{"title": "Tosca", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-11T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Coliseum", "address": "St Martin's Lane 32-35, WC2N 4ES London", "price": "from £15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eno.org/your-visit/under-35s-discounted-opera-tickets/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "Tosca is an opera by Giacomo Puccini performed by the English National Opera at the London Coliseum. In Annilese Miskimmon's new production, sung in an English translation by Amanda Holden, the opera singer Floria Tosca plans a secret meeting with her lover, the painter Mario Cavaradossi, in a concert hall in an unidentified European state overtaken by civil conflict. When the corrupt police chief Scarpia intervenes, a place of music is transformed into a site of fear and violence, and over one night Tosca is forced to fight for her love, her honour and her life. The cast includes Grammy Award winner Axelle Fanyo as Tosca, tenor Chaz'men Williams-Ali as Cavaradossi and Christopher Purves as Scarpia, conducted by Ben Glassberg.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/tosca-60506/", "official_url": "https://www.eno.org/events/tosca/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/c971c1bc964175a88cdca87e7af34a2baaaaa42eadf53be50e01193a896d5afc-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-11T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Coliseum", "address": "St Martin's Lane 32-35, WC2N 4ES London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Tosca - English National Opera", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-11T00:00:00Z", "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/tosca-english-national-opera-tickets/2026/10/30/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "This is a new staging of Puccini's opera Tosca by the English National Opera at the London Coliseum. 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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": "Carmen", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "£47 - £343", "price_from": "47.00", "price_to": "343.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "Carmen is an opera at the Royal Opera House on the Main Stage, sung in French with English surtitles. Director Damiano Michieletto stages Georges Bizet's score, with libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, conducted by Sesto Quatrini. In a Spanish town, the free-spirited Carmen seduces police officer Don José, who abandons his career for her, until her attention turns to the toreador Escamillo and his jealousy threatens to erupt violently. The cast includes Ginger Costa-Jackson and Ramona Zaharia as Carmen, alongside Russell Thomas and Valentyn Dytiuk as Don José.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/carmen-38317/", "official_url": "https://www.rbo.org.uk/production/carmen-damiano-michieletto", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/88edf53c8a4e48ec7f6fcdcce76199acc6ac22893bf04b2f75dc888517fefc97-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Live in cinemas: Carmen", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "The Royal Opera's production of Bizet's opera Carmen is broadcast live from the stage to cinema screens. 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The staging, sung in French with English surtitles, casts a scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of Bizet's score, with its 'Habanera', 'Seguidilla' and 'Toreador Song'.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/live-in-cinemas-carmen-38327/", "official_url": "https://www.rbo.org.uk/production/carmen-damiano-michieletto?mode=cinema", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/47bd43fc17c6c46ce8ce0acbd7e8c18ef3d2e1b9cc066cb3189fb5a0d050947c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Carmen- Royal Ballet and Opera", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "GBP 84", "price_from": "84.00", "price_to": "234.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/carmen-1-tickets/2026/10/29/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "Carmen is Bizet's sensual opera about jealousy, obsession and desire, staged at the Royal Opera House in London. 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Damiano Michieletto's searing production returns, casting scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of Bizet's ever-popular opera, with Ginger Costa-Jackson in the fiery title role alongside Russell Thomas as Don José, and Sesto Quatrini returning to conduct.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/carmen-41886/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Il Trittico - Royal Ballet and Opera", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-03-18T00:00:00Z", "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/il-trittico-tickets/2027/03/05/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "Il Trittico is a trio of one-act operas by Puccini, presented together as he intended, with lovers, mothers, and gold-diggers clashing in stories of jealousy, shame, and betrayal. 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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. 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Damiano Michieletto's searing production returns, casting scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of the ever-popular opera. Ginger Costa-Jackson sings the title role alongside Russell Thomas as Don José, with Sesto Quatrini conducting Bizet's electrifying and sensual score.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/royal-ballet-opera-202627-carmen-63791/", "official_url": "https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/PhoenixCinemaLondon.dll/Booking?Booking=TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_447.TcsWebTab_448.TcsProgramme_590268", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/20d5a934f12fcee4d35514ea2cbdac32b7dcc52847e090e8c636c07e9f87dc2d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "RBO Live 2026-27: Carmen", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Picturehouse Central", "address": "Great Windmill Street, W1D 7DH London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama", "stage/opera"], "description": "RBO Live 2026-27: Carmen is a staging of Bizet's ever-popular opera, in which the fiercely independent Carmen attracts the attention of Don José, who warns her not to fall in love with him in vain as his obsession knows no bounds. Damiano Michieletto's searing production returns, casting scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of the score. An all-star cast brings the white-hot drama to life, with Ginger Costa-Jackson in the fiery title role alongside Russell Thomas as the jealous and despairing Don José. Sesto Quatrini returns to conduct Bizet's electrifying and sensual score.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/rbo-live-2026-27-carmen-63861/", "official_url": "https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/009/HO00018057/rbo-live-2026-27-carmen", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/47bab59d697530045d2411712166d7c38009431b1d43ffc3d110e47e2e712fdd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Iphigénie en Tauride", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Coliseum", "address": "St Martin's Lane 32-35, WC2N 4ES London", "price": "Tickets from £15 (Ticket price includes all fees. 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The opera is sung in its original French libretto by Nicolas-François Guillard with English surtitles projected above the stage.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/iphigenie-en-tauride-60507/", "official_url": "https://www.eno.org/events/iphigenie-en-tauride/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/747a35ad637585cb8da009762ba0437827f7cd725ad1fb67671c611fa194c814-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Double Bill: Amelia al ballo & Trouble in Tahiti", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T19:00:00Z", "place": "Barbican Arts Centre", "address": "Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS London", "price": "£30, £15, £6", "price_from": "6.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.barbican.org.uk/register", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera/comic-opera"], "description": "An evening of two short operas, Gian Carlo Menotti's Amelia al ballo and Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti, presented as a new double-bill production set in the 1950s. It is directed by Ashley Dean and promoted by the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Both works centre on female protagonists whose desires are constrained by the marriages meant to sustain them. Amelia al ballo, in its UK premiere, follows Amelia as she outwits a suspicious husband and needy lover to attend a grand ball, while Trouble in Tahiti shows how Dinah and Sam's seemingly perfect suburban life masks deep unhappiness.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/double-bill-amelia-al-ballo-trouble-in-tahiti-34803/", "official_url": "https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/double-bill-amelia-al-ballo-trouble-in-tahiti", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/f6c2a6f6bda85d2d885ec2708cd80f87d8285f41bd771d2b3b9c9a426592e429-1200.webp"}, {"title": "To Die for [A Comedy] - English National Opera", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-29T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Coliseum", "address": "St Martin's Lane 32-35, WC2N 4ES London", "price": "GBP 56", "price_from": "56.00", "price_to": "56.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/to-die-for-a-comedy-english-national-opera-tickets/2026/11/29/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera/comic-opera", "comedy/satire"], "description": "To Die for [A Comedy] is a comic opera in two acts staged by the English National Opera at the London Coliseum. It was composed by British-Russian Elena Langer with a libretto by Arkady Zastyrets, translated into English by Maggie F. Gottlieb, and is directed by Sam Brown, Artistic Director of the Nederlandse Reisopera. Based on Nikolai Erdman's twice-banned 1928 play The Suicide, it follows unemployed Semyon Podsekayev, whose planned suicide in 1990s Russia is hijacked by crooks who make it famous and broadcast it live on television. This darkly funny black farce is a satire on our fixation on fame and the exploitation of other people's misery for profit and entertainment.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/to-die-for-a-comedy-english-national-opera-63444/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/cb3366d8142f9afac2a015c7d6aaf3c3e64d19d7a046c485b6215c15c3fa48c7-600.webp"}]}