Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
I went to see this production in sombre mood after having been out for lunch the previous day to what was my local pub when I lived at Candle House in Granary Wharf. It was 1.45pm on a Friday so I had booked a table but when I arrived I entered to the sound of…
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I fear that I am writing this in order to let you know what you have missed rather than to encourage you to go see the piece. The format of Connecting Voices is that there are three works which run throughout the three weeks of the season and three further ones which are ‘Reflections’ on…
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The first piece in this series of co-presentations between Leeds Playhouse and Opera North was certainly one to snap us out of our lockdown torpor. It is a one person opera, lasting 40 minutes with not a second wasted. The work was written by Francis Poulenc and is based on a short play by Jean…
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Wednesday, 30th September sees the launch of Opera North’s Switch ON Season (ON – Opera North – geddit?) and what better way to kick it off than with a concert from Leeds Town Hall featuring the highlights of recent productions and exclusive previews of forthcoming events which will be broadcast live on-line. Switch ON: Live…
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I can hardly believe that I am writing this, but last Friday I was at Leeds Town Hall to hear a concert performed by members of Opera North in a socially distanced performance to take the first baby-steps out of lockdown. Anyone who reads my reviews will know two things; I love Opera North, and…
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https://www.operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/orchestra-of-opera-north-mendelssohn-schubert-mozart/ This is something I have been dreaming about writing for the last five months. The Orchestra of Opera North will be performing at Leeds Town Hall on Friday, 28th August, 2020. This is Leeds Arts Events and Venues’ pilot indoor concert to pave the way back to normal after the lockdown. There will be…
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Tragedy – no, not a documentary about the BeeGees in their disco phase, but one about the less glamorous aspects of an Opera North production. I have to say that I have been a little disappointed by some of the streamed theatre and opera productions during lockdown. A couple of them which I have loved…
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Now here’s an offer you don’t get every day. How would you like to sing in an Opera North choir? From Couch to Chorus is a new initiative set up by Opera North to get people involved in singing in a programme of choruses from three operas; The Bartered Bride by Smetana, The Chorus of…
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If you think that you don’t like opera, take a look at this. Opera North are streaming Trouble in Tahiti by Leonard Bernstein on their YouTube channel from 7.00pm on Wednesday, 6th May until Monday, 1st June. This production was first performed at Leeds Grand Theatre in October, 2017 as part of their Little Greats…
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One of the things I was looking forward to before the C word struck was a performance by The Orchestra of Opera North of Also Sprach Zarathustra, which was due to take place in Leeds Town Hall and Huddersfield Town Hall. They always say that you can tell if someone is cultured by how they…
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