The Royal Opera House

1996TV Series

Documentary

⭐ 8.6

IMDB Rating

19 votes

A six part series filmed over a turbulent year inside the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Jancis Robinson, Jeremy Isaacs, Keith Cooper

Release Date

January 16, 1996

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

🏆 3

Wins

🎯 3

Nominations

💬 2

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Jancis Robinson

as Self - Narrator

Jeremy Isaacs

as Self

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Keith Cooper

as Self

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Anthony Dowell

as Self - Director of the Royal Ballet

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Tessa Blackstone

as Self - Chairman, Ballet Board

Plácido Domingo

as Self

Darcey Bussell

as Self

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Bernard Haitink

as Self

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Maria Björnson

as Self

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Gerry Morrissey

as Self - BECTU Representative

🎬 Technical Specs

Color

Filming Location

London, England, UK

Production

BBC Two England, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

Why is this not on DVD?

by torrascotia • 2023-04-07

7/10

"I have just finished reading the Deborah Bull book Dancing Away which covers the same period of upheaval in the history of the Royal Opera House. This series was mentioned so I thought I would give it a go. The problem is where is it? It was shown on the BBC at the time and apparently caused uproar. It was released on VHS and an accompanying book was launched. But it has never been shown again on the BBC, never been released on DVD/BluRay and isn't available on any on demand services. It is however at the time of writing on YouTube in fairly low res. It is worth putting up the low qualit..."

📖 Synopsis

A six part series filmed over a turbulent year inside the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.