Win tickets to The Royal Opera's Un ballo in maschera

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To celebrate the launch of the Covent Garden Walking Tour as part of the Story of London festival, Covent Garden London is offering thelondonpaper readers a chance to win two of the best seats in the Royal Opera House to see Un ballo in maschera – A Masked Ball.

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Un ballo in maschera is one of Verdi’s most popular operas, a favourite with Royal Opera House audiences, and is running between 26 June and 17 July.

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The lucky winner will also get to stay at The Kensington Hotel after the show. The Kensington Hotel, located in South Kensington opened its doors in April following a nine-month, twenty-million pound renovation. Each room has a different style and colour-scheme, after the show the winner will get to stay in a Standard Double room with breakfast included.

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The magnificent Royal Opera House features on the Covent Garden Walking Tour, a self-guided tour that takes you on a captivating journey through time.

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The tour is available from the Covent Garden Market Building and downloadable from www.coventgardenlondonuk.com

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For further information on Un ballo in maschera visit www.roh.org.uk

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Terms and conditions

Texts cost £1 plus your usual network rate. Winner will be selected at random from all entries received by 10 am on Wednesday 1 July 2009. If you text in after the closing date/time of this competition, you will not be entered but you will still be charged. Entrants must be over 18 years of age and a UK resident. Employees, agents, relatives and tenants of Capital & Counties, Royal Opera House and anyone else professionally connected with the competition are not allowed to enter. Hotel stay must be used in conjunction with the show. One winner will win a pair of tickets to The Royal Opera’s Un ballo in maschera- A masked ball plus a stay at The Kensington Hotel for two people. Hotel stay is for a Standard Double room only, breakfast is included but no transport to and from the show/hotel is included. No other meals are included. The Royal Opera's Un ballo in maschera - A masked ball is showing at 7pm between Friday 26 June – Friday 17 July 2009 and the winner must be able to attend during this time. The prize is non-transferable, non-refundable and cannot be exchanged. The promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize(s) with prize(s) of equal or greater value.

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