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The fierce heroine Floria Tosca must use all her wits to rescue her lover, the painter Cavaradossi, from the cruel police chief Scarpia. Oliver Mears directs this riveting opera, starring Aleksandra Kurzak in the title role, relocated to modern-day Rome with designs by Simon Lima Holdsworth and costumes by Ilona Karas. Its intense storytelling and powerful score include unforgettable pieces such as 'Vissi d'arte' and 'E lucevan le stelle'.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/tosca-63453/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/0f5951138489c622e7d5b767a267071ceb1c3316848ccbece578c4a6ee8e68de-600.webp"}, {"title": "Káťa Kabanová - Royal Ballet and Opera", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-10T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "GBP 50", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/kata-kabanova-royal-ballet-and-opera-tickets/2027/03/22/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "Káťa Kabanová is an opera about a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage under her mother-in-law's oppressive rule, who becomes swept into a passionate love affair consumed by longing and guilt. 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The Chelsea Opera Group chorus and orchestra perform it, conducted by Jonathon Cole-Swinard in his debut with the group, with Jacques Imbrailo as Hamlet and Haegee Lee as Ophélie. The opera, first premiered in Paris in 1868, sweeps darkly and splendidly through Shakespeare's famous tragedy. It is a rare chance to hear a 19th-century dramatic gem, with a pre-concert talk before the performance.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/thomas-hamlet-chelsea-opera-group-chorus-orchestra-35201/", "official_url": "https://cadoganhall.com/whats-on/chelsea-opera-group-ambroise-thomas-hamlet/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/382839758d04294ea4056610271239fe95571e33dcaf93901c6b6e7ccba763e4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Manon - Royal Ballet and Opera", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-25T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "GBP 53", "price_from": "53.00", "price_to": "76.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/manon-tickets/2026/10/28/2", "category": "dance", "tags": ["stage/ballet/classical-ballet"], "description": "A full-length ballet performed at the Royal Opera House, telling the story of Manon in 18th-century Paris. 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Kenneth MacMillan choreographed this 1974 work for The Royal Ballet, set to music by Jules Massenet with designs by Nicholas Georgiadis. It tells of Manon, torn in 18th-century Paris between her love for the student Des Grieux and the tempting riches of Parisian society. The performance lasts approximately 2 hours 45 minutes including two intervals and is suitable for ages 14+.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/manon-38316/", "official_url": "https://www.rbo.org.uk/production/manon-kenneth-macmillan", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/4df9b3a2cf082f181b884ca085d6e85f0bc175e565d470c4d635518b838e6c01-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Manon", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Picturehouse", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "film", "tags": ["stage/ballet"], "description": "RBO Encore 2026-27: Manon is a cinema screening of the ballet Manon. 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MacMillan's insight into human psychology turns her inner turmoil and struggle for survival into an unflinching look at the moral degradation and decadence of her Paris.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/manon-37810/", "official_url": "https://pfvqqdwfk2.picturehouses.com/movie-details/001/HO00018056/rbo-encore-2026-27-manon", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/233f04ba57ed3e0d53ab99cdb76b046e7add3e657911dd33b0c5a93e713c0f75-1200.webp"}, {"title": "La traviata - English National Opera", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-03-13T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Coliseum", "address": "St Martin's Lane 32-35, WC2N 4ES London", "price": "GBP 14", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/la-traviata-english-national-opera-tickets/2027/02/03/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "This is a staging of Verdi's opera La traviata by the English National Opera at the London Coliseum. It is Peter Konwitschny's Olivier Award nominated production, a bold, minimalist take on one of the world's most performed operas, telling the heartbreaking love story of Violetta and Alfredo, torn apart by family and duty and forced into an inevitable sacrifice. Driven by the characters' emotional truths, it is set to a score with some of Verdi's most recognisable melodies and is startlingly modern and relatable.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/la-traviata-english-national-opera-63445/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/2bb9e5204776a85b8a585e67f38dac9dd978180f9c0fcc8329e9fbd07cc6ecc3-600.webp"}]}