 and first performed at the Royal Opera House in 2001. Cranko was the director of the Stuttgart Ballet when he […]
The Royal Ballet’s Coppélia at The Royal Opera House – Review
The Royal Ballet’s Christmas Cracker of a Coppélia Comic ballet Coppélia is this year’s Christmas production from the Royal Ballet at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. With a story derived from two E. T. A. Hoffmann tales, Coppélia is one of the mainstays of the classical ballet repertoire and the perfect introduction to the […]