Royal Opera House Tickets
Royal Opera House tickets open the doors to one of the great stages of the world. The house on Bow Street, Covent Garden, is home to The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, and an evening beneath its red-and-gold horseshoe auditorium is an occasion as much as a performance.
Access is the difficulty. The auditorium seats around 2,250, members book first, and top-category seats for the best-loved productions often go before public booking opens. So a performance here is booked with purpose: a milestone birthday or anniversary, a client evening that has to be right, a festive family tradition, or a long-promised first night at the ballet. TicketsToSee has sourced seats for sold-out performances for over 20 years, and your seat area is confirmed when you book.
On this page: Key facts | Ballet and opera | Prices | Delivery | Seating plan | Visiting | The companies | Why TicketsToSee | FAQs
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Royal Opera House Tickets: Key Facts Before You Book
- Venue: Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD
- Resident companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, presented together as Royal Ballet and Opera
- Main Stage capacity: around 2,250 seats
- Seats we offer: the top categories of the Orchestra Stalls, Stalls Circle and Donald Gordon Grand Tier
- On sale now: Manon, 13 October to 19 November 2026; Carmen, 29 October to 21 November 2026; The Nutcracker, 3 December 2026 to 13 January 2027
- Age guidance: set by the house for each production
In short: TicketsToSee sells top-category Royal Opera House seats for The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera in Covent Garden, including sold-out performances. Current stock covers every public performance of The Nutcracker in the 2026/27 season in the Orchestra Stalls, Stalls Circle or Donald Gordon Grand Tier, and seats for other productions are sourced on request.
Royal Opera House Tickets for Ballet and Opera This Season
Royal Ballet tickets on sale now
Manon: Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet, danced by The Royal Ballet from Tuesday 13 October to Thursday 19 November 2026, with 21 public performances in top-category seats. Choose Your Date.
The Nutcracker: Peter Wright’s production, danced by The Royal Ballet from Thursday 3 December 2026 to Wednesday 13 January 2027, with 29 public evening and matinee performances in top-category seats. The Nutcracker Tickets.
Royal Opera tickets on sale now
Carmen: Georges Bizet’s opera in Damiano Michieletto’s production, from Thursday 29 October to Saturday 21 November 2026, with eight performances in top-category seats. Royal Opera House Carmen Tickets.
Royal Opera House what’s on this autumn and winter
Productions announced by the house for the 2026/27 season include:
- Opera: Alcina (until early October 2026), Don Giovanni (until mid-October 2026), Parsifal in a new production (October 2026), Carmen (October to November 2026, on sale now), Un ballo in maschera (November to December 2026), The Magic Flute (December 2026 to February 2027)
- Ballet: Manon (13 October to 19 November 2026, on sale now), Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan (November 2026), and a celebration of The Royal Ballet School’s centenary (October 2026)
For any of these, tell us the performance and the number of seats and we will come back to you with seats and a price.
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Royal Opera House Tickets: Prices Per Person
Top-category seats for The Nutcracker are priced from £400 to £495 per person, excluding VAT, depending on the performance, and top-category seats for Carmen are £525 per person, excluding VAT. VAT and delivery are calculated and shown at checkout. For other productions we quote per performance, because prices move with demand and with the seat area you want.
How Your Royal Opera House Tickets Are Delivered
- Your booking is confirmed by email with the performance, seat area and total paid.
- Secure e-tickets are sent to the lead booker’s email before the performance.
- Show your e-ticket on your phone at the door, or bring a printed copy.
- Seats are generally grouped in pairs; for three or more guests together, call us before ordering.
- Age rules are set by the house for each production and apply to every ticket.
Ready to book? The Nutcracker Tickets for The Nutcracker, or call +44 (0)203 070 3997 for any other production.
Royal Opera House Seating Plan: Choosing the Best Seats
The auditorium is a classic horseshoe, rising from the Orchestra Stalls through the Stalls Circle and the Donald Gordon Grand Tier to the Balcony and the Amphitheatre. We concentrate on the three lowest levels, where sightlines and sound are strongest.
Orchestra Stalls
The ground-floor seats, closest to the stage, with the detail of the footwork and the singers’ faces in full view. Centre stalls give the most balanced picture of the stage.
Stalls Circle
A raised ring just above the stalls, running around the horseshoe. Centre seats combine closeness with a slightly elevated view of the whole stage picture.
Donald Gordon Grand Tier
The first tier above the Stalls Circle. Centre Grand Tier seats are prized by ballet lovers for the full view of the patterns the corps de ballet makes across the stage.
Royal Opera House view from seat and side seats
Seats towards the sides of the horseshoe can lose a slice of the stage. If a full, clear view matters, tell us when you book and we will advise.
Visiting the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden
Royal Opera House London address and getting there
Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London WC2E 9DD. Covent Garden Underground station on the Piccadilly line is the nearest; Leicester Square, Holborn and Temple are also a short walk away. There are entrances on Bow Street and from the Covent Garden Piazza.
Royal Opera House dress code
There is no formal dress code. Most audiences dress smartly or smart-casual, and gala nights and premieres tend to be dressier. Comfortable shoes help if you plan to explore the house during the interval.
Royal Opera House restaurants, bars and rooftop terrace
The house has restaurants and bars for ticket holders, including the glass-roofed Paul Hamlyn Hall and a rooftop terrace overlooking the Piazza. Book dining in advance and pre-order interval drinks to avoid the queues.
Covent Garden opera house London: arrival and timings
Arrive in good time to collect a programme and find your seat. Latecomers may be held until a suitable break in the performance, which can mean missing the whole of the first act.
The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera at Covent Garden
Royal Opera House ballet
The Royal Ballet’s repertoire runs from the great classics, Swan Lake, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet and The Nutcracker, to the story ballets of Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan and new work by choreographers such as Wayne McGregor and Christopher Wheeldon.
Royal Opera House operas
The Royal Opera stages the core of the repertoire, from Tosca, La bohème, Carmen and La traviata to Wagner, with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in the pit and English surtitles above the stage.
Royal Ballet and Opera: the new name
The organisation now presents itself as Royal Ballet and Opera. The building on Bow Street is still the Royal Opera House, and both names refer to the same companies and the same stage.
Royal Opera House box office and sold-out performances
The box office is the primary seller and the first place to try. When a performance is sold out, or the seats you want are gone, we can help.
Why Book Royal Opera House Tickets with TicketsToSee
TicketsToSee has sourced seats for sold-out ballet, opera and theatre for over 20 years from our London office at 7 Bell Yard, London WC2A 2JR. Every order is handled by our London team, and your seat area is confirmed when you book. We are an independent ticket broker, not the Royal Opera House or its box office.
Call +44 (0)203 070 3997, WhatsApp +44 7418 609758 or email sales@ticketstosee.com. For other venues, see our Opera and Ballet tickets.
Royal Opera House Tickets: Frequently Asked Questions
How can I get Royal Opera House tickets for a sold-out performance?
Try the box office first. If the performance is sold out or the seats you want are gone, book top-category seats with us online or call +44 (0)203 070 3997, and your seat area is confirmed when you book.
What are the best seats in the Royal Opera House seating plan?
Centre seats in the Orchestra Stalls, Stalls Circle and Donald Gordon Grand Tier give the strongest sightlines and sound. Side seats can lose part of the stage.
Is there a Royal Opera House dress code?
No. Most people dress smartly or smart-casual; gala nights and premieres tend to be dressier.
What is the Royal Opera House address?
Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London WC2E 9DD. The nearest Underground station is Covent Garden on the Piccadilly line.
What is the Royal Opera House capacity?
The Main Stage auditorium seats around 2,250 people across the Orchestra Stalls, Stalls Circle, Donald Gordon Grand Tier, Balcony and Amphitheatre.
What is on at the Royal Opera House this winter?
The Royal Ballet dances The Nutcracker from 3 December 2026 to 13 January 2027, and The Royal Opera’s winter productions include Un ballo in maschera and The Magic Flute.
Can I buy Royal Ballet tickets through TicketsToSee?
Yes. Royal Ballet tickets for The Nutcracker are on sale on this page, and seats for other Royal Ballet and Royal Opera productions are sourced on request.
How are the tickets delivered?
As secure e-tickets sent to the lead booker’s email before the performance, with your booking confirmed by email first.
Ready for your night at Covent Garden? The Nutcracker Tickets or call +44 (0)203 070 3997.
Prices on this page are TicketsToSee resale prices and are often higher than the face value set by the Royal Opera House, because of the cost of securing premium seats for sold-out performances. All prices exclude VAT and delivery, which are shown at checkout.
History of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Three theatres on one site
A theatre has stood on this corner of Covent Garden since 1732, when the first Theatre Royal opened here. It burned down in 1808, and its replacement was destroyed by fire in 1856. The present building, designed by Edward Middleton Barry, opened in 1858 and has been known as the Royal Opera House since 1892.
A home for ballet and opera from 1946
After the Second World War the house reopened in 1946 as a permanent home for both art forms. The Sadler’s Wells Ballet moved in that year and became The Royal Ballet under a Royal Charter in 1956, while the opera company formed in 1946 became The Royal Opera in 1968.
The redevelopment and the house today
The building closed in 1997 for a major redevelopment and reopened in December 1999 with modern stage machinery, the restored Floral Hall, now the Paul Hamlyn Hall, and new public spaces opening onto the Piazza. The horseshoe auditorium itself was kept, and it remains one of the most recognisable in the world.
Group and Corporate Royal Opera House Tickets
For client entertaining, a family celebration or a private party, we source groups of Covent Garden Royal Opera House tickets across the top categories. Seats are generally grouped in pairs, so tell us the size of your party before you order and we will advise on the best way to seat everyone together.
Corporate evenings at the ballet and opera
A performance at Covent Garden gives a client evening a natural shape: dinner in the house or nearby, the performance, and conversation in the interval. We can source seats for the production and night you choose, confirm the seat areas before you pay, and send every e-ticket to one lead booker.
Gifts and special occasions
A night at the ballet or opera makes a memorable birthday, anniversary or Christmas gift. Call us and we will talk through the options for the performance you have in mind.
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