There is lift access and step-free routes to over 100 seats in the Stalls Circle, Balcony and Amphitheatre. There are 10 steps or fewer to some seats in the Stalls Circle, Balcony, Amphitheatre and the Donald Gordon Grand Tier. All seats in the Orchestra stalls are accessed by 9 steps or more. A handheld bell is rung by Front of House staff to signal guests to take their seats before a performance. The bell is loud and can be startling. The bell is rung approximately ten minutes before the show starts and at each interval.  

We have an assistive listening system available to use. This opera is sung in German with English surtitles. Captions and translations in English will be displayed on screens above the stage and around the auditorium.

There is strobe lighting used in Act I and pyrotechnic effects used in Act III.

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See our Accessibility page for more information on access at the Royal Opera House.