Ariodante - Royal Ballet and Opera
Royal Opera House
- Opens: Tuesday, 9 December 2025 -
Booking until: Sunday, 21 December 2025 - Running time: 3hr 45min. Incl. 2 intervals.
Ariodante - Royal Ballet and Opera description
Court conspiracy, baroque opera, and Handel's delicious music – Ariodante is pure magic!
A dazzling treat for opera-lovers, Handel's astonishing Ariodante stars Emily D'Angelo and Jacquelyn Stucker, beautifully conducted by Stefano Montanari. Adding to the experience, Dutch director Jetske Mijnssen makes her Royal Opera debut.
This delightful co-production with Opéra National du Rhin is sung in Italian with English captions and translations on screens above the stage and around the auditorium, making it the ideal introduction for opera beginners as well as seasoned fans.
Ariodante has a wonderful life. He's young, handsome and in love, but everything starts to unravel when his fiancée, Ginevra, who is first in line for the throne, is falsely accused of having an affair. She is stripped of her title, he is distraught, and the evidence is damning. Will Ginevra be able to clear her name?
The latest in The Royal Opera's series of Handel's Covent Garden operas, this emotion-packed opera is just as popular and powerful now, almost 300 years later, as it was when composed in 1734. Buy Ariodante tickets and fall in love with a glorious masterpiece.
Playing at Royal Opera House
Age restrictions
Ages 5+. Children under the age of five are not permitted. Children over the age of five must have their own ticket and sit next to an accompanying adult.
Important information
This performance contains depictions of suicide and blood.