Un ballo in maschera - Royal Ballet and Opera

Royal Opera House
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD
Running Time 2hr 50 min. Incl. 1 interval.
Running Since Mon, 30 November 2026
Booking Until Fri, 18 December 2026
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Content: Please note, as this is a new production, age guidance and content warnings may be subject to change.
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A visit to a fortune teller reveals both good news and a warning for King Gustavus: his best friend’s wife Amelia loves him back! But the next man to shake his hand will be his killer.

That man happens to be his best friend, an enraged Count who sees a sumptuous masked ball as the perfect place for vengeance.

Based on a true story of the assassination of Sweden’s King Gustav III, this brand-new production is the Royal Opera debut of German Director Philipp Stölzl, whose work has spanned from cinema to theatre to music videos for Pavarotti, Madonna and Mick Jagger.

Sung in Italian with English surtitles, which are displayed on screens above the stage and around the auditorium.

Royal Opera House

Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD
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There are level entrances to the Royal Opera House from :

  • The New Arcade in the corner of Covent Garden Piazza. 
  • Bow Street immediately to the left of the Paul Hamlyn Hall (close to the Box Office and Information Desk).
  • There is lift access to all levels of the main auditorium except the Orchestra Stalls, which is reached by a single flight of stairs.

A lay-by allows vehicles to pull off Bow Street immediately outside the Paul Hamlyn Hall to drop off disabled passengers. The disabled parking bays on the opposite side of Bow Street and in Floral Street cater for the whole Covent Garden area, not just the Royal Opera House.

The Box Office, Royal Opera House Shop, Information Desk and Cloakroom are situated at the entrance level below the Paul Hamlyn Hall. Counter heights at the Box Office, in the bars and at some public telephone points are designed to be accessible for wheelchair users. One Box Office sales position, the Information Desk and bars have induction loops to assist customers with impaired hearing. Menus are available in large print. The Bow Street/Piazza Link Coffee Shop is also accessible to wheelchair users.

Guide dogs are welcome in the auditoria or can be looked after at the foyer cloakroom by front-of-house staff.

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