The Royal Ballet has announced updates to the 2026/27 Season, with two productions added to the Company’s upcoming programme of works across the year.
The final programme of the Season showcases the versatility of The Royal Ballet’s artists in a new triple bill, Heritage Classics to run alongside performances of Manon.
A programme of elegance and beauty, Heritage Classics brings together celebrated ballets from the Company’s repertory:
- Kenneth MacMillan’s Concerto
- Frederick Ashton’s A Month in the Country
- Rudolf Nureyev’s production of Marius Petipa’s Raymonda Act III.
MacMillan created Concerto in 1966 whilst ballet director at Deutsche Oper Berlin. A non-narrative ballet set to Dmitry Shostakovich’s vibrant second piano concerto, it premiered in Covent Garden the subsequent year to critical acclaim.
A Month in the Country was choreographed by Ashton for the expressive qualities of Lynn Seymour and Anthony Dowell in an evocative setting of Ivan Turgenev’s play of tangled love interests.
Staged by Nureyev for The Royal Ballet in 1969, Marius Petipa’s Raymonda Act III is a grand showcase of classical ballet, providing a fitting finale to the programme. Performances will run from 17 June to 3 July.
The Company will close the Season with further performances of Manon, one of its signature ballets. MacMillan’s masterpiece was created for the Company in 1974 and is a showcase for the talented dance actors of The Royal Ballet with performances from 8 June to 2 July 2027.
Discover what The Royal Ballet has planned for the final weeks of its 2026/27 Season, from Heritage Classics to further performances of Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon.
