{"id":17556,"date":"2022-07-22T11:56:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=169284"},"modified":"2022-07-22T12:13:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T10:13:13","slug":"is-there-a-dress-code-for-the-royal-opera-house","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/is-there-a-dress-code-for-the-royal-opera-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there a dress code for the Royal Opera House?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By BBC Music Magazine\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 22 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><strong>Located in London\u2019s Covent Garden, the Royal Opera House is home to the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet, whose performances have been enthralling audiences for decades.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Built in 1858, the venue itself is a Grade I listed building, and is the third theatre to have occupied the site since 1732 \u2013 all three having seen opera as an important part of their performance schedules.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> \n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/is-there-a-dress-code-at-the-bbc-proms\/&quot;\">Is there a dress code at the BBC Proms?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/best-operas-for-beginners\/&quot;\">Best operas for beginners: 5 operas newbies can\u2019t help being enthralled by<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/which-are-the-best-opera-houses-in-italy\/&quot;\">Which are the best opera houses in Italy?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/sydney-opera-house-history-how-it-became-one-of-the-worlds-most-iconic-opera-houses\/&quot;\">Sydney Opera House history: how J\u00f8rn Utzon\u2019s creation became one of the world\u2019s most iconic opera houses<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><h2>What\u2019s the dress code for the Royal Opera House?<\/h2>\n<p>With such a long history, prestigious performances, and the opulent d\u00e9cor of the theatre itself, you may be wondering if you\u2019ll need to dig out your best suit or gown to attend one of the myriad operas and ballets that captivate audiences each year. While you\u2019re welcome to dress up (who doesn\u2019t enjoy a bit of glitz and glam every now and again?), there\u2019s no obligation to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Opera House\u2019s website states there is no formal dress code, as the venue wants its audiences to wear whatever makes them comfortable and able to enjoy the show. The only stipulation being that visitors are fully clothed and their feet are covered.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> \n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/the-scariest-operas-how-the-supernatural-world-has-inspired-opera-composers\/&quot;\">The scariest operas: how the supernatural world has inspired opera composers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/what-was-the-first-opera-ever-written\/&quot;\">What was the first opera ever written?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/composers\/the-greatest-opera-composers-of-all-time\/&quot;\">The greatest opera composers of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/20-greatest-operas-all-time\/&quot;\">The 20 Greatest Operas of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/best-ballet-music\/&quot;\">Best ballet music: the finest ballet scores of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By BBC Music Magazine Published: Friday, 22 July 2022 at 12:00 am Located in London\u2019s Covent Garden, the Royal Opera House is home to the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet, whose performances have been enthralling audiences for decades. Built in 1858, the venue itself is a Grade I listed building, and is the third [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":17557,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/07\/is-there-a-dress-code-for-the-royal-opera-house-scaled.jpg",2560,1920,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/07\/is-there-a-dress-code-for-the-royal-opera-house-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/07\/is-there-a-dress-code-for-the-royal-opera-house-300x225.jpg",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/07\/is-there-a-dress-code-for-the-royal-opera-house-768x576.jpg",768,576,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/07\/is-there-a-dress-code-for-the-royal-opera-house-1024x768.jpg",800,600,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/07\/is-there-a-dress-code-for-the-royal-opera-house-1536x1152.jpg",1536,1152,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2022\/07\/is-there-a-dress-code-for-the-royal-opera-house-2048x1536.jpg",2048,1536,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By BBC Music Magazine Published: Friday, 22 July 2022 at 12:00 am Located in London\u2019s Covent Garden, the Royal Opera House is home to the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet, whose performances have been enthralling audiences for decades. 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