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Royal Opera 27 - Wagner's Gotterdammerung

Screening from 27/02/2027

350 mins.

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Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Cast: Andreas Schager (Siegfried), Thomas Lehman (Gunther), Mika Kares (Hagen), Christopher Purves (Alberich), Elisabet Strid (Brnnhilde), Amanda Majeski (Gutrune), Annika Schlicht (Waltraute), Noa Beinart (First Norn), Claire Barnett-Jones (Second Norn), Catharine Woodward (Third Norn), Sarah Brady (Woglinde), Niamh OSullivan (Wellgunde), Sian Griffiths (Flosshilde)
Composer: Richard Wagner
Director: Barrie Kosky
Set Design: Rufus Didwiszus
Duration: approx. 5 hrs 50 mins incl. two intervals
Sung in German, with English subtitles.

Opera in a prologue and three acts (1876)

New Production! An earth in ruin. The twilight of the Gods. Deception leads to treachery, then devastation, when Siegfried is tricked into betraying Brnnhilde. Learning the truth of her beloveds innocence, Brnnhilde at last returns the ring to the Rhinemaidens, before ordering that Valhalla be swallowed in flames. For the long-awaited finale of Wagners epic saga, director Barrie Kosky situates the rich apocalyptic drama in a contemporary world of dream-like turmoil. Antonio Pappano, Conductor Laureate of The Royal Opera, returns to take on the impassioned, otherworldly music including Siegfrieds transporting Funeral March and Brnnhildes electrifying Immolation Scene. The brilliant cast is led by Elisabet Strid, Andreas Schager and Mika Kares, who together with the full forces of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the Royal Opera Chorus bring operas greatest journey to its shattering end.

Screening Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 February 2027 at 1pm, Plus Wednesday 3 March 2027 at 12pm

Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

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Royal Opera 27 - Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte

Screening from 03/04/2027

210 mins.

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Conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Cast: Louise Alder (Fiordiligi), Simone McIntosh (Dorabella), Mingjie Lei (Ferrando), Huw Montague Rendall (Guglielmo), Gerald Finley (Don Alfonso), Emily Pogorelc (Despina)
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Director: Netia Jones
Set Design: Hyemi Shin
Duration: approx. 3 hrs 30 mins incl. an interval
Sung in Italian, with English subtitles.

Opera in four acts (1881)

New Production! Spurred on by a bet, two young men hatch a plan to test the fidelity of their girlfriends. What follows is a slippery game of seduction and power, the four lovers plunging into a dizzying world of shifting reality, where truth becomes increasingly unstable. Cos fan tutte has lost none of its sting since it first scandalised audiences in 1790. In her Main Stage debut, Netia Jones, Associate Director of The Royal Opera, reimagines Mozarts comedy of manners through a sharp contemporary lens, where 18th-century romantic trickery meets deeply satirical high-tech deceit. Taking on the roles of the lovers is an exciting young cast led by Louise Alder, Simone McIntosh, Mingjie Lei and Huw Montague Rendall, with Gerald Finley as their manipulative game-master Don Alfonso and Emily Pogorelc as Despina. Thomas Hengelbrock conducts, bringing out the exquisite melodies that underpin the provocative, and resolutely modern, themes at the heart of the opera.

Screening Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 April 2027 at 1pm, Plus Wednesday 7 April 2027 at 12pm

Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

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Royal Ballet 27 - Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Screening from 17/04/2027

170 mins.

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Conductor: Koen Kessels
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Cast: Francesca Hayward (Alice), William Bracewell (Jack/The Knave of Hearts), James Hay (Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit), Lauren Cuthbertson (Mother/The Queen of Hearts), Bennet Gartside (Father/The King of Hearts), Steven McRae (Magician/The Mad Hatter), Nicol Edmonds (Rajah/The Caterpillar), Gary Avis (The Duchess)
Music: Joby Talbot
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon
Designs: Bob Crowley
Duration: approx. 2 hrs 50 mins incl. two intervals

Ballet in three acts (2011)

Encore screenings! At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole, events become curiouser and curiouserAs Alice journeys through Wonderland, she encounters countless strange creatures. Shes swept off her feet by the charming Knave of Hearts, whos on the run for stealing the tarts. Confusion piles upon confusion. Then Alice wakes with a start. Was it all a daydream? Christopher Wheeldons Alices Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography. Joby Talbots score combines contemporary soundworlds with sweeping melodies that gesture to ballet scores of the 19th century. Bob Crowleys wildly imaginative, eye-popping designs draw on everything from puppetry to projections to make Wonderland wonderfully real. The result shows The Royal Ballet at its best, bringing together world-class dance with enchanting family entertainment and ingenious music and design.

Screening Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 April 2027 at 1pm, Plus Wednesday 21 April 2027 at 12pm

Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

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Opera De Paris 27 - Mozart's Don Giovanni

Screening from 24/04/2027

200 mins.

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Conductor: Finnegan Downie Dear
Orchestra: Orchestre de lOpra national de Paris
Cast: Peter Mattei (Don Giovanni), Slvka Zmecnkov (Donna Anna), Amitai Pati (Don Ottavio), Kwanchul Youn (Il Commendatore), Jacquelyn Stucker (Donna Elvira), Joshua Bloom (Leporello), Vartan Gabrielian (Masetto), Ilanah Lobel-Torres (Zerlina)
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Director: Louisa Proske
Set Design: Christof Hetzer
Duration: approx. 3h20 incl. an interval
Sung in Italian, with English subtitles

Opera in two acts (1787)

New Production! Who is Don Juan, known in Mozarts opera as Don Giovanni? The question remains unanswered, for this figure sometimes a great lord and wicked man, sometimes a seducer or a predator resists definition. In his opera with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, Mozart leaves the characters contradictions unresolved, forging the myth through expressive power and depth. The story follows the unrepentant nobleman, sung by baritone Peter Mattei, whose pursuit of pleasure ensnares servants, aristocrats and lovers with fatal consequences. From the overture and the catalogue aria to the climactic dinner with the Commendatore, this dramma giocoso leaves no one unmoved. For her Paris debut, Louisa Proske sets the action in a grand hotel, where social structures can be transgressed and fantasies surface.

Screening Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 April 2027 at 1pm, Plus Wednesday 28 April 2027 at 12pm

Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

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Opera De Paris 27 - Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin

Screening from 03/07/2027

200 mins.

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Conductor: Semyon Bychkov
Orchestra: Orchestre de lOpra national de Paris
Cast: Boris Pinkhasovich (Eugene Onegin), Ruzan Mantashyan (Tatiana), Bogdan Volkov (Lensky), Marvic Monreal (Olga), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Prince Gremin), Susan Graham (Madame Larina), Elena Zaremba (Filipyevna), Peter Bronder (Monsieur Triquet)
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Director: Ralph Fiennes
Set Design: Michael Levine
Duration: approx. 3h20 incl. two intervals
Sung in Russian, with English subtitles.

Opera in three acts (1879)

New Production! Ralph Fiennes acclaimed debut opera staging, filmed live during an eleven-performance, sold-out Paris run, now comes to cinemas. When shy Tatiana (Ruzan Mantashyan) first meets the aloof Eugene Onegin (Boris Pinkhasovich), she is instantly captivated. Overcoming her reserve, she writes him a heartfelt declaration of love, only to be rejected and subjected to a cold lecture. Years later, after a duel, Onegin finally realises he loves Tatiana, now the wife of Prince Gremin (Alexander Tsymbalyuk). Will she yield to his advances? Fascinated by Russian culture and attuned to the dramatic intensity of Tchaikovskys music, Fiennes elegant, restrained staging - paired with Semyon Bychkov's incisive musical direction - lets the characters emotions emerge in all their modern complexity.

Screening Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 July 2027 at 1pm, Plus Wednesday 7 July 2027 at 12pm

Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

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Opera Di Roma 27 - Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress

Screening from 24/07/2027

190 mins.

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Conductor: Michele Mariotti
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro dellOpera di Roma
Cast: Lawrence Brownlee (Tom Rakewell), Simone Alberghini (Trulove), Rosalia Cid (Anne, his daughter), Daniela Barcellona (Baba the Turk), Alex Esposito (Nick Shadow), Jennifer Larmore (Mother Goose), Ya-Chung Huang (Sellem)
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Director: Rafael R. Villalobos
Set Design: Pablo Chaves Maza
Duration: approx. 3h10 incl. an interval
Sung in English
Opera in three acts and an epilogue (1951)

New Production! Acclaimed director Rafael R. Villalobos and conductor Michele Mariotti bring Stravinskys darkly comic opera to Rome for its first new staging in almost sixty years, with a distinguished cast. Bored Tom Rakewell (Lawrence Brownlee) abandons his devoted Anne Trulove (Rosalia Cid) after the enigmatic Nick Shadow (Alex Esposito) promises him a life of pleasure in London. As this shadowy figure leads him from fortune and fame to a grotesque marriage of convenience with Baba the Turk (Daniela Barcellona), Tom hurtles through surreal misadventures, his soul hanging in the balance. Stravinskys neoclassical fable, set to a libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, traces the rakes fall into moral ruin with wit and lyrical poise, ending in a shattering final reckoning.

Screening Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 July 2027 at 1pm, Plus Wednesday 28 July 2027 at 12pm

Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00