Explore the United Kingdom with Institute for Culture Travel (IFC). There is no shortage of places to visit in the United Kingdom, ranging from its untamed coastline dotted with gold-sand beaches and secluded coves, to its rolling countryside dotted with patchwork fields and crops of ancient woodland, to its vertiginous peaks set above glistening meres and heather-clad moors, via kitschy seaside resorts, pretty-as-a-postcard villages, and handsome market towns.
UK city vacations, on the other hand, have something to suit every budget and preference, whether it's luxurious cuisine and nightlife, cutting-edge museums and culture, or interesting history and heritage. The UK is a vast treasure- house of things to do and see in the art world. We give you the opportunity to see some of the world’s leading performers, and performances in great venues. Pick and choose from the world of classical music, opera, ballet and art exhibitions. We can look after all your arrangements, flights, accommodation and tickets. The names are to conjure with, The Royal Opera and Ballet, The Coliseum and Sadler’s Wells. As well as this enjoy some of the Uk's Gallery sights - The Tate and Tate Modern, The British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, The National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery, The Natural History and Science Museums. We don’t want to tire you, but the list goes on and on!
United Kingdom Opera, Ballet and Music | Group Travel
We offer a selection of group tours to the United Kingom throughout the year. From Bath, Stonehenge & Somerset, Oxford, Blenheim Palace & Cotswolds to opera and music holidays. Travel on one of our group tours with like-minded people and enjoy all that the United Kingdom has to offer.
United Kingdom Opera, Ballet and Music for Individuals
For those interested in travelling independently to the United Kingdom, we will tailor-make your opera or music holiday based on your requested travel dates and requirements including flights, accomnmodation, transfers and performace tickets. Please contact us on 01 888 7840 or email [email protected] to request a tailor-made Budapest Holiday.
Performance Schedules
Royal Opera House
The present theatre was built in 1858. During World War II it was used as a dance hall but after the war the decision was made to establish the Royal Opera House as the permanent year-round home of the opera and ballet companies now known as the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet. The ballet company reopened the building on 20 February 1946 with The Sleeping Beauty. The two companies combined for Purcell’s The Fairy Queen that December, and on 14 January 1947, Covent Garden Opera Company gave its first complete opera performance, Bizet’s Carmen. In recent years The Royal Opera has given an average of 150 performances per season, September – July, of approximately 20 operas, nearly half of these being new producations.
Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet is Great Britain’s most prestigious ballet company. The 83- strong troupe is acknowledged to be reaching a new artistic and technical peak with talented dancers at all levels in its ranks. The company’s wide-ranging repertory showcases the great classical ballets including The Royal Ballet’s own heritage, alongside new works by the foremost international choreographers of today and choreographers from within the Company’s own ranks.
Royal Opera
The Royal Opera was formed as the Covent Garden Opera Company in 1946, but boasts a tradition of operatic performance that goes back more than 260 years at its home in Covent Garden. In each of the three theatres on the site since 1732, opera has played an important role.
