Event Cinema offers the very best in ballet, opera, musical theatre, Q&A’s and other cultural events from around the world. Broadcast or captured live from the stages of the world’s most famous venues.
Our programme includes seasons from the Royal Opera House, National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company as well as many other prestigious companies and events.
2h 50m
Discover the enchantment of ballet with this sparkling festive treat for the whole family.
Tue 12 Dec |
3h 6m
Ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco.
Sat 6 Jan 2024 |
3h 45m
Rusalka, a water spirit, lives with her family in the pure waters of the forest lake. When she falls in love with a Prince, she sacrifices her voice and leaves her home.
Wed 24 Jan 2024 |
2h 40m
Joseph Fiennes plays Gareth Southgate in James Graham's gripping examination of nation and game. The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can't England's men win at their own game?
Thu 25 Jan 2024 |
TBA 0m
Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story of deadly passion with a staging that moves the action to the present.
Sat 27 Jan 2024 |
3h 15m
Torn between her desire of a life of splendour and riches and her devotion to her true love Des Grieux, the feckless and capricious Manon pays the ultimate price.
Wed 7 Feb 2024 |
1h 50m
Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens' (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya.
Thu 22 Feb 2024 |
TBA 0m
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen, following a string of recent Met triumphs, in her role debut.
Sat 9 Mar 2024 |
3h 31m
Two singers at the height of their powers—soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s Shakespeare adaptation.
Sat 23 Mar 2024 |
3h 10m
With a score that includes Butterfly’s aria, One fine day and Humming Chorus, Giacoma Puccini’s opera is entrancing and ultimately heart-breaking.
Tue 26 Mar 2024 |
3h 15m
The Royal Ballet celebrates the breadth of Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan’s one-act ballets, Danses Concertantes, Different Drummer and Requiem.
Tue 9 Apr 2024 |
2h 47m
Puccini’s bittersweet love story makes a rare Met appearance, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the sophisticated French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelm.
Sat 20 Apr 2024 |
3h and 30m
Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful woman, Odette, he is enraptured.
Wed 24 Apr 2024 |
3h 40m
Carmen declares that any man she loves should beware. However, even she is unprepared for what will happen when she decides to seduce Don José, an army corporal..
Wed 1 May 2024 |
3h 15m
In her Met debut, Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the trusting geisha at the heart of Puccini’s tragedy.
Sat 11 May 2024 |
3h 20m
King Leontes is increasingly overpowered by unfounded jealousy, believing his pregnant wife Hermione to be having an affair with his childhood friend King Polixenes.
Wed 22 May 2024 |
2h 0m
The iconic songs of Sting. The electrifying choreography of Kate Prince. This is a tale of hope.
Thu 30 May 2024 |
3h 14m
Jonas Kaufmann headlines David McVicar's spectacular staging of Giordano's epic historical drama, conducted by long-time collaborator Antonio Pappano.
Tue 11 Jun 2024 |
