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Royal Opera House

2,615 Reviews

#72 of 1,892 things to do in London

Ballets, Operas, Concerts & Shows, More

Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, England

+44 20 7304 4000

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Built in 1732, this well-known theater is the home to the Royal Ballet and Royal Opera, which regularly features world famous stars and performances throughout the year.

4.5

2,615 reviews

Excellent77%
Very good18%
Average3%
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Terrible1%

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Suggested Duration: 1-2 hours

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Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, England

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365giannad

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

803127

Reviewed yesterday via mobile

Magnificent

This is definitely an elegant space and fascinating historical venue. Just loved the performance. Beautiful stage and easy to book online. Credit card facilities. WiFi. Enjoy a glass of chilled, crisp Ruinart Champagne and a plate of smoked salmon before curtain up or during the...More

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Paula G

South London

152128

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Not all posh frocks & Louboutin heels

The Royal Opera House will always arouse controversy and shows that class & Money play a bigger role in opera & ballet than elsewhere in the world. That said you can enjoy the biggest sopranos, the finest tenors and the most exciting of composers for...More

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Barbara C

3814

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Lacklustre tour.

I was so looking for ward to this tour and while some bits were informative there was a massive lack of what is shown on the website! We sat in the foyer an had an amusing run down on the history for quite awhile, a...More

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John T

San Francisco

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

A night at the Royal opera house

After arriving at our hotel we settled in had a meal and a couple of drinks , we then set off to the Royal opera house to see The Pet Shop Boys in concert . It's the second time we'd been to see the pet...More

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Paul L

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

2134

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Second visit to Royal Opera House July 20, 2018

From the moment of arrival my wife & I were treated with utmost respect. We went up to the bar and had a drink with a lovely lady we met & shared a table with. Afterwards we took the elevator to the orchestra level &...More

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alan19510822

Maidenhead, United Kingdom

4715

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

La Boheme at its best

Attended the last night of La Boheme as a family treat. Beautiful production with wonderful sets including snow! Lead tenor struggled with his voice and was "substituted" after the interval. Only the Royal Opera House could get away with this and manged it superbly.

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Kerstin M

2233

Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

Memorable performance of Lohengrin

My first visit to this opera house was long planned for my birthday, tickets were a struggle to get and ... I was full of excited expectation as I had seen quite a few operas by live broadcast to our local Odeon. I managed to...More

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michaelbrowning

London, United Kingdom

6952

Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

Pet Shop Boys

Wow! Fantastic night! An opera house is not the typical place you’d expect to go to see Pet Shop Boys but it was a brilliant venue (actually my second time seeing them here). Really lovely friendly relaxed staff throughout the place (the barman Greg gorgeous!),...More

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Mari B

4412

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Falstaff

We saw Verdi's Falstaff. The opera was, as expected, wonderful. One of the best opera houses in the world, but they still make sure it's easy to follow if you're not an opera fanatic. There are subtitles, and the acting is also great as well...More

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CIDERMAN1

Bexleyheath, United Kingdom

14470

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Wonderful experience

Having won tickets for La Boheme at the Royal opera house in London my wife and I went with a varying degree of expectancy. It was in fact a wonderful experience and not having been to the opera before, Surprised to see the varying social...More

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Jody S

While the amphitheatre bar is under renovation should I assume it won’t really be feasible to manage interval drinks, or are there alternatives where you can pre-order? We have amphitheatre seats and not the end of the world if it’s going to be too far to go to one of the other bars, but I also use a crutch so not very fast to get up/down stairs

May 13, 2018|

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There are alternatives but not as good

Jarvmeister

I'm hoping to book tickets for the summer season to see Swan Lake - does anyone know what the raking is like in the stalls? I know the ROH website has view from the seat photos, but I've also seen pictures taken from the stalls that appear to show people's heads in the way of the bottom of the stage, which obviously can be an issue for observing footwork in ballet.

March 10, 2018|

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I sat stalls circle right A90 for Carmen and although not central, it was an excellent, clear view. Got fantastic advice from the box office, so I recommend booking through them for expert help. Enjoy!