Mayerling - Royal Ballet and Opera at Royal Opera House, London, poster

Mayerling - Royal Ballet and Opera Tickets at Royal Opera House, London

When all-consuming passion becomes a royal scandal. History will play out in front of your eyes with Kenneth MacMillian’s signature ballet Mayerling returning to Covent Garden this spring. Crown Prince Rudolf is tormented by dark obsessions, shared only by the beautiful Baroness Vetsera. Can either of them survive this twisted love affair?

3 hours, with an intervalAges 14 and up

An opera at the Royal Opera House

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Played at Royal Opera House from 30 Mar 2026 to 18 May 2026.

When all-consuming passion becomes a royal scandal.

Crown Prince Rudolf is tormented by dark obsessions, shared only by the beautiful Baroness Mary Vetsera. Stifled by the oppressive conventions and pageantry of the Austro-Hungarian court, Rudolf and Mary start meeting in secret. As fervent desire combines with a fascination for death, what begins as a clandestine love affair hurtles towards tragedy. Can either of them survive this twisted love affair?

History will play out in front of your eyes with Kenneth MacMillian’s signature ballet Mayerling returning to Covent Garden this spring.

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