Royal Opera House Movie Trailers
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La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet) Trailer (2015)
05 May 2015
Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardée (The Wayward Daughter) is one of the choreographer's most joyous and colourful creations.
Woolf Works Trailer (2017)
08 February 2017
The first revival of Wayne McGregor’s critically acclaimed ballet triptych to music by Max Richter, inspired by the works of Virginia Woolf.
Die Fledermaus Trailer (1990)
31 December 1990
After the Viennese premiere, the Fledermaus (the bat) conquered the world. It is one of the few operettas that are regularly performed at the major opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, the Scala Milan, the Vienna State Opera and the Royal Opera House Convent Garden in London.
Royal Opera House: Don Quixote Trailer (2019)
19 February 2019
Don Quixote and his servant Sancho Panza set out to have a chivalrous adventure. They meet Kitri and Basilio, a young couple who cannot marry because Kitri's father is determined to marry her off to the wealthy Gamache.
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand Trailer (2017)
07 June 2017
The Dream: Frederick Ashton’s delightful interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic of The Royal Ballet’s repertory.
Die Fledermaus Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
Most opera houses ring in the New Year with Johann Strauss Jr.'s most popular operetta--the festiveness of which is appropriate for the occasion--and this December 31, 1983, Covent Garden performance follows suit.
Like Water for Chocolate Trailer (2023)
19 January 2023
Tita, who lives on a ranch in Mexico, falls in love with a boy, Pedro, who lives nearby; but when they want to get married, Tita's family prevents it, because she must remain single to take care of her mother.
Acis and Galatea (The Royal Ballet / The Royal Opera) Trailer (2009)
31 March 2009
The Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera collaborate in Wayne McGregor's production of Handel and Gay's classic opera, in which the nymph Galatea falls in love with a shepherd named Acis.
The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann Trailer (2016)
15 November 2016
The great storyteller Hoffmann is losing himself to drink. His rival in love, Councillor Lindorf, claims that Hoffmann knows nothing of the heart, and so goads Hoffmann into telling the tales of his three great loves – each destroyed by a villain who bears an uncanny resemblance to Lindorf… First Hoffmann tells of his infatuation for the mechanical doll, Olympia – who is destroyed by the inventor Coppélius.
The Nutcracker Trailer (2016)
08 December 2016
The young Clara creeps downstairs on Christmas Eve to play with her favourite present – a Nutcracker.
Lulu Trailer (2009)
13 June 2009
New peoduction, 2009. Filmed by the Royal Opera House in co-production with Opus Arte, June 13/17.
Eugene Onegin Trailer (2013)
13 February 2013
Tchaikovsky's much-loved opera Eugene Onegin, a story of love, rejection and tragedy based on Pushkin's verse drama of the same name.
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Trailer (2015)
22 September 2015
Kenneth MacMillan’s passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet shows The Royal Ballet at its dramatic finest.
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty Trailer (2020)
16 January 2020
The wicked fairy Carabosse is furious she wasn’t invited to Princess Aurora’s christening. She gives the baby a spindle, saying that one day the Princess will prick her finger on it and die.
Royal Opera House: Jenůfa Trailer (2021)
09 October 2021
When a beautiful young woman in rural Moravia becomes unexpectedly pregnant, she learns that love is sometimes only skin-deep.
Carmen in 3D Trailer (2011)
05 March 2011
Passion, jealousy and betrayal take center stage at Londons Royal Opera House in a spectacular production of the worlds most popular opera.
Royal Opera House: La Traviata Trailer (2019)
30 January 2019
Alfredo Germont and the courtesan Violetta Valéry fall in love at a party in Violetta's Paris salon.
The Barber of Seville Trailer (2009)
04 July 2009
23-year-old Gioachino Rossini completed his masterpiece IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA incredibly quickly – legend has it in just 13 days – which Rossini attributed to ‘facility and lots of instinct’.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Trailer (2014)
16 December 2014
At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit.
The Human Voice Trailer (2022)
15 April 2022
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House presents a new production of Poulenc's short opera La Voix Humaine, featuring soprano Danielle de Niese and shot on location in Paris and London.
The ROH Live: Jewels Trailer (2017)
11 April 2017
Now celebrating its 50th year, George Balanchine’s sparkling ballet still shines with all the brilliance of the gemstones that inspired it.
Stuck on a Sunday Trailer (2010)
01 January 2010
Who are the Sunday Family? They appear to have discovered the secret of permanent happiness...and they live in a perpetual Sunday.
Cinderella Trailer (1970)
25 December 1970
Cinderella is helped to the ball by her fairy godmother in The Royal Ballet's version of the classic fairy tale, using Sergei Prokofiev's music and Frederick Ashton's choreography in a comic ballet.
The ROH Live: Nabucco Trailer (2016)
09 June 2016
Nabucco, King of Babylon, takes Jerusalem in his war with the Israelites – but his daughter Fenena loves the Israelite Ismaele.
Faust | ROH | Trailer (2019)
30 April 2019
Disillusioned with life, the aged philosopher Faust calls upon Satan to help him. The devil Méphistophélès appears and strikes a bargain with the philosopher: he will give him youth and the love of the beautiful Marguerite, if Faust hands over his soul.
Theodora Trailer (2023)
26 May 2023
Julia Bullock, Joyce DiDonato and Jakub Jozef Orlinski star in Katie Mitchell’s thrilling new production of Handel’s Theodora in an alternative modern-day reality, Theodora, a religious fundamentalist, plots for the resistance against the Roman occupation.
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker Trailer (2015)
16 December 2015
The 2015 production of "The Nutcracker" by the Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House: Die Walküre Trailer (2018)
28 October 2018
Antonio Pappano conducts a full performance of the second opera in Richard Wagner’s epic Der Ring des Nibelungen.
Message in a Bottle Trailer (2024)
30 May 2024
ABOUT THE SHOW An uplifting and poignant tale of humanity and hope, set to many of Sting’s most iconic hits.
La Bayadère Trailer (2011)
04 January 2011
Marius Petipa’s exotic ballet set in legendary India is a story of love, death and vengeful judgement.
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Trailer (2018)
12 June 2018
Prince Siegfried is celebrating his coming of age. The Queen Mother informs him that, the following day, during the grand ball held to mark his birthday, he must choose a future wife.
The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet Trailer (2025)
20 March 2025
An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona. In this hothouse of tension, brawls are quick to break out and both sides get caught in the crossfire.
La Fille mal gardée Trailer (2005)
02 February 2005
Ever since its triumphant premiere in 1960, Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardee has been treasured as one of his happiest creations - his artistic tribute to nature, and an expression of his feelings for his beloved Suffolk countryside.
The Sleeping Beauty Trailer (2017)
28 February 2017
The Sleeping Beauty holds a special place in The Royal Ballet’s repertory. It was the ballet with which the Company reopened the Royal Opera House in 1946 after World War II, its first production at its new home in Covent Garden.
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet) Trailer (2019)
05 November 2019
From The Royal Ballet’s classical origins in the works of Petipa, to the home-grown choreographers who put British ballet on the world stage, this mixed programme highlights the versatility of the Company.
Royal Opera House: Madama Butterfly Trailer (2017)
30 March 2017
Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese bride of dashing American officer Lieutenant Pinkerton, finds her romantic idyll shattered when he deserts her shortly after their marriage.
1984 Trailer (2008)
12 May 2008
Inspired by one of the twentieth century's greatest novels, composer Lorin Maazel evokes Orwell's totalitarian nightmare, where "Big Brother" is always watching, and those guilty of "thoughtcrime" are condemned to face their worst fears in the infamous "Room 101".
The Magic Flute Trailer (2003)
27 January 2003
The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina.
The Sleeping Beauty Trailer (2006)
21 October 2006
Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty is one of the best loved of classical ballets, combining in a single work all the enchantment and virtuosity that ballet has to offer.
La bohème - ROH Trailer (2018)
31 August 2018
A penniless poet, a young seamstress, and a lost key: Puccinis passionate opera tells the story of a captivating romance set against the background of 19th-century Paris.
Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet) Trailer (2013)
25 February 2013
Given its premiere by The Royal Ballet in 1965 with Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn dancing the title roles, Kenneth MacMillan's first full-evening ballet has become a signature work for the Company, enjoying great popularity around the world.
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Trailer (2011)
23 April 2011
A full-length ballet created by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon for the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker Trailer (2023)
12 December 2023
Clara is given an enchanted Nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve. As midnight strikes, she creeps downstairs to find a magical adventure awaiting her and her Nutcracker.
The Nutcracker Trailer (2009)
01 December 2009
This all-time ballet favourite, in which young Clara is swept into a fantasy adventure when one of her Christmas presents comes to life, is at its most enchanting in Peter Wright's glorious production.
Boris Godunov Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
This is the Andrei Tarkovsky production of the famous Pushkin/Mussorgsky opera, performed in 1990. Modest Mussorgsky's opera in prologue and four acts is performed by the Kirov Opera with performances from Olga Borodina, Alexei Steblianko and Sergei Leiferkust.
Il Trovatore Trailer (2002)
22 April 2002
José Cura, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Verónica Villarroel and Yvonne Naef lead the star cast of Verdi's blazingly passionate opera IL TROVATORE, in Elijah Moshinsky's new Royal Opera House production co-produced with Teatro Real Madrid, with sets by the noted film designer Dante Ferretti and costumes by Anne Tilby.
Gluck: Orphée et Euridice Trailer (2018)
20 March 2018
Juan Diego Flórez dazzled audiences and critics alike when he played the virtuoso role of Orphée in La Scala’s first ever staging of Gluck’s opera in its French version: “Juan Diego Flórez delivered a lesson in style.
Carmen Trailer (2007)
26 December 2007
Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Caterina Antonacci bring rare erotic intensity to the drama of Don José and Carmen in this darkly passionate reading of one of the most popular operas.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Trailer (2017)
23 October 2017
One sunny afternoon, during a garden party, young Alice sees with surprise how the writer Lewis Carroll, a friend of her parents, unusually turns into a white rabbit, and immediately feels the irrepressible desire to follow him into a magical rabbit hole.
Swan Lake Trailer (2009)
21 September 2009
Yolanda Sonnabend's Faberge'-inspired designs evoke a world of Imperial Russia in Anthony Dowell's acclaimed production for The Royal Ballet of 'Swan Lake', one of the world's best-loved ballets.
Royal Opera House: The Marriage of Figaro Trailer (2006)
17 February 2006
David McVicar's spellbinding production of LE NOZZE DI FIGARO is set in 1830s post-revolution France, where the inexorable unravelling of an old order has produced acute feelings of loss.
McGregor: Chroma / Infra / Limen Trailer (2011)
13 September 2011
The diversity of Wayne McGregor's astonishing talent is demonstrated through Chroma, Infra and Limen, each created for The Royal Ballet, for whom he is resident choreographer.
Der Rosenkavalier Trailer (2017)
13 May 2017
In his new production, Robert Carsen places the action at the end of the Habsburg Empire, underscorik
Royal Opera House Live 2024/25: The Marriage of Figaro Trailer (2024)
10 September 2024
Count Almaviva lives with his Countess on their estate near Seville. The Count has his eye on his wife’s maid Susanna, who is betrothed to the Count’s servant, Figaro.
Bellini: Norma Trailer (2016)
26 September 2016
The priestess Norma loves Pollione, leader of the occupying force suppressing her people, and has borne two children by him.
Rhapsody Trailer (2016)
26 January 2016
Rhapsody was created in 1980 and is one of Frederick Ashton’s final works – a virtuoso conclusion to his series of non-narrative ballets.
Mayerling Trailer (2019)
23 August 2019
Based on the true story of the death of Crown Prince Rudolf and his young mistress Mary Vetsera in 1889, Steven McRae and Sarah Lamb take on these challenging roles in a dark and intense ballet.