Dance

Royal Opera House Autumn Highlights

By Teresa Guerreiro on 1/8/2019

A mouth-watering selection of ballet and opera for autumn at the Royal Opera House

Opera – Agrippina, Handel

A stellar cast led by Joyce DiDonato lights up Handel's political power-games opera Agrippina, in a spectacular new production by the award-winning Australian director Barrie Kosky

WHEN

23 Sep 2019 – 11 Oct 2019, six performances

WHERE

Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD

The Royal Ballet, Manon

The Royal Ballet's season opens with one of the best-loved works of its repertoire: Kenneth MacMillan's Manon, a powerful story of innocence corrupted in 18th century Paris

WHEN

02 Oct 2019 – 06 Nov 2019, 19:30 mats Sat 5 Oct 12.00; 19 Oct 13:30 Dur.: 2 hours 50 mins inc two intervals

WHERE

Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD

The Royal Ballet, Merce Cunningham Centenary Bill, Linbury

The Royal Ballet joins the international commemorations of the great American choreographer's centenary with a triple bill at the ROH's intimate Linbury Theatre

WHEN

10 Oct 2019 – 11 Oct 2019, At 19;15 and 21:00 Dur.: 45 mins no interval

WHERE

Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD

Opera – Don Pasquale, Donizetti

Baritone Bryn Terfel takes a big step in his illustrious career when he returns to the Royal Opera House this autumn in the comic lead road of Donizetti's opera Don Pasquale

WHEN

14 Oct 2019 – 02 Nov 2019, seven performances; 12pm start on Sat 26 Oct

WHERE

Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD

The Royal Ballet, Concerto/Enigma Variations/Raymonda Act III

In a year where the Royal Ballet celebrates its illustrious heritage, its first triple bill on the main stage includes landmark works by Ashton, MacMIllan and Petipa

WHEN

22 Oct 2019 – 20 Dec 2019, 19:30; 18 & 20 Dec at 19:00; mats 2 Nov 12:00, 18 & 20 Dec at 13:30 Dur.: TBC two intervals

WHERE

Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD

The Royal Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty

A dreamy fairy tale, miraculous choreography and Tchaikovsky's gorgeous score combine in The Royal Ballet's much loved The Sleeping Beauty

WHEN

07 Nov 2019 – 16 Jan 2020, 19:30 9, 7 & 14 Dec at 19:00; mats 9 , 14 Dec & 11 Jan 13:30; 5 Dec 14:30 Dur.: 3 hours inc two intervals

WHERE

Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD

Opera – Death in Venice, Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten's haunting opera Death in Venice, telling the heart-rending tale of an old writer's fatal infatuation with a teenage boy, comes to Covent Garden in a new production by David McVicar

WHEN

21 Nov 2019 – 06 Dec 2019, five performances

WHERE

Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD

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