Melissa Hamilton's Grand Ballet Gala

Four performances only!

An unmissable show created especially for the Grand Opera House by Melissa Hamilton; Northern Ireland’s very own globally celebrated Royal Ballet Principal Ballerina.

With an illustrious professional performing career spanning two decades with The Royal Ballet, at London’s Royal Opera House, and on the most prestigious stages worldwide, Melissa returns to her home stage following the Grand Ballet Gala’s sell-out success at the Grand Opera House in 2024. Melissa is joined by her fellow esteemed Royal Ballet dance artists, alongside established and rising stars of the international ballet and dance world.

Produced by Hamilton Christou Productions, Melissa Hamilton’s Grand Ballet Gala showcases a new selection of excerpts from much-loved ballet classics combined with innovative modern contemporary works. Soulful physicality, breathtaking skill, and emotive beauty take center stage.

Melissa is a Principal Ballerina of The Royal Ballet Company. She won the 2007 Youth American Grand Prix, and that year joined The Royal Ballet as an Artist, promoted to First Artist in 2009, Soloist in 2010, First Soloist in 2013 and Principal in 2024.