Opera in London 2025 - 2026
From Mozart and Rossini to Gilbert & Sullivan and Lehar - where you can see opera and operetta performed in London, including fully staged, semi-staged and concert versions of complete operas.
Locations covered include all of Greater London and Middlesex.
Carmen
London ColiseumSt. Martins Lane, London WC2N 4ES
8th Oct 2025 to 5th Nov 2025
In this passionate revival, originally directed by Calixto Bieito, expect red flags, fiery drama and endless twists and turns.
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Dead Man Walking
London ColiseumSt. Martins Lane, London WC2N 4ES
1st Nov 2025 to 18th Nov 2025
Based on a true story from the memoir of Sister Helen and adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, the conflicting drama plays out behind the bars of a high-security United States prison.
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The Makropulos Case
Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
4th Nov 2025 to 21st Nov 2025
Acclaimed director Katie Mitchell stages a new production of Janacek's haunting and enigmatic opera The Makropulos Case, which puts the human soul on the stand.
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Glyndebourne x Turnage: The Railway Children
Queen Elizabeth HallSouthbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
8th Nov 2025
Fresh from its world premiere at Glyndebourne, this staged concert performance is at Southbank Centre for one performance only.
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The Pirates of Penzance
Grim's Dyke HotelOld Redding, Harrow Weald, London HA3 6SH
16th Nov 2025
An evening of entertainment including a 3 course meal. See Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera performed at the former home of W. S. Gilbert.
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Partenope
London ColiseumSt. Martins Lane, London WC2N 4ES
20th Nov 2025 to 6th Dec 2025
When it comes to Partenope's love life, complicated doesn't quite cover it. Settle in for Handel's first operatic rom com, where all isn't fair in love and war.
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Balls
Queen Elizabeth HallSouthbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
20th Nov 2025
Conductor Marin Alsop and the Philharmonia Orchestra team up for Laura Karpman's opera Balls, telling the story of the 'Battle of the Sexes' tennis match of 1973.
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Macbeth
Cadogan Hall5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ
30th Nov 2025
Chelsea Opera Group present a concert version of Verdi's Macbeth.
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HMS Pinafore
London ColiseumSt. Martins Lane, London WC2N 4ES
4th Dec 2025 to 7th Feb 2026
All aboard HMS Pinafore for this hilarious revival of Gilbert & Sullivan's nautical love triangle. With its fast pace, topical humour and quintessential Britishness, the score includes some of the most popular operatic music in the world.
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Last Days
Linbury Theatre35-36 Bow St, London WC2E 9DD
5th Dec 2025 to 3rd Jan 2026
A critically acclaimed opera returns. Adapted from Gus Van Sant's 2005 film loosely based on the final days of grunge icon Kurt Cobain, Last Days is an introspective meditation on the silent torment and alienation that created a modern myth.
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Ariodante
Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
9th Dec 2025 to 21st Dec 2025
Ariodante's perfect life comes crumbling down around him when his fiancee, Ginevra, is accused of infidelity. With the evidence stacked against her, can Ginevra clear her name? And can harmony be restored?
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Iolanthe
Grim's Dyke HotelOld Redding, Harrow Weald, London HA3 6SH
14th Dec 2025
An evening of entertainment including a 3 course meal. See Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera performed at the former home of W. S. Gilbert.
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Turandot
Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
15th Dec 2025 to 4th Feb 2026
Puccini's captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor.
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La traviata
Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
8th Jan 2026 to 12th Feb 2026
Giuseppe Verdi's riches-to-rags opera has it all: from the intoxicating joy of the 'Brindisi' party chorus, to the hushed poignancy of the final act, where hope teeters on the edge of despair.
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Boris Godunov
Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
29th Jan 2026 to 18th Feb 2026
Haunted by guilt, Tsar Boris Godunov is losing his grip. Meanwhile, an ambitious young man spies an opportunity to steal the crown. What lengths will they both go to, in pursuit of power?
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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - Madama Butterfly
New Wimbledon Theatre93 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1QG
29th Jan 2026
Back by overwhelming public demand, this production features exquisite sets including a spectacular Japanese garden and fabulous costumes including antique wedding kimonos from Japan.
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Rise and Fall of The City of Mahagonny
London ColiseumSt. Martins Lane, London WC2N 4ES
16th Feb 2026 to 20th Feb 2026
Consumerism meets hedonism in ENO's alluring new production of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's rarely performed and frighteningly relevant tale of satisfaction at any price.
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Ruddigore
Carshalton Methodist ChurchRuskin Road, Carshalton SM5 3DE
21st Feb 2026
A semi-stage performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's ghostly operetta, presented by Utopians Unlimited.
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Carmen
Fairfield HallsPark Lane, Croydon, CR9 1DG
27th Feb 2026
Senbla presents Opera International's award-winning Ellen Kent production featuring the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra.
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Ruddigore
All Saints ChurchChurch Road, Kenley, CR8 5DU
7th Mar 2026
A semi-stage performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's ghostly operetta Ruddigore, presented by Utopians Unlimited.
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Siegfried
Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
17th Mar 2026 to 6th Apr 2026
Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky return for the triumphant third chapter of Wagner's Ring cycle.
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Rigoletto
Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
25th Mar 2026 to 23rd Apr 2026
One of Verdi's most famous opera returns, with Oliver Mears' darkly elegant production. Acclaimed Verdi specialist Mark Elder conducts.
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The Turn of the Screw
Linbury Theatre35-36 Bow St, London WC2E 9DD
26th Mar 2026 to 6th Apr 2026
Benjamin Britten's chilling opera on the corrupt depths of the human psyche comes to life in an atmospheric new staging.
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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - Carmen
New Wimbledon Theatre93 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1QG
9th Apr 2026
Senbla presents Ellen Kent's Farewell Opera Tour featuring The Ukrainian Opera with International Soloists, Highly Praised Chorus and Full Orchestra.
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Carmen
Alexandra Palace TheatreAlexandra Palace Way, London, N22 7AY
16th Apr 2026
Senbla presents Ellen Kent's Farewell Opera Tour featuring Opera International Kyiv, Ukraine, with Highly-Praised Soloists and Full Orchestra.
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La Traviata
Alexandra Palace TheatreAlexandra Palace Way, London, N22 7AY
17th Apr 2026
Senbla presents Ellen Kent's Farewell Opera Tour featuring Opera International Kyiv, Ukraine, with Highly-Praised Soloists and Full Orchestra.
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Peter Grimes
Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
5th May 2026 to 28th May 2026
Britten's brooding opera returns. Deborah Warner's staging foregrounds the vulnerability and volatility of the shunned Peter Grimes, and the tragic conflict between the individual and group.
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Samson et Dalila
Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
13th May 2026 to 3rd Jun 2026
When Samson falls in love with Dalila, his strength - both physical and spiritual - is put to the test.
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The Marriage of Figaro
Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
4th Jun 2026 to 2nd Jul 2026
Director David McVicar brings out the revolutionary elements in Mozart's great comic opera of intrigue, misunderstanding and forgiveness.
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I Puritani
Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
30th Jun 2026 to 19th Jul 2026
Richard Jones directs a new staging of Bellini's last opera I puritani, featuring a sublime score and a passionate love story.
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La Boheme
Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
1st Jul 2026 to 25th Jul 2026
Puccini's opera of passion, friendship and heartbreak is brought to life in Richard Jones' vivid and evocative production.
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La Fille du regiment
Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
7th Jul 2026 to 24th Jul 2026
Puccini's devastating tragedy about a young geisha who falls in love with an American naval officer.
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