The Royal Ballet and Opera House in London continue their access programme with three up-coming opera productions this spring and summer with audio described performances, touch tours and introductory notes for blind and partially sighted people.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined from the Royal Opera House by Jack Blue, Executive Assistant to the Directors of Opera and Senior Project Co-Ordinator Elliott Henry to find out more about three great audio described opera productions.

Highlighted opera productions included:

Bizet’s ever-popular opera Carman will be audio described on Monday 21 April at 2pm with a touch tour at 1pm on the main stage of the Royal Opera House.

Telemann’s rarely performed comic opera Pimpinone will be audio described on Sunday 11 May at 2pm with a touch tour at 12.45pm and on Thursday 15 May at 7.15pm with a touch tour at 6pm at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre.

And returning to the Royal Opera House’s main stage Verdi’s Il Trovatore will be audio described on Thursday 17 July at 7.30pm with a touch tor at 6.30pm on the main stage of the Royal Opera House.

For more details about these and other audio described performances at The Royal Ballet and Opera House do contact the RBO Box Office on 020 7304 4000, email [email protected] or for general access information do visit the access pages of the RBO website - https://www.rbo.org.uk/visit/access-at-rbo

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