It will be broadcast to cinemas on Wednesday 15 December 2021, with encore screenings from Wednesday 19 January 2022. The Royal Opera’s Cinema Season will open with Puccini’s Tosca, a repertory favourite that features Paul Brown’s historically charged designs. Long regarded as a masterpiece of the classical ballet repertory, The Royal Ballet’s critically acclaimed production features spectacular designs by John Macfarlane and returns to stage after last year’s revival was cut short due to the pandemic. Looking ahead to spring 2022, The Royal Ballet’s celebrated production of Swan Lake will be screened on Thursday, with encore screenings from Sunday. Romeo and Juliet will be relayed to cinemas for a special Valentine’s Day screening on Monday 14 February 2022, with encore screenings from Sunday 20 February 2022. The ballet season also includes Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece Romeo and Juliet, a classic adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, featuring evocative designs by Nicholas Georgiadis and set to Prokofiev’s iconic score. Encore screenings will follow from Sunday 12 December 2021. A festive favourite for the whole family, it was created for The Royal Ballet in 1984, and has delighted audiences ever since.

The Royal Ballet’s Cinema Season opens with Peter Wright’s spectacular production of The Nutcracker on Thursday 9 December 2021. Broadcasts offer audiences the best seat in the house for each performance, and include exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and rehearsal insights.

Premiering in December, it includes 6 major works from our 2021/22 Season, screened in cinemas around the world. The Season features new productions and timeless classics from The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, showcasing an exciting roster of UK and international talent performing on the Royal Opera House’s iconic Covent Garden main stage. Today the Royal Opera House is delighted to launch its 2021/22 international Cinema Season after sixteen months of closure, broadcasting the best of ballet and opera to more than 2,000 screens across the globe.

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