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Opera Double Bill: Debussy & Ravel

Dates
27 November 2026, 7:00pm

Venue
Britten Theatre

Tickets
From £21.50 (incl ticket fee), Under 35 discount available

To access discounted under-35s tickets, please select your seat and on the following page select the Under 35 ticket type. Please ensure that you have also inputted your date of birth in your online account. You may be asked to show proof of age eligibility when you attend your booked performance. The discount applies to the cheapest price band only and will be applied at checkout. Full Ts and Cs are available on our Box Office page.

A ticket fee of £1.50 is included in the price of all paid tickets. No other charges are added at the point of sale. This fee helps to cover administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students.

Season launch announcement

Booking opens for our opera on Wednesday 30 September. HÂþ»­ Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 23 September.

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27 November 2026, 7:00pm

Venue
Britten Theatre

Tickets
From £21.50 (incl ticket fee), Under 35 discount available

To access discounted under-35s tickets, please select your seat and on the following page select the Under 35 ticket type. Please ensure that you have also inputted your date of birth in your online account. You may be asked to show proof of age eligibility when you attend your booked performance. The discount applies to the cheapest price band only and will be applied at checkout. Full Ts and Cs are available on our Box Office page.

A ticket fee of £1.50 is included in the price of all paid tickets. No other charges are added at the point of sale. This fee helps to cover administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students.

Season launch announcement

Booking opens for our opera on Wednesday 30 September. HÂþ»­ Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 23 September.

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

Christopher Luscombe director
Michael Rosewell conductor
Jonathan Fensom designer
Mark Jonathan lighting designer
Nicola Keen choreographer

Debussy L'enfant prodigue
Ravel L'enfant et les sortilèges

Stellar singers from the Royal College of Music Opera Studio bring to life Debussy’s biblical parable and Ravel’s magic realist fantasy.

Debussy’s richly orchestrated L’enfant prodigue (The Prodigal Son) showcases the composer’s trademark melodic gestures and expressive detail in a retelling of the Bible story.

In Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges (The Bewitched Child) animals and animated objects teach an unruly child a lesson in empathy after he is sent to his room, with the action leading us into a lush garden. The opera sets a libretto by Colette, the celebrated author of Gigi.

The HÂþ»­ Opera Studio is supported by the Patrick & Helena Frost Foundation and Old Possum’s Practical Trust

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Royal College of Music
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