The Royal Opera House 23/24

Classical ballet's most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness returns to the Royal Opera House stage.

Damiano Michieletto's sizzling new production evokes all the passion and heat of Bizet's score, which features Carmen's sultry Habenera and the rousing Toreador song. Antonello Manacorda conducts an excting international cast, with Aigul Akhmetshina performing the title role.

King Leontes of Sicilia is crippled with an all- consuming jealousy when his friend, King Polixenes of Bohemia, stays with him and his wife Hermione. What follows is a tale where a marriage is destroyed, a child is abandoned and all hope is seemingly lost for two lovers. Celebrating it's tenth anniversary, The Winter's Tale is an award-winning modern ballet classic, packed with emotional turmoil heightened by Joby Talbot's compelling score and Bob Crowley's atmospheric designs.

The beautiful village of Bebko is alive with joyous celebrations. Suddenly, under attack, everything changes forever. Three siblings, Leto, Mati and Tana, must embark on perilous journeys in order to survive. Message in a Bottle is a spectacular new dance-theatre show from five-time Olivier Award nominee, Kate Prince, inspired by and set to the iconic hits of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting, including Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, Walking on the Moon and more. With a mix of exhilirating dance styles, high energy footwork and breathtaking athleticism, Message in a Bottle tells a unifying and uplifting story of humanity and hope. Message in a Bottle is the latest masterpiece from the ground-breaking creator behind West End hits Some Like it Hip Hop, Into the Hoods, Everybody's Talking About Jamie (choreography) and Sylvia (Old Vic) and features the astonishing talents of dance story telling powerhouse, ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company.

At a glittering party in 18th century Paris, the poet Andrea Chenier delivers an impassioned denunciation of Louis XVI, Five years later, the Revolution has given way to the Terror. transforming the power balance between Chenier, his beloved Maddalena and Gerard, the man who could destroy him... Jonas Kaufmann headlines David MaVicar's spectacular staging, under the baton of long time collaborator Antonio Pappano - who conducts Giordano's epic historical drama of revolution and forbidden love in his last production as Music Director of the Royal Opera. This performance will be filmed as live