Arts, Culture & Heritage Education & Young People 2025
Royal Ballet and Opera (Royal Opera House)

Annual Report 2024/25

The Royal Ballet and Opera (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) is one of the world's leading performing arts institutions, presenting world-class opera and ballet at its London home and beyond. In 2024/25 the organisation staged 470 performances across 56 productions, sold 629,000 tickets, reached over 150,000 children through Learning and Participation programmes, engaged 2.5 million people through cinema, radio and streaming, and generated an estimated £240 million contribution to the UK economy. Fundraised income grew 14% on the previous year.

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📋About

£240 million estimated contribution to the UK economy annually

📊Key Metrics

470 performances across 56 productions in 2024/25, with 629,000 tickets booked Key Metric 1
Over 150,000 children and young people engaged through Learning and Participation programmes Key Metric 2
2.5 million+ UK and global audience reached through cinema, radio broadcast and streaming Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 144,500 children engaged through Schools programme from 1,900 schools; 20% of ticket bookers under 30
  • 181942000
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📍Geography

London

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