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Olivier Award winner Richard Jones directs and Speranza Scappucci conducts three casts featuring Natalya Romaniw, Étienne Dupuis, SeokJong Baek, Ermonela Jaho and Bryn Terfel. In Il tabarro, Giorgetta seeks solace after the death of her baby by having an affair; in Suor Angelica, a nun is visited by a relative with unwelcome news; and in Gianni Schicchi, a Florentine family enlists Schicchi to rewrite a will, though he has a scheme of his own. The three works move between tragic jealousy, agonising shame and hilarious chaos, each in its own distinct but complementary musical world.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/il-trittico-royal-ballet-and-opera-63452/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/93a8a33ff63b103710e3dc06a8edaa9986146771370560d5a49604569b04de76-600.webp"}, {"title": "Un ballo in maschera - Royal Ballet and Opera", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-18T00:00:00Z", "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/un-ballo-in-maschera-royal-ballet-and-opera-tickets/2026/11/30/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "An opera performance of Verdi's 'Un ballo in maschera' at the Royal Opera House in London. 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The production is performed by Guildhall's young artists, with Dominic Wheeler conducting and Ashley Dean directing, alongside designer Adam Wiltshire. 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ENO Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon reimagines the timeless opera about love and tyranny in a concert hall in a European state overrun by civil war, exploring the art of resistance and love in the face of political censorship. Opera singer Floria Tosca and her lover, the painter Cavaradossi, are hunted by the sadistic police chief Scarpia, and over a single night Tosca is forced to fight for her love, her honour and her life. 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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. 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A breath-taking soundtrack of the composers' music fuels this electrifying story of ambition, betrayal, and the cost of greatness.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/amadeus-63416/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/82b471fe7856bab67add1c6d07441c9f701f8500fb22931dc739b02d0ff26b13-600.webp"}, {"title": "Breaking the Waves - English National Opera", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-02-25T00:00:00Z", "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/breaking-the-waves-english-national-opera-tickets/2027/02/13/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "An opera performed at the London Coliseum by the English National Opera. 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