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Royal Ballet and Opera in Cinema

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Since 2008, our Cinema programme has brought over 120 opera and ballet broadcasts to audiences across the globe. It now reaches more than 1,500 cinemas from the UK to New Zealand, bringing the best of our resident companies to the big screen.

Find out more about what's coming up in our 2025/26 Cinema Season.

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2024/25 Cinema Season

The Royal Ballet and Opera also present 11 productions in 1,500 cinemas across the globe this Season, including such beloved classics as Cinderella, The Nutcracker and The Marriage of Figaro and exciting new opera productions including The Tales of Hoffmann and Die Walküre. Booking opens soon – tickets are available via your local cinema.

A naked woman lies on a dark forest floor impaled by a large sword as the viewer watches from a hollowed tree.

Die Walküre

The Royal Opera

Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle.

Live in cinemas: Wednesday 14 May 2025
Encores from: Sunday 18 May 2025

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Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works

The Royal Ballet

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works.

Live in cinemas: Thursday 22 May 2025
Encores from: Sunday 25 May 2025

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A view of the whole stage set for The Metropolitan Opera's production of THe Barber of Seville. Six performers stand at the front of the stage in 18th Century costume. At the back of the stage rows of soldiers are positioned. The stage is set with trees, open doorways and a staircase.

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

The Metropolitan Opera

Be transported to the sun-drenched streets of 18-century Seville as Bartlett Sher’s witty production of Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia comes to the big screen.

Screenings from Saturday 31 May 2025

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Coming in the 2025/26 Season

A pale hand with red-painted nails and a silver bracelet reaches towards a marble wall with dark veins running through it. A streak of red veins, resembling blood, runs down the wall towards the hand, blending with the natural veins in the marble. The shadow of the hand is cast on the wall, adding a dramatic effect. The hand belongs to the character playing Tosca in Olive Mears’s production of Tosca.

Tosca

The Royal Opera

The splendour of Rome. The devastation of war. Puccini’s operatic thriller returns in an epic new production. 

In cinemas: Wednesday 1 October 2025
Encores from: Sunday 5 October 2025

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In Cinemas: La sonnambula

The Metropolitan Opera

Nadine Sierra stars as Amina in The Metropolitan Opera's new production of Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found, directed by Rolando Villazón.

In cinemas: Tuesday 21 October 2025

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Dozens of dancers dressed in colourful striped clothing and bonnets dance around a maypole, holding on to the red, green and white ribbons that flow down from the top of the pole. A ballet dancer wearing a pink and white corseted dress, white tights and ballet slippers stands on a wooden barrel, holding on to the pole. The stage background is set with painted rural scenery of trees and haystacks.  

Live in cinemas: La Fille mal gardée

The Royal Ballet

Frederick Ashton’s ballet of pure sunshine.

Live in cinemas: Wednesday 5 November 2025
Encores from: Sunday 9 November 2025

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A ballerina, Fumi Kaneko as Cinderella, stands on pointe wearing a white sparkling tutu, surrounded by swirling clocks and lights in a surreal setting.

In Cinemas: Cinderella

The Royal Ballet

This Christmas, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.

In cinemas: Tuesday 25 November 2025

Encores from: Sunday 30 November 2025

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The ballet dancer Gary Avis performs as Herr Drosselmeyer in The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker – he wears a grey powder wig, a white frilled shirt, a green bow tie, sparkly colourful waistcoat and a teal-coloured clothing cloak. Behind him is a gold carriage carrying two people who are looking out towards him. They are dancers Giacomo Rovero and Marianna Tsembenhoi who are performing as Hans Peter and Clara.  

Live in cinemas: The Nutcracker

The Royal Ballet

Journey into a magical kingdom and watch Peter Wright’s enchanting production of The Nutcracker.

Live in cinemas: Wednesday 10 December 2025
Encores from: Sunday 14 December 2025

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A man and a woman embrace in a production image of La traviata. The woman, playing the character of Violetta Valery, is wearing a white dress and is at the front of the embrace. The man wearing, playing the character of Giorgio Germont, is wearing a dark suit and stands behind her.

Live in cinemas: La traviata

The Royal Opera

Live and love, to the last breath.

Live in cinemas: Wednesday 14 January 2026
Encores from: Sunday 18 January 2026

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The ballet dancer Natalia Osipova walks on stage in a black dress and bare feet. She appears transparent and blurry, her image doubled behind her as though in movement. Behind her, multiple ballet dancers are blurry as though in movement. They are performing in The Royal Ballet’s production of Woolf Works.  

Live in cinemas: Woolf Works

The Royal Ballet

Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor’s experimental ballet triptych inspired by the genre-defying works and writings of Virginia Woolf, set to an original score by Max Richter.

Live in cinemas: Monday 9 February 2026
Encores from: Sunday 15 February 2026

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Nine ballet dancers stand on stage. They are all wearing the same white lace dress, pink pointe slippers, and a white translucent veil that is draped over their heads giving them ghostly appearances. They also have small translucent jeweled wings on their backs. They all hold their arms in front of them, their hands crossing over their wrists. They are Artists of The Royal Ballet performing in Giselle.  

Live in cinemas: Giselle

The Royal Ballet

Experience the quintessential Romantic ballet in Peter Wright’s atmospheric and bewitching production.

Live in cinemas: Tuesday 3 March 2026
Encores from: Sunday 8 March 2026

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A view across the Main Stage auditorium of The Royal Opera House during a busy performance. The auditorium is dark but several bright white light cones stream across the audience from different parts of the theatre.  

Live in cinemas: Siegfried

The Royal Opera

Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky return for the triumphant third chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle.

Live in cinemas: Tuesday 31 March 2026
Encores from: Sunday 5 April 2026

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Tuuli Takala is performing as The Queen of The Night in The Royal Opera’s production of The Magic Flute. She stands in the centre of the stage with their arms spread outwards. The mesh from her long black ballgown draped out from her wrists. The stage behind her is set in blue and black brushstrokes with white dots making up the constellation of stars.  

In cinemas: The Magic Flute

The Royal Opera

Mozart's enchanting quest for love and wisdom.

Live in cinemas: Tuesday 21 April 2026
Encores from: Sunday 26 April 2026

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In Cinemas: Eugene Onegin

The Metropolitan opera

Asmik Grigorian and Igor Golovatenko star in The Metropolitan Opera's evocative production of Tchaikovsky's romantic opera. Conducted by Timur Zangiev.

Live in cinemas: Tuesday 5 May 2026

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