rbo.org.uk

The Royal Ballet and Opera website (rbo.org.uk) lists current and upcoming productions across two categories — Ballet and dance and Opera and music — each shown with its venue, performance dates, and a short description. The listings captured on the site span October to December 2026 and take place at two venues: the Main Stage and the Linbury Theatre. If you are trying to work out what is on, when, and where, the production cards on the homepage give you all three at a glance.

How productions are organised

Each listing follows the same pattern: a category label, the venue, the production title, the date range, and a one-line description, followed by a "More info" link.

• Category — either "Ballet and dance" or "Opera and music"
• Venue — "Main Stage" or "Linbury Theatre"
• Dates — a run of performances, not a single night
• Description — a short summary of the work

This means you can scan by art form first, then by date, without opening each production page.

Ballet and dance productions listed

Opera and music productions listed

What the venues tell you

The Main Stage hosts the large-scale ballet and opera productions — Manon, Parsifal, Don Giovanni, Alcina, Un ballo in maschera, Visionaries, and A Centenary Celebration all appear there. The Linbury Theatre is the smaller space, and in this listing it carries a single production, the operatic adaptation of 4.48 Psychosis. If a production's scale or intimacy matters to your choice, the venue line is the quickest signal.

Practical points when browsing

• Dates are ranges, not single performances. A listing such as "13 October – 25 November 2026" means the production runs across that period; you still need the individual production page to pick a specific date.
• The same production can appear more than once in a feed, so check the title and dates before assuming two entries are different shows.
• Descriptions are short by design — one line of context, with "More info" leading to the full production page.
• Not every field is always populated. Alcina, for example, appears without a date range in the captured listing, so confirm details on its own page.

The site also invites visitors to "Sign up for emails," and subscription is referenced as a way to engage — but the listings themselves are the main way to see what is playing and plan around it.

The Royal Ballet and Opera site (rbo.org.uk) lists a season of staged works that mixes 18th-century opera, 19th-century grand opera, 20th-century ballet, and contemporary opera adaptation. Each listing pairs a title with a date range, a venue (Main Stage or Linbury Theatre), and a one-line description of its story or theme. If you want to know what a given production is about before booking, that short description is the fastest signal on the page.

The range of works currently listed

The listings span roughly three centuries of repertoire and several genres:

What this mix tells you

Classic and new sit side by side. Parsifal is billed as a new production of Wagner's final opera, while Don Giovanni and Alcina are returns of existing stagings. So a season here is not purely revival or purely premiere — you can expect both.

The ballet side leans on named choreographers. Manon and the Visionaries programme both credit Kenneth MacMillan, and Visionaries pairs him with Robbins. If you follow a particular choreographer rather than a company, the title line is where that information appears.

The chronological spread is wide. Handel (early 18th century), Mozart (late 18th century), Verdi (19th century), Wagner (19th century), and a contemporary opera adaptation of a 1990s play all appear in the same season. The Linbury Theatre listing for 4.48 Psychosis is the clearest example of the contemporary end.

Every work carries a short thematic description. These are one or two clauses, not synopses — enough to tell you the emotional register ("darkest opera," "decadence and decay," "love, seduction and sorcery") rather than the plot.

How to use the listings

1. Scan the title and date range first to see what falls inside your available window.
2. Check the venue: Main Stage and Linbury Theatre are different spaces, so the same date range can mean a very different scale of production.
3. Read the one-line description to judge whether the subject matter suits you — it is the only interpretive text given per work in the listing.
4. Follow "More info" on an individual work for the full production page.

One practical note: the listing repeats some entries (Manon, Parsifal, Visionaries, Un ballo in maschera, and 4.48 Psychosis each appear twice in the source excerpt), so when scanning, treat repeated titles as the same production rather than separate events.

The Royal Ballet and Opera website (rbo.org.uk) shows a "Sign up for emails" option, which is the route to receiving updates about productions and news. The site also uses the word "subscribe," so email sign-up and subscription are treated as the same idea here. The page does not state how often emails are sent or exactly what they contain, so treat any expectation about frequency or content as unconfirmed.

What the sign-up gets you

Based on what the site presents, signing up for emails is positioned as a way to stay informed about the company's work. The productions listed on the site give a sense of what those updates would cover, including:

• Ballet and dance — Manon (13 October – 25 November 2026), Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan (9 – 28 November 2026), A Centenary Celebration (8 – 10 October 2026)
• 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
• Linbury Theatre — 4.48 Psychosis (17 – 25 October 2026)

These listings appear on the Main Stage and in the Linbury Theatre, so email updates are likely to relate to programming of this kind. The site does not promise a specific schedule, so don't assume a fixed number of messages per month.

How to sign up

1. Go to rbo.org.uk.
2. Look for the "Sign up for emails" option on the page.
3. Follow the prompts to submit your email address.

The page evidence shows the sign-up option but does not describe the exact form fields or confirmation steps, so the precise flow after clicking may vary. If you don't see the option immediately, check the site's header, footer, or account-related areas, since newsletter sign-ups are commonly placed there.

What to check before and after

• Confirm you're on the official site. The sign-up belongs to rbo.org.uk, the Royal Ballet and Opera's own domain.
• Watch for a confirmation email. Many newsletter sign-ups require you to confirm your address before updates begin; the page doesn't state whether this applies here, so check your inbox after submitting.
• Check your spam folder if no message arrives.
• Pricing and login: The site mentions "subscribe," but the page evidence does not show prices or state whether an account is required to receive emails. Don't assume the email sign-up is free or paid, or that it needs a login, until you see that on the site itself.

If you want performance details instead

If your goal is to find dates and venues rather than receive emails, the production listings above already give titles and date ranges. For venue specifics, the listings distinguish between the Main Stage and the Linbury Theatre, which is the level of detail the page provides.

rbo.org.uk is the official website of the Royal Ballet and Opera, a UK performing arts organization that presents ballet and opera productions. The site is where you go to see what is currently scheduled, read short descriptions of each production, and sign up for emails. It is aimed at anyone planning a visit or wanting to follow the company's programme — not at people looking for ticketing logistics, pricing, or account features, none of which are described on the page.

What the site covers

The homepage functions as a season listing. Each entry pairs a title with a date range, a venue, and a one-line description of the work. Two venues appear in the listings:

Productions are grouped under headings such as "Ballet and dance" and "Opera and music," so you can tell at a glance what kind of work each item is.

Examples of what is listed

The programme shown on the page spans ballet and opera across several months:

• Manon (13 October – 25 November 2026) — described as Kenneth MacMillan's ballet of decadence and decay, "a woman torn between luxury and love."
• Parsifal (4 – 17 October 2026) — Wagner's final opera, presented in a new production.
• Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan (9 – 28 November 2026) — two 20th-century masterpieces.
• Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) (30 November – 18 December 2026) — Verdi's political drama, recast against a surreal theatrical backdrop.
• 4.48 Psychosis (17 – 25 October 2026, Linbury Theatre) — an operatic adaptation of Sarah Kane's play.
• A Centenary Celebration (8 – 10 October 2026) — the Royal Ballet marking the centenary of the School.
• Don Giovanni (7 – 15 October 2026) — Mozart's darkest opera.
• Alcina — Handel's opera of love, seduction and sorcery.

Each listing carries a "More info" link, which is where you would go for the fuller production page.

What you can do on the site

• Browse the season by scanning the dated listings for ballet, dance, opera and music.
• Check dates and venues before deciding what to see — each entry states both.
• Read a short synopsis to judge whether a production interests you.
• Sign up for emails to receive updates from the company.

What the page does not tell you

The homepage does not state ticket prices, booking dates, membership terms, or whether any content requires an account. A "subscribe" signal appears in the site's metadata, but the page itself does not explain what subscribing involves or what it costs. If you need pricing or booking details, treat those as things to confirm on the individual production pages rather than assume from the homepage.

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:

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.