๐งก Our partners at Moรซt Hennessy have brought us the Chandon Garden Spritz pop-up on the Piazza Terrace, running 1 to 14 August!
Chandon Garden Spritz is a refreshing new spritz cocktail made with Chandon brut sparkling wine and an orange-bitter liqueur
Pop along to try it!
๐คฉ A snippet of the wonderful Catalogue Aria from @TheRoyalOpera's Don Giovanni performed by the brilliant @GeraldFinley
Mozart's landmark opera of seduction, betrayal and retribution returns to our theatre in September!
Tickets: https://t.co/AL4JrTZ2yu#RoyalOperaHouse
โจ A section from Christopher Wheeldon's Within The Golden Hour to add some sparkle to your Sunday!
Featuring @TheRoyalBallet's Hannah Grennell, Fumi Kaneko, Mayara Magri and Anna Rose O'Sullivan.
#RoyalOperaHouse
๐ผ It's #UncommonInstrumentAwareness Day (no, really), so we're learning about the Glass harmonica!
This unusual instrument is played by only a handful of people in the world
Discover how it's used to create the eerie sound of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor...
๐ฅ It's your last chance to watch our two Engender Festival Insights...
๐ The Blue Woman and how the industry deals with violence against women
๐ต๏ธ Investigating the Gender Authority Gap
Find out more here: https://t.co/ycH8NZUamd#RoyalOperaHouse
Actor Brian Cox used to be irked by the success of his upstart namesake - now he and @ProfBrianCox talk science, Succession, Shakespeare and black holes in @guardian!
Catch @ProfBrianCox performing at the ROH from 1 August - tickets via our website.
https://t.co/xZLDg1zbMv
๐ญ For #InternationalFriendshipDay tomorrow (30 July), we're offering buy one get one free on our pin badges!
Add two pins to your online basket with the promo code HappyFriendshipDay or in-store, say Happy Friendship Day to redeem the offer.
Shop here: https://t.co/shuK7WF5sd*
๐ฐ #Onthisday in 1866, beloved children's author Beatrix Potter was born!
Here are some of the incredible costumes from @TheRoyalBallet's 1992 production The Tales of Beatrix Potter, choreographed by Frederick Ashton.
๐ Looking for fun things to do in London this summer? Come on one of our tours!
๐ญ ROH Tour
โจ Velvet, Gilt and Glamour Tour
๐ A Very Royal Opera House
๐ฎ Stages and Cells of Covent Garden
Head to https://t.co/6PxUdrMlGr to learn more and grab your tickets!
#RoyalOperaHouse
๐คฉ We're excited to announce full casting details for Last Days โ the highly anticipated new opera based on Gus Van Santโs 2005 film.
French actor @AgatheRousselle will play the non-singing role of Blake
Find out more + tickets: https://t.co/7xuJgXlmTJ#RoyalOperaHouse
๐คฉ Less than two months to go until @TheRoyalOpera's Aida opens at our theatre!
You won't want to miss this brand new production of Verdi's political drama from director Robert Carsen.
Tickets available from 27 July at 9am BST (set your reminders!)
#RoyalOperaHouse
๐ Booking is open for our new Season!
You can now book exciting Autumn productions including...
๐ต Aida
๐ฉฐ Mayerling
๐ฅ New Crystal Pite
๐๏ธ Alcina
๐ The Nutcracker
Find out more below + head to https://t.co/6PxUdrMlGr to book now ๐๏ธ
#RoyalOperaHousehttps://t.co/SA7VSN20FH
๐คฉ Tomorrow (27 July) tickets go on-sale for some of our #ROH2223 Season shows!
Here are just a few you can book tomorrow - time to get excited...
Head to https://t.co/6PxUdrMlGr at 9am BST to get your hands on tickets ๐๏ธ
#RoyalOperaHouse
๐คฉ Calling all 16-25 year olds - Young ROH priority booking for our 22/23 season is now open!
Autumn is packed with tons of stunning classics and thrilling new productions, with hundreds of ยฃ25 tickets up for grab
Learn more: https://t.co/IjXO8VJ1M6#RoyalOperaHouse#YoungROH
โ One week to go until we welcome @ProfBrianCox to our theatre!
His show Horizons (opening 1 August) takes audiences on a dazzling cinematic journey; a story of how we came to be and what we can become.
Find out more & book tickets: https://t.co/TTYGwvqdh5#RoyalOperaHouse
๐ฅณ Tonight we're delighted to be hosting the Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Celebration!
If you're coming along, we hope you have a brilliant time.
#RoyalOperaHouse
๐ฉฐ Calling all Lauren Cuthbertson fans - we have a new 'The Art of Lauren Cuthbertson' DVD/Blu-ray set!
The set features Aliceโs Adventures in Wonderland, Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker and The Cellist / The Two Pigeons starring Lauren.
๐: https://t.co/qRy7VoUuXy
๐ Join us tomorrow for the Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Celebration! This special evening will feature...
๐ถ Live performances
๐ Special guest appearances
๐ญ Reminiscences from two decades of activity
Find out more: https://t.co/6tnFSGxFYH#RoyalOperaHouse
๐คฉ 'This is five year old Jen's dream job!'
@jenniferdsop on how her life changed after joining the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme.
Catch the Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Celebration on the Main Stage tomorrow: https://t.co/6tnFSGx899#RoyalOperaHouse
๐ธ A few snaps from @TheRoyalOpera's Attila in concert!
Verdiโs work tells the founding story of Venice after the destruction of Aquileia by Attila, King of the Huns.
Catch the final performance on the Main Stage this evening!
https://t.co/0EXhlTL0z1#RoyalOperaHouse
๐ฃ An important message from @BillBailey!
Enjoy his return to our stage this summer with Bill Bailey: En Route to The Royal Opera House, from 11 to 14 August.
Book your tickets: https://t.co/gbdQXnJAeD#RoyalOperaHouse
๐ธ Perhaps the most glamorous photo in our archive?
We love this snap from 1960 which shows dancers of @TheRoyalBallet backstage before a performance of Cinderella โจ
#ThrowbackThursday
'No one could possibly leave Covent Garden feeling short-changed'
โญโญโญโญ for Attila in concert from @thetimes ๐
Catch the final concert performance of Verdi's opera on 22 July!
#RoyalOperaHousehttps://t.co/v7GZ5QkWb7
After more than 130 years of Verdiโs Otello at the Royal Opera House, a Black opera singer was finally cast in the main role.
Opera director Oliver Mears called US operatic tenor Russell Thomasโ casting โa historic and overdue moment in our long story.โ
(๐ทROH)
I still think we should have seamlessly merged the two shows together and turned it into a near-Wagnerian marathon of cosmology, music and comedy. @BillBaileyhttps://t.co/z638H8xtcb
The Royal Opera is saddened by the death of Peter Brook.
โHe was one of the great stage directors of the twentieth century. Not only a visionary opera and theatre practitioner but also a ground- breaking author and film directorโ, Oliver Mears.
https://t.co/ZrZ51hGWLD
The Royal Opera is saddened to hear of the death of Spanish mezzo soprano Teresa Berganza
Best known for singing roles by Mozart and Rossini, she made her @RoyalOperaHouse debut in Il barbiere di Sivilgia in 1960.
#RoyalOperaHousehttps://t.co/P1ffogQCn0