Director
Founder
Founder Choreographer
Founder Music Director
Prima Ballerina Assoluta
Season Principal ALINE FORIEL-DESTEZET
Generous philanthropic support from JULIA AND HANS RAUSING, VICTORIA ROBEY OBE, SIR LLOYD AND LADY DORFMAN OBE and THE PATRONS OF COVENT GARDEN
Corybantic Games
Generous philanthropic support from RICKI GAIL AND ROBERT CONWAY and MR AND MRS EDWARD ATKIN CBE
Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor generously supported by TINA TAYLOR
Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon generously supported by KENNETH AND SUSAN GREEN
The 2022/23 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by AUD JEBSEN
The Royal Ballet dedicates these performances of Anastasia Act III to the memory of the late great ballerina Lynn Seymour and her extraordinary artistry.
Anastasia Act III contains themes of war and stylized depictions of the challenges of mental health. There is a gunshot towards the end.
Soldiers, Nurses, Peasants, Relatives ARTISTS OF THE ROYAL BALLET
For the woman who believes she is Anastasia, past and present intermingle.
She re-lives incidents from the years since the massacre of the Tsar and his family at Ekaterinburg: her rescue by two brothers, the birth of her child, her marriage, the death of her husband, the disappearance of her child, her attempted suicide and confrontation over the years with relatives of the imperial family who deny her identity as the Grand Duchess Anastasia.
Music Director
Resident Choreographer
Artistic Associate
Administrative Director
Rehearsal Director
Clinical Director Ballet Healthcare
We are working to make the Royal Opera House more sustainable. To do this, some of the ways in which we share information have changed, including cast sheets.
You can view the digital cast sheets on a computer, tablet or smartphone. You can also download and print the digital cast sheet. Check the digital cast sheet for the most up-to-date information before the performance starts, during the interval, or after the performance day.
Scan the QR codes displayed around the building with a smartphone to view the latest digital cast sheets. The cast sheets are also displayed on screens outside the auditoria.
Cast sheets generously supported by the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund.
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We are so glad to welcome our artists back to our theatres to perform for you the opera and ballet you love. During the pandemic we lost £3 in every £5 of our income and we continue to feel the impact as we recover. Sustaining the future of ballet and opera has never been so important. Please consider making a donation to the Royal Opera House community today and help support the future of ballet and opera.