How to Find Performance Dates and Venues for Royal Ballet and Opera Productions

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Every production listing on rbo.org.uk pairs a date range with a venue, so you can find both pieces of information in the same place. On the site, each entry shows the production title, its run dates (for example, "13 October - 25 November 2026"), and the theatre it plays in — either Main Stage or Linbury Theatre — followed by a "More info" link. To get the most current schedule, check the production listing itself rather than relying on a previously saved date, since runs can be updated.

What a listing entry contains

Each production card follows the same pattern:

Element Example
Venue Main Stage
Category Ballet and dance / Opera and music
Title Manon
Date range 13 October - 25 November 2026
Short description "Kenneth MacMillan's devastating ballet of decadence and decay – a woman torn between luxury and love."
Link More info

The venue appears as a label above the category and title, so you can tell at a glance whether a production is on the Main Stage or in the Linbury Theatre.

Productions and their dates and venues

Based on the listings shown on the site:

Main Stage — Ballet and dance

  • Manon — 13 October - 25 November 2026
  • Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan — 9 - 28 November 2026
  • A Centenary Celebration — 8 - 10 October 2026

Main Stage — Opera and music

  • Parsifal — 4 - 17 October 2026
  • Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) — 30 November - 18 December 2026
  • Don Giovanni — 7 - 15 October 2026
  • Alcina — dates not shown in the listing excerpt

Linbury Theatre — Opera and music

  • 4.48 Psychosis — 17 - 25 October 2026

How to check the current schedule

  1. Open the production listing on rbo.org.uk.
  2. Find the production you're interested in.
  3. Read the date range directly beneath the title.
  4. Note the venue label (Main Stage or Linbury Theatre) shown with the entry.
  5. Select "More info" for further details on that production.

Because the listing is organized by production, each title appears with its own dates and venue — you don't need to cross-reference a separate calendar to know where a show is playing. If a date range looks incomplete or a production appears without dates (as with Alcina in the excerpt above), open the "More info" link or revisit the listing later for the confirmed schedule.