Running time: 195 minutes, One Interval Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Synopsis: Following triumphant Met turns in Roméo et Juliette, La Traviata, and Lucia
di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as
Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale
of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who
has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s
original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore
the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga
returns after his acclaimed 2023 Met debut in L’Elisir d’Amore, co-starring as
Amina’s fiancé Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa,
and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the
podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works.
Five-time Olivier Award-winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic. Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost? Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good ), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.
Get ready for the ultimate rock experience as Bat Out of Hell roars onto the big screen this Halloween!
The cast of the West End production will bring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s iconic anthems to life, including I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That), Paradise By The Dashboard Light, Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad, Dead Ringer For Love, and, of course, Bat Out of Hell.
Bat out of Hell -The Musical promises a spectacle that will leave you breathless! This heart-pounding experience, with a powerhouse eight-piece live band on stage, delivers a new production with sprawling multi-level platforms to transport you from Raven’s bedroom to the underground world of the Lost in a visual feast that pushes the boundaries of live theatre.
Synopsis: Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her. Simone hopes to marry her off to Alain, the son of the wealthy proprietor Thomas. Desperate to marry Colas rather than Alain, Lise contrives to outwit her mother’s plans.
65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée. This affectionate portrayal of village life combines exuberant good humour and brilliantly inventive choreography in what is undoubtedly Ashton’s love letter to the English countryside. La Fille mal gardée whisks us away into pastoral bliss with Ferdinand Hérold’s cheerful score and Osbert Lancaster’s colourful designs.
Running
time: 195 minutes (To be confirmed) Filmed live at the Royal Opera House, London, in December 2024
Synopsis: Stuck at home and put to work by her spoiled Step-Sisters, Cinderella’s
life is dreary and dull. Everything changes when she helps a mysterious woman
out...With a little bit of magic, she is transported into an ethereal new world
– one where fairies bring the gifts of the seasons, where pumpkins turn into
carriages, and where true love awaits.
This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick
Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family and will transport you
into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.
Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland. After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend. Finn den Hertog directs the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End.
This holiday season, the magic begins on the big screen. Join André Rieu for his 2025 Christmas Concert – “Merry Christmas” and experience joyful carols, beautiful waltzes, and plenty of surprises – it’s the ultimate Christmas cinema event!
With his fabulous Johann Strauss Orchestra, and special guests including the sensational Emma Kok and over 400 brass players bringing the majestic sound of Christmas, André’s concert is bursting with warmth, laughter, and holiday cheer.
Christmas is André’s favourite time of year - and he can’t wait to share this spectacular concert with you, only in cinemas! 125%
Running
time: 210 minutes, One Interval (To be confirmed)
Synopsis: The magician Herr Drosselmeyer needs to save his nephew. Hans-Peter has
been transformed into a Nutcracker; the only way to save him is for the
Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse King and find a girl to love and care for him. A
flicker of hope comes in the form of the young Clara, whom Drosselmeyer meets
at a Christmas party. With some magic, a cosy Christmas gathering turns into a
marvellous adventure.
Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker has enchanted audiences since its 1984 premiere
by the Company. Featuring Tchaikovsky’s most familiar melodies and brought to
life by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s exquisite designs, The Nutcracker is sure to be
a festive firecracker for all ages.
Running
time: 240 minutes (To be confirmed) Sung in Italian with subtitles
Synopsis: At one of her lavish parties, celebrated Parisan courtesan Violetta is
introduced to Alfredo Germont. The two fall madly in love, and though hesitant
to leave behind her life of luxury and freedom, Violetta follows her heart. But
the young couple’s happiness is short-lived, as the harsh realities of life
soon come knocking.
As intimate as it is sumptuous, La traviata features some of opera’s most
famous melodies, and is a star vehicle for its leading soprano role sung by
Ermonela Jaho. In director Richard Eyre’s world of seductive grandeur, the
tender and devastating beauty at the centre of Verdi’s opera shines bright.
Synopsis: Virginia Woolf defied literary conventions to depict rich inner worlds –
her heightened, startling and poignant reality. Resident Choreographer Wayne
McGregor leads a luminous artistic team to evoke Woolf’s signature stream of
consciousness writing style in this immense work that rejects traditional narrative
structures. Woolf Works is a collage of themes from Mrs Dalloway, Orlando, The
Waves and Woolf’s other writings. Created in 2015 for The Royal Ballet, this
Olivier-award winning ballet triptych captures the heart of Woolf’s uniquely
artistic spirit.
Synopsis: The peasant girl Giselle has fallen in love with Albrecht. When she
discovers that he is actually a nobleman promised to another, she kills herself
in despair. Her spirit joins the Wilis: the vengeful ghosts of women hell-bent
on killing any man who crosses their path in a dance to the death. Wracked with
guilt, Albrecht visits Giselle’s grave, where he must face the Wilis – and
Giselle’s ghost.
Peter Wright’s 1985 production of this quintessential Romantic ballet is a
classic of The Royal Ballet repertory. Set to Adolphe Adam’s evocative score
and with atmospheric designs by John Macfarlane, Giselle conjures up the
earthly and otherworldly realms in a tale of love, betrayal and redemption.
Running
time: 330 minutes (to be confirmed) Sung in German with subtitles
Synopsis: Raised by a scheming dwarf and unaware of his true family origins, a young
man embarks on an epic journey. Soon, destiny brings him face-to-face with a
shattered sword, a fearsome dragon and the cursed ring it guards, and a
Valkyrie forced into enchanted slumber...
Moments of transcendent beauty and heroic triumph sparkle in the third chapter
of Wagner’s Ring cycle, brought to life under Barrie Kosky’s inspired eye
following his spectacular Das Rheingold (2023) and Die Walküre (2025). Andreas
Schager, in his much-anticipated debut with The Royal Opera, stars as Siegfried’s
titular hero, alongside Christopher Maltman’s towering Wanderer, Peter Hoare’s treacherous
Mime and Elisabet Strid’s radiant Brünnhilde. Antonio Pappano conducts, drawing
out the unspoken tensions and ethereal mysticism of Wagner’s dynamic score.
Running
time: 210 minutes (To be confirmed) Sung in German with subtitles.
Synopsis: Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night,
tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and
his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on their adventure, they soon learn
that when it comes to the quest for love, nothing is as it really seems. Guided
by a magic flute, they encounter monsters, villains, and a mysterious
brotherhood of men – but help, it turns out, comes when you least expect it.
Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production. A
star cast including Julia Bullock as Pamina, Amitai Pati as Tamino, Huw
Montague Rendall as Papageno, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and
Soloman Howard as Sarastro, led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent
Garden debut.
Running time: 245 minutes, Two Intervals Sung in Russian with English subtitles
Synopsis: Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly,
soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young
heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor
Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realizes his
affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by
Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of …
Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance”
(The Telegraph).