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Opera North announces Two Key Leadership Appointments
Patrick Lange appointed Music Director designate
Merran McRae appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees
Opera North announces two significant appointments as it continues to ensure opera remains a vital part of the cultural offering in Leeds and further afield. For more information click here.
OPERA NORTH ANNOUNCES 2026-27 SEASON: A YEAR OF FATEFUL ENCOUNTERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE
Opera North announces its repertoire for the year ahead which sees the Company bringing seven operatic titles to the stage, a clear indicator of its financial and artistic strength. Audiences can look forward to a compelling selection of powerful operas exploring the human condition and igniting conversation through amazing stories and some of the most thrilling music ever written.
For full information and performance dates CLICK HERE
Leeds Song Festival announces 2026 programme
Leeds Song Festival returns from Saturday 11 April to Saturday 18 April 2026, bringing together some of the world’s most captivating voices, inspiring musicians, cutting-edge creators, and rising stars for a packed week-long celebration of art song.
Opera North’s new season celebrating talent, creativity and storytelling
New productions of Handel’s Susanna in collaboration with Phoenix Dance Theatre and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro directed by Louisa Muller
Return of two much-loved favourites conducted by Opera North Music Director Garry Walker: Puccini’s La bohème and Britten’s Peter Grimes
Contemporary ‘sort of opera’ Pass the Spoon in the Howard Assembly Room
Judith Weir’s The Secret of the Black Spider performed by the Opera North Youth Company
New interactive Big Opera Mystery to introduce opera to young children and their families
New partnership with Nevill Holt Festival in Leicestershire
For all the dates of the 2025-2026 season and how to book your tickets CLICK HERE
Opera North announces its new season for 2024-2025, featuring a raft of shows full of magic, mystery and magnificent music.
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The Leeds-based opera company is also finding more ways than ever to make the extraordinary experiences of great opera and music accessible for everyone, including 6pm start times for some performances, more matinee performances, English subtitles at all performances, and sign-interpretation, audio description and touch tours on selected dates.
United Kingdom 11th Leeds Lieder Festival Opening Gala Recital: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano) and Joseph Middleton (piano). Livestreamed (and now available on YouTube) from Howard Assembly Room, Leeds, 28.4.2022. (JPr)
Federico Bonelli is Northern Ballet’s new Artistic Director
For more about Northern Ballet click here
United Kingdom Final of the 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition: Soloists, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Manze (conductor). Leeds Town Hall, 17-18.9.2021. (CC)
