Laurent Pelly on La Fille du régiment (The Royal Opera)

Director Laurent Pelly on creating his production of Donizetti's La Fille du régiment. Laurent Pelly’s production of Donizetti's La fille du régiment will be performed at the Royal Opera House 7–24 July 2026. Book now – https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-ev... La fille du régiment is available to watch now – along with over 80 other extraordinary productions – on Royal Ballet and Opera Stream. Watch the whole performance now at https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-ev... Pelly's production fizzes with exuberant humour. It features wonderfully inventive sets: large maps evoke the mountains of Tyrol, the regiment's camp drowns in laundry and an armoured tank bursts into a drawing room. Gaetano Donizetti's score weaves robust, military melodies with moments of pathos. Musical highlights include the bravura tenor aria 'Pour mon âme', with its vertical leaps to a succession of high Cs, and the delightful duet 'Quoi? vous m'aimez!' in which Tonio expresses his love for Marie.