Tosca

Tosca opens at the London Coliseum on 30 October, running through to 11 December. It's Giacomo Puccini's verismo thriller, one of the most performed operas in the world, and it's the big name on the English National Opera's 2026/27 season. If you know the story, you'll recognise the arias that carry it: 'Vissi d'arte' and 'E lucevan le stelle'.

This isn't a traditional staging. Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon has reimagined the story, moving it into a concert hall in an unidentified European state overtaken by civil conflict. In that setting, the space of music turns into a site of fear and violence, and the production draws on mid-century inspired architecture. It follows the critical success of ENO's Dead Man Walking in 2025, so it's part of the same reimagining the company has been working on lately. The whole thing is sung in an English translation by Amanda Holden, and Ben Glassberg returns to the pit, having conducted the house's La boheme back in 2022.

On stage, Axelle Fanyo takes the title role of Tosca, with Chaz'men Williams-Ali as Cavaradossi. Christopher Purves and Craig Colclough share the role of the villainous Scarpia, and Ben Glassberg conducts from the pit. It's a long run, so you've got plenty of dates to choose from across the autumn and winter.

Tickets start from £15, and because it's part of the wider 2026/27 season, you can see it on its own or pair it with Kaija Saariaho's Adriana Mater.