As Opera North looks forward to opening a restaurant and bar between New Briggate and the Howard Assembly Room's new atrium this summer, the Leeds venue has announced a batch of events stretching into ...

Phyllida Lloyd‘s production of Peter Grimes in 2006 was widely regarded as definitive and Opera North has wisely built on this success – and the remarkable level of teamwork achieved – by keeping ...

This is the first of two parts. Opera North, based in the West Yorkshire city of Leeds, staged a week of performances November 30-December 7 to commemorate the end of World War I. Included were two ...

With Puccini's devastating take on passion and power, Janáček's bittersweet exploration of the cycle of life, and Strauss' playful look at what happens when tragedy and comedy collide on and off stage ...

Opera North’s revival of James Brining’s spectacular production emphasizes the pantomime qualities of the libretto, whilst retaining the work’s essential spirituality. Sung in English and ...

Tim Albery’s austere yet associations-rich production returns to Opera North, with impressive company debuts from Maria Sanner and Lucie Chartin supported by some outstanding Handelians Leeds Grand ...

This production is an invigorating, life-enhancing evening which showcases all that Opera North excel at: it is visually imaginative, crisply sung and underpinned by marvellous orchestral playing. The ...

Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto is a fun concerto to watch – ignore the soloist, and you notice percussionists doing entertaining things with tambourines The more languorous passages in the second ...

This is the second of two parts. Part one was posted on January 22. Songs of Love and Battle was performed at Leeds Town Hall as part of Opera North’s World War I commemorations. A micro-opera, it was ...