
Kevin O'Hare CBE
Director
Dame Ninette de Valois OM CH DBE
Founder
Sir Frederick Ashton OM CH CBE
Founder Choreographer
Constant Lambert
Founder Music Director
Dame Margot Fonteyn DBE
Prima Ballerina Assoluta
Saturday 18 April 2026 7pm
Please note that casting is subject to change up until the start of the performance. Please continue to check the website for the most up-to-date information.
The performance last approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, including two intervals
35 minutes
25 minutes
20 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
Wayne McGregor
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Catamorphosis and Metacosmos
By arrangement with Chester Music LTD
Carmen Herrera
Burberry
Lucy Carter
Gregory Mislin
Edward Watson
Luca Acri
Denilson Almeida
Madison Bailey
Harris Bell
William Bracewell
Amos Child
Melissa Hamilton
Fumi Kaneko
Tristan Ian Massa
Alejandro Muñoz
Aiden O'Brien
Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Viola Pantuso
Maddison Pritchard
Calvin Richardson
Ella Newton Severgnini
Joseph Sissens
Charlotte Tonkinson
Marianna Tsembenhoi
Koen Kessels
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Sergey Levitin
A co-production between The Royal Ballet and Dutch National Ballet & Opera
Wayne McGregor
Leonard Bernstein
Chichester Psalms
Text from Psalms 108, 100, 23, 2, 131, 133 The performances of the work is given by permission of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited
Edmund de Waal
Shirin Guild
Lucy Carter
Amanda Eyles
Deirdre Chapman
Matthew Ball
Mica Bradbury
Martin Diaz
Nicol Edmonds
Emile Gooding
Chisato Katsura
Sarah Lamb
Sae Maeda
Marco Masciari
Francisco Serrano
Ginevra Zambon
Koen Kessels
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Sergey Levitin
Royal Opera Extra Chorus
William Spaulding
Stephanie Louise Edwards
Cari Searle
Luke Price
Dawid Kimberg
Alexander Wright
Amos Paran
A co-production between The Royal Ballet and San Francisco Ballet
Wayne McGregor
Bushra El-Turk
Saul Nash
Lucy Carter
Jenny Tattersall
Zhan Atymtayev
Daniel Kraus
Harris Bell
Liam Boswell
William Bracewell
Lukas B. Brændsrød
Emile Gooding
Melissa Hamilton
Sae Maeda
Nadia Mullova-Barley
Viola Pantuso
Ella Newton Severgnini
Joseph Sissens
Marianna Tsembenhoi
Koen Kessels
Beibei Wang
Tony Hougham
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Sergey Levitin
Kevin O’Hare CBE
Koen Kessels
Sir Wayne McGregor CBE
Christopher Wheeldon OBE
Heather Baxter
Christopher Saunders
Shane Kelly
Suitable for all
Exceptional philanthropic support from Royal Ballet and Opera Principal Julia Rausing Trust
Generous philanthropic support from Tim and Sarah Bunting, Sir Simon and Lady Robey, Simon and Tracey Holden, The Sargent Charitable Trust, John and Susan Burns, Royal Ballet and Opera Friends and The American Friends of Covent Garden
Roles in Yugen are supported by Derek and Sheila Watson
Resident choreographer Wayne McGregor generously supported by Dame Tina Taylor DBE
The 2025/26 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by Aud Jebsen
Chichester Psalms were commissioned from Leonard Bernstein in 1965 by the Rev. Walter Hussey, the Dean of Chichester Cathedral. Bernstein set six psalms in three movements, to be sung in Hebrew.
Read the full psalms and their translations here.
We are working hard on our commitment towards becoming more sustainable and are striving for our net zero goal of 2035. By using digital cast sheets and e-tickets, we have reduced our paper consumption by over five tonnes per year. You can view our digital cast sheets on a computer, tablet or smartphone by scanning the QR codes displayed around the building using your smartphone’s camera app. They are also displayed on screens outside the auditoria.
Photography and filming are prohibited during performances in any of our auditoriums. You are welcome to take pictures throughout the rest of the building and before performances and share them with us through social media. Commercial photography and filming must be agreed in advance with our press team.
Larger bags and backpacks need to be check into our complimentary cloakrooms. Unattended bags may be removed.
Please do not place any personal belongings on the ledges in front of you. Mobile phones should be turned off and stored away safely during performances.
Only bottled water and ice cream purchased from the premises can be taken into the auditorium.
If you arrive late to the auditorium or leave during a performance, you will not be allowed back to your seat until the interval or a suitable break.
Smoking and vaping are not permitted anywhere on the premises.
The safety of our visitors, staff and artists is our priority. To help us provide a comfortable experience for everyone, please be mindful of others and their personal space.
Our staff are committed to treating everyone with dignity and respect and we ask that you show them and your fellow audience members respect too. We adopt a zero-tolerance approach in response to anyone who interacts with our staff or with fellow audience members in an intimidating, aggressive or threatening manner.
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