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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 ...

PHYLLIDA Lloyd’s stripped back staging of Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes first opened to huge acclaim at Leeds Grand Theatre, almost twenty years ago. The current run of performances mark the fourth ...

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 ...

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Take advantage of the offers ahead of the company’s 2026 season as the perfect stocking filler for first-time enthusiasts. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can ...

The conductor Carlo Rizzi said that if he could save only one opera from destruction, it would be La bohème, because it is “…the perfect opera score.” No doubt many would agree with him, and it was ...

This was the last night of Phyllida Lloyd’s classic production of Puccini’s tearjerker – now it goes on tour to Newcastle’s Theatre Royal, Salford Quay’s Lowry and Nottingham’s Theatre Royal. If ...

Outstanding orchestral playing can be found outside London, Manchester and Birmingham. Unlike those cities, Leeds doesn’t have a purpose-built modern concert hall suitable for large-scale concerts, ...

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 ...