Romance Collection

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is one of the best-known operas worldwide. The ROH stages this alluring Japanese tragedy, reminding us why it’s a favorite.

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes is a triumphant adaptation of the legendary 1948 feature film by Micheal Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

When Cinderella falls for a dashing RAF pilot during London's Blitz, her stepmother plots to keep them apart.

Exotic sensuality meets ballet as the 1,001 Nights tale is given a splash of Bollywood with a sultry twist.

Writer Laura Esquivel’s novel, Like Water for Chocolate, comes brilliantly to life with The Royal Ballet. Watch now.

Don Giovanni (Juan) retells Mozart's classical masterpiece as a story of the modern man's escape from himself and his demons.

Witty, romantic, and razor-sharp, Maev Beaty and Graham Abbey shine in Shakespeare's timeless Rom-Com.

Shakespeare's sonnets reimagined in modern settings, performed with raw intensity by a new generation of actors.

Sonnets 52 - 103. The Bard bares his soul in sonnets of jealousy and longing, as read by Britain's finest stage actors.

Danger lurks in every note of this breathtaking revival of Bizet's scandalous 1875 opera, “Carmen.”

Kasper Holten’s 2014 production for The Royal Opera House casts Don Giovanni as an artist who thrives on an audience enticed by his creative gifts.

Sonnets 104-154. Betrayal and dark desires ignite Shakespeare's final sonnets. Let a stellar cast of stage actors be your guide.

Kasper Holten’s 2014 production for The Royal Opera House casts Don Giovanni as an artist who thrives on an audience enticed by his creative gifts.

Aurora awakens to a world of fairies, vampires, and dance in Matthew Bourne's dazzling reimagining of a timeless tale.

Benoît Jacquot’s acclaimed film of Puccini’s opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role with Roberto Alagna and Ruggero Raimondi.

Ketevan Kemoklidze leads as Rosina while the orchestra plays under the magical baton of the young principal guest conductor Andrea Battistoni.