The Royal Opera House’s opera and ballet streaming programme
The Royal Opera House has announced that six productions from its 2021-2022 season will be available via online streaming.
New productions will be released online on certain Fridays from 1 October to 3 December, and will be available on demand for 30 days.
The Royal Opera will present David McVicar’s production of The Magic Flute; Jenůfa, directed by Claus Guth; and Macbeth, directed by Phyllida Lloyd.
The Royal Ballet will offer Peter Wright‘s Giselle and, following its world premiere, Wayne McGregor’s The Dante Project which is inspired by Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy, with a commissioned score by Thomas Adès and designs by Tacita Dean.
Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, performed by Irish National Opera is also on the programme.
Alex Beard, Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House, said:
I am delighted to announce the return of our hugely popular streaming programme with much loved classics, world premieres and family favourites, available to audiences across the globe.
Streams will be available to watch on stream.roh.org.uk
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE STREAMING PROGRAMME
The Royal Opera
THE MAGIC FLUTE
Streamed: Friday 1 October 2021, 19:30 – 22:35 (performed Friday 17 September)
Price: £16
The Royal Opera
JENUFA
Streamed: Friday 15 October 2021, 19:30 – 22:30 (performed Saturday 9 October)
Price: Free
The Royal Ballet
THE DANTE PROJECT
Streamed: Friday 29 October 2021, 19:30 – 22:30 (performed Tuesday 26 October)
Price: £16
Irish National Opera
ALICE’S ADVENTURES UNDER GROUND
Streamed: Friday 5 November 2021, 19:30
Price: £7
The Royal Opera
MACBETH
Live-streamed: Friday 26 November 2021, 20:00 – 22:35
Price: £16
The Royal Ballet
GISELLE
Streamed: Friday 3 December 2021, 19:30 – 21:45 (performed on Saturday 20 November)
Price: £16
Graham Spicer, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Carla Fracci.
Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.
He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.
Will the streaming be available here in the states?
The streaming is worldwide, so you should be able to watch.
If something is streamed at 19:30 in the UK, will it be available in the US at a more convenient hour?
Yes, the productions will be available to stream whenever one wants during the month after the performance.
Please Gramilano will you tell me how I can book a Streaming performance of Giselle Friday 3rd December 2021 ticket £16
Of course. This is the link: https://stream.roh.org.uk/products/giselle
Thank you.