Gigs in London tonight

Here’s the best live music to be found in the capital this evening
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Who’s playing London tonight? If you’re looking for some live music near you this evening, you’re in luck – here’s our daily list of recommended London gigs.

Gigs in London tonight

'Salome' at English National Opera
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English National Opera: Salome

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Australian director Adena Jacobs is making her ENO debut with a new production of Strauss's scandalous opera. She's earned a reputation for subversive, feminist works like 'The Howling Girls' that break with operatic tradition and push the human voice to its limits. So her take on 'Salome', a story of female lust, is one to look forward to.  'Salome' is based on Oscar Wilde's story of a Biblical anti-heroine who demands her enemy John the Baptist's head on a plate. Strauss's music uses luscious orchestration to conjure up the world of Herod's court, and the story's shocking, borderline necrophiliac climax. 

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