Lust! Jealousy! Intrigue! Murder! It can only be Georges Bizet's simmering tale of a woman scorned - Carmen! Presented by the award-winning Ellen Kent Productions and Opera International and featuring the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv, give yourself over to the delectable sights and sounds of this unforgettable opera. Featuring world-famous arias including the Toreador Song and the alluring Habanera, Ellen Kent's classic production will have you hot under the collar as it heads on its farewell tour in 2026!

When Italian composer Guiseppe Verdi premiered his tragic opera Rigoletto in 1851, it was said to be so well received that audience members could be heard singing it in the streets the very next morning. Considered to be the first of his operatic masterpieces, the recognisable score comes to the Royal Opera House helmed by director Oliver Mears and conducted Verdi specialist Mark Elder.

Ellen Kent's production of Verdi's La Traviata for Opera International heads on tour around the UK for the last time on a Farewell tour in 2026, featuring a full orchestra and the supreme talents of the Ukrainian Opera and Ballet Theatre Kyiv! A tragic love story that explores the suffocating constraints of polite society, the story is centered on the beautiful courtesan Violetta Valery, who sacrifices her reputation and wealth when she decides to move from Paris to the countryside with her lover Alfredo.

Experience the bittersweet wonder of Puccini's beloved masterpiece once more in this glorious production from esteemed director Ellen Kent. Heading out on a final farewell tour in 2026, it's a mesmerizing and sumptuous affair that highlights Puccini's greatest score with spectacular sets and costumes, including a breathtaking Japanese garden.

All aboard! Gilbert and Sullivan's delightful slapstick tale about over-the-top nationalism, personal ambition and, of course, a love triangle across the social classes of British society and the Royal Navy comes to the English National Opera! Directed by Cal McCrystal and led by conductor Matthew Kofi Waldren, award winning baritone Neal Davis stars as the Rt. Hon Sir Joseph Porter, with John Savournin as Captain Corcoran and Henner Mun as Josephine. HMS Pinafore first premiered in London in 1878 and was Gilbert and Sullivan's fourth collaboration, and their first international sensation; don't miss it as it sails back into London!

This sensational piece by the groundbreaking Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky is his only complete opera, and now Richard Jones' acclaimed production returns to the Royal Ballet and Opera - conducted by Mark Wigglesworth and starring Bryn Terfel as the ill-fated 16th-century Russian tsar. Delve into Russian 16th-century politics this winter with the Royal Ballet Opera!