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John Leeman

A Tosca of Belly Punching Power from Opera North

17/10/201824/09/2018 by John Leeman

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Anthony Hermus (conductor), Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, 22.9.2018. (JL)

Giselle Allen (Tosca) & Rafael Rojas (Cavaradossi) (c) Richard H Smith

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Opera North’s Concert Salome carries Theatrical Power

29/04/201820/04/2018 by John Leeman

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Strauss, Salome: Soloists and Orchestra of Opera North, Leeds / Sir Richard Armstrong (conductor), Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, 19.4.2018. (JL)

Jennifer Holloway as Salome (c) Robert Workman

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A Welcome Revival of Opera North’s Magnificent Madama Butterfly

24/01/201820/01/2018 by John Leeman

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Martin Pickard (conductor), Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, 19.1.2018. (JL)

Ann Sophie Duprels (Cio-Cio-San) & Merūnas Vitulskis (Pinkerton) (c) Richard H Smith

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An Innovative, Impactful Double Bill from Opera North

05/10/201730/09/2017 by John Leeman

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana: Sullivan, Trial by Jury: Soloists, Chorus, and Orchestra of Opera North / Tobias Ringorg & Oliver Rundell (conductors), Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, 27.9.2017. (JL)

Cavalleria Rusticana. Photo credit: Robert Workman.
Cavalleria rusticana (c) Robert Workman

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Opera North Unleashes a ‘Floodtide of Fantasy’ in New Production of Cinderella

24/02/201721/02/2017 by John Leeman

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rossini, Cinderella: Soloists and Chorus of Opera North / Wynn Davies (conductor), Grand Theatre, Leeds. 16.2.2017. (JL)

Amy J Payne as Tisbe, Henry Waddington as Don Magnifico, and Sky Ingram as Clorinda. Photo credit: Alistair Muir.
Amy J Payne as Tisbe, Henry Waddington as Don Magnifico, & Sky Ingram as Clorinda
(c) Alistair Muir

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Innovative tricks in Opera North’s New, Musically Distinguished Hansel and Gretel

11/02/201705/02/2017 by John Leeman

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel: Soloists and Chorus of Opera North / Christophe Altstaedt, Grand Theatre, Leeds. 2.2.2017. (JL)

H&G
Fflur Wyn as Gretel and Katie Bray as Hansel (c) Robert Workman

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Spectacular effects from Opera North in supporting a flawed musical drama

05/02/201727/01/2017 by John Leeman

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rimsky-Korsakov, The Snow Maiden: Soloists and Chorus of Opera North/Leo McFall, Grand Theatre, Leeds, 21.1.2017. (JL)

Photo credit: Richard Hubert Smith.
The Ice Maiden (c) Richard Hubert Smith.

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All-round Excellence from Opera North in new Billy Budd

29/10/201625/10/2016 by John Leeman

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Britten, Billy Budd: Soloists and Chorus of Opera North / Garry Walker (conductor),  Grand Theatre, Leeds, 21.10.2016. (JL)

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Alan Oke (Captain Vere) and Alastair Miles (John Claggart) (c) Clive Barda

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