Over the next 3 weeks, the Royal Opera House will be offering full broadcasts of operas and ballet productions on their youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/royaloperahouse). The dates and times are as follows:

  • Peter and the Wolf, The Royal Ballet, 2010 – 7pm on Friday 27 March
  • Acis and Galatea, The Royal Opera, 2009 – 7pm on Friday 3 April
  • Così fan tutte, The Royal Opera, 2010 – 7pm on Friday 10 April
  • The Metamorphosis, The Royal Ballet, 2013 – 7pm on Friday 17 April

After they've been broadcast, these performances will be available on those channels to view 'on demand', so don't worry if you can't tune in at the times above. There's also free content from the Royal Opera House available on BBC iPlayer to watch anytime, including The Royal Ballet: Mayerling, Pappano's Greatest Arias and Darcey Bussell: Looking for Margot.

So, if you are looking for something a little different, then why not check some these out. A few years ago, Mrs Davies and I took the whole of Year 5/6 to see a live production of the Nutcracker, which was broadcast at Cineworld. It was superb and the children thoroughly enjoyed it.