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Richard Wilcocks

Richard Wilcocks has worked as a journalist, as a teacher and for the British Council. He sings bass with Leeds Festival Chorus.

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Marianne Crebassa © Apple and Biscuit Productions

Leeds

French mezzo Marianne Crebassa is potent and versatile at Leeds Song

Von Richard Wilcocks, 12. April 2026

Accompanied by Joseph Middleton, Marianne Crebassa performs an exquisite recital of Debussy, Mahler, Mompou and Ravel.

*****

Marianne Crebassa: potent and versatile at Leeds Song

Von Richard Wilcocks

John Findon (Peter Grimes) © James Glossop

Leeds

John Findon triumphs in the return of Opera North’s Peter Grimes

Von Richard Wilcocks, 13. Februar 2026

Benjamin Britten’s dark masterpiece Peter Grimes returns triumphantly to Opera North, conducted by Gary Walker and revived by Karolina Sofulak and Tim Claydon.

*****

John Findon triumphs in the return of Opera North’s Peter Grimes

Von Richard Wilcocks

Anna Dennis (Susanna), Tony Polo and Aaron Chaplin from Phoenix Dance Theatre © Tristram Kenton

Leeds

Opera North stages Handel’s Susanna: how a woman stood up to her abusers

Von Richard Wilcocks, 4. Oktober 2025

Handel's oratorio is staged by Olivia Fuchs and conducted by Johanna Soller in Opera North's latest successful collaboration with Phoenix Dance Theatre.

****1

Opera North’s Susanna: how a woman stood up to her abusers

Von Richard Wilcocks

Robert Hayward (The Dutchman) and Layla Claire (Senta) © James Glossop

Leeds

Opera North’s “fleeing” Dutchman links to the plight of asylum seekers

Von Richard Wilcocks, 1. Februar 2025

Opera North’s The Flying Dutchman, directed by Annabel Arden, conjures up frightening storms and links the production to the plight of asylum seekers.

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Opera North’s “fleeing” Dutchman links to plight of asylum seekers

Von Richard Wilcocks

Emyr Wyn Jones (Papageno) © Tristram Kenton

Leeds

Opera North’s gleeful Magic Flute revived

Von Richard Wilcocks, 27. September 2024

Conducted by Christoph Konz and directed by James Brining, Opera North’s revival of The Magic Flute remains an inventive reinterpretation of Mozart’s classic opera.

****1

Opera North’s gleeful Magic Flute revived

Von Richard Wilcocks

Robert Hayward (Aleko) © Tristram Kenton

Leeds

Similarities and differences explored in Opera North's Cav and Aleko double bill

Von Richard Wilcocks, 15. Februar 2024

Opera North's revives its Cavalleria rusticana production by Karolina Sofulak, pairing it this time with Rachmaninov's early opera Aleko.

****1

A Così fan tutte straight out of the Age of Enlightenment at Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks, 2. Februar 2024

Tim Albery's Opera North production is successfully revived, with a new cast.

****1

Così fan tutte straight out of the Age of Enlightenment in Leeds

Von Richard Wilcocks

Galina Averina (Magda) and Claire Lees (Lisette) © Tristram Kenton

Leeds

La rondine: a feast of lyricism and nostalgic sentimentality from Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks, 20. Oktober 2023

James Hurley directs a new production of Puccini's neglected opera to close Opera North's Green Season.

****1

La rondine: a feast of lyricism and nostalgic sentimentality

Von Richard Wilcocks

Members of the Opera North Chorus © James Glossop

Leeds

A feast of Purcell in Sir David Pountney’s Masque of Might at Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks, 6. Oktober 2023

Sir David Pountney directs a satirical take on dictatorship and the climate crisis inventively set to the music of Purcell.

****1

A feast of Purcell in Sir David Pountney’s Masque of Might

Von Richard Wilcocks

Henry Waddington (Falstaff) © Richard Hubert Smith

Leeds

A joyous, green Falstaff opens Opera North's season

Von Richard Wilcocks, 28. September 2023

Upcycled and recycled, a green production of Verdi's final opera is directed by Olivia Fuchs.

*****

A joyous, green Falstaff opens Opera North's season

Von Richard Wilcocks

Sophia Theodorides (Leïla) and Nico Darmanin (Nadir) © James Glossop

Leeds

Opera North's Pearl Fishers proves a winner

Von Richard Wilcocks, 16. Mai 2023

Directed by Matthew Eberhardt and conducted by Matthew Kofi Waldren, this semi-staging of Bizet's opera is well worth experiencing, despite its weak plot.

****1

Opera North's Pearl Fishers proves a winner

Von Richard Wilcocks

Elizabeth Llewellyn (Ariadne) and Ric Furman (Bacchus) © Richard Hubert Smith

Leeds

Strauss à la Fellini: Ariadne auf Naxos at Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks, 18. Februar 2023

Rodula Gaitanou sets Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's comedy in the Cinecittà film studios of the 1950s.

****1

Strauss à la Fellini: Ariadne auf Naxos at Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks

Elin Pritchard (Vixen Sharp-Ears) © Tristram Kenton

Leeds

David Pountney's charming Cunning Little Vixen revived in Leeds

Von Richard Wilcocks, 4. Februar 2023

Opera North's child-friendly production of The Cunning Little Vixen, conducted by Andrew Gourlay, is loaded with charm.

****1

David Pountney's charming Cunning Little Vixen revived in Leeds

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Wagner's brilliant music conquers all qualms in Opera North's Parsifal

Von Richard Wilcocks, 1. Juni 2022

Richard Farnes returns to Opera North to conduct and Sam Brown directs a concert staging of Wagner's final opera, Parsifal.

****1

Wagner's music conquers all qualms in Opera North's Parsifal

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Femi Elufowoju's contemporary take on Rigoletto for Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks, 22. Januar 2022

Femi Elufowju's new staging of Verdi's classic is innovative, provocative and closely connected with the modern world.

*****

Femi Elufowoju's contemporary take on Rigoletto for Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Crowd-pleasing, yet provocative: Opera North's new Carmen

Von Richard Wilcocks, 2. Oktober 2021

Bizet's Carmen at Leeds Grand Theatre, directed by Edward Dick and conducted by Garry Walker, provides thought-provoking modern resonances as well as an uplifting, tune-filled experience.

****1

Crowd-pleasing, yet provocative: Opera North's new Carmen

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Neglected Holst operas brought to life at the Leeds Opera Festival

Von Richard Wilcocks, 27. August 2021

Northern Opera Group brings Gustav Holst's rarely-performed Sāvitri and At the Boar's Head to vibrant life as part of its Leeds Festival of Opera.

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Neglected Holst operas brought to life at the Leeds Opera Festival

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Simply magnificent: A Little Night Music at Leeds Playhouse

Von Richard Wilcocks, 1. Juli 2021

As the UK continues to emerge from lockdown, Leeds Playhouse and Opera North stage Sondheim.

*****

Simply magnificent: A Little Night Music at Leeds Playhouse

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's Seven Deadly Sins is interpreted with enormous verve

Von Richard Wilcocks, 21. November 2020

Brecht and Weill's Seven Deadly Sins, directed and choreographed by Gary Clarke and conducted by James Holmes, is performed by Opera North in a live-streamed performance from Leeds Playhouse.

****1

Opera North's Seven Deadly Sins is interpreted with enormous verve

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Exuberant revival of Opera North's Marriage of Figaro

Von Richard Wilcocks, 1. Februar 2020

Opera North's revival of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro directed by Jo Davies and conducted by Antony Hermus at Leeds Grand Theatre is still full of comic exuberance.

****1

Exuberant revival of Opera North's Marriage of Figaro

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's thrilling Street Scene brings Golden Age Broadway to Leeds

Von Richard Wilcocks, 18. Januar 2020

Opera North brings Kurt Weill's “Broadway opera” Street Scene to the Leeds Grand Theatre in a thrilling production directed by Matthew Eberhardt and conducted by James Holmes.

****1

Opera North's Street Scene brings Golden Age Broadway to Leeds

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Another sparkling revival of La bohème by Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks, 12. Oktober 2019

Michael Barker-Craven directs and Renato Balsadonna conducts this successful revival of Puccini's La bohème in Opera North's production at Leeds Grand Theatre.

****1

Another sparkling revival of La bohème by Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's inventive Giulio Cesare a stirring tribute to Handel

Von Richard Wilcocks, 28. September 2019

In 1724, Handel's Giulio Cesare was a vehicle for star singers Senesino and Francesca Cuzzoni. Maria Sanner and Lucie Chartin step into their shoes with great success for this Opera North revival.

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Opera North's inventive Giulio Cesare a stirring tribute to Handel

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Aida in Leeds: a radical approach to an operatic warhorse by Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks, 1. Mai 2019

Opera North's Aida, directed by Annabel Arden and conducted by Sir Richard Armstrong in Leeds Town Hall, is a welcome radical interpretation in the spirit of the times.

****1

A radical approach to an operatic warhorse by Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

A fetching, inventive Magic Flute – with a dark side – from Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks, 19. Januar 2019

Sinister aspects are stressed in Mozart's The Magic Flute at Leeds Grand Theatre directed by James Brining and conducted by Robert Howarth.

****1

A fetching, inventive Magic Flute – with a dark side

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

The futility of war: Opera North gives Kevin Puts’ Silent Night its UK première

Von Richard Wilcocks, 30. November 2018

Opera North's triumphant UK première production of Silent Night by Kevin Puts is directed at Leeds Town Hall by Tim Albery and conducted by Nicholas Kok.

*****

Kevin Puts’ Silent Night given its UK première

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's energetic Merry Widow is more than a mere period piece

Von Richard Wilcocks, 29. September 2018

Giles Havergal directs and Martin André conducts an energetic production of Franz Léhar's The Merry Widow at the Grand Theatre, Leeds.

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Opera North's energetic Merry Widow

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

A lovely, lurid Tosca from Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks, 16. September 2018

Edward Dick directs a Tosca full of contemporary references with Opera North at Leeds Grand Theatre, Puccini's score conducted by Antony Hermus.

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A lovely, lurid Tosca from Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North’s Salome is still enticingly outrageous today

Von Richard Wilcocks, 19. April 2018

Opera North's Salome, conducted by Sir Richard Armstrong at Leeds Town Hall, caught the seductive frenzy of the opera.

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Opera North’s Salome is still enticingly outrageous today

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Funny blends with sinister: witty Don Giovanni revival at Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks, 21. Februar 2018

Alessandro Talevi's production of Don Giovanni, conducted by Christoph Altstaedt, receives a welcome revival at the Grand Theatre, Leeds.

****1

Funny blends with sinister: witty Don Giovanni revival

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's Madama Butterfly is much more than a tear-jerker with a social conscience

Von Richard Wilcocks, 19. Januar 2018

A convincing revival for Opera North's Madama Butterfly at Leeds Grand Theatre directed by Tim Albery and conducted by Martin Pickard.

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More than a tear-jerker with a social conscience

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Destiny and South Sea escapes: Osud and Trouble in Tahiti from Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks, 11. Oktober 2017

Two thematically linked, but contrasting short operas are the final component of Opera North's Little Greats season at the Leeds Grand Theatre.

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Destiny and South Sea escapes from Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North presents stark contrasts with Cavalleria rusticana and Trial by Jury

Von Richard Wilcocks, 27. September 2017

Opera North's Little Greats festival continues with two deeply contrasting short operas - a grimly tragic and austere version of Macagni's Cavalleria rusticana and a frothy and hilarious production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury.

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Opera North presents stark contrasts with Cavalleria rusticana and Trial by Jury

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's Little Greats: jealousy, murder and childhood fantasy

Von Richard Wilcocks, 16. September 2017

Charles Edwards and Annabel Arden direct Leoncavallo's Pagliacci and Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortilèges in a contrasting pairing of two short operas in Opera North's 'Little Greats' season.

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Opera North's Little Greats: jealousy, murder and childhood fantasy

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Magnificent Turandot in concert from Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks, 28. April 2017

Opera North's concert version of Puccini's Turandot in Leeds Town Hall, conducted by Sir Richard Armstrong, is magnificent

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Magnificent Turandot in concert from Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's Cenerentola provides plenty of comedy and revels

Von Richard Wilcocks, 16. Februar 2017

La Cenerentola is the final component of Opera North's fairytale season, with every voice and every character getting a chance to revel in Rossini's intricate ornamentation.

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Cenerentola provides plenty of comedy and revels

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

A real feast: Opera North's witty and perceptive Hansel and Gretel

Von Richard Wilcocks, 2. Februar 2017

Opera North's Hansel and Gretel at the Grand Theatre Leeds, directed by Edward Dick, is witty and perceptive, with some insights provide by Freudian psychanalysis

****1

A real feast: Opera North's Hansel and Gretel

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's intensely dramatic Billy Budd in Leeds

Von Richard Wilcocks, 18. Oktober 2016

Opera North's production of Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd, directed by Orpha Phelan, is a tense psychological drama which puts the emphasis on issues of democracy and attitudes to dictatorship.

****1

Opera North's intensely dramatic Billy Budd

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Brilliant Il tabarro and Suor Angelica complete Opera North's Puccini triptych

Von Richard Wilcocks, 1. Oktober 2016

Two parts of Puccini's triptych are directed by Michael Barker-Craven - Il tabarro and Suor Angelica - in brilliantly successful productions at Leeds Grand Theatre.

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Brilliant Il tabarro and Suor Angelica

Von Richard Wilcocks

Postcard from Leeds: you will be spoilt for choice

Von Richard Wilcocks, 26. August 2016

Leeds is a cultural powerhouse of The North. Here are Richard Wilcocks' tips for pubs, architecture and a rich musical heritage.

Leeds Lieder's Composers and Poets Showcase gives an insight into young, creative minds

Von Richard Wilcocks, 2. April 2016

The Composers and Poets Showcase at the Leeds Lieder Festival was a rare opportunity for collaboration which gave insights into young, creative minds.

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Leeds Lieder's Composers and Poets Showcase

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Leeds Lieder's Songs of the Sea leaves audience buoyant

Von Richard Wilcocks, 1. April 2016

Songs of the Sea, the opening concert of the Leeds Lieder Festival, leaves the audience in a happy and buoyant mood.

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Leeds Lieder's Songs of the Sea leaves audience buoyant

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's L'elisir d'amore bubbles with life in Leeds

Von Richard Wilcocks, 17. Februar 2016

Opera North's revival of L'elisir d'amour directed by Daniel Slater at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, still bubbles with life, in spite of its age.

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L'elisir d'amore bubbles with life in Leeds

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

An intelligent and welcome revival of Così fan tutte at Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks, 3. Februar 2016

Opera North's Così fan tutte directed by Tim Albery at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, is a welcome revival of an intelligent, nuanced production.

****1

Welcome revival of Così fan tutte at Opera North

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's Andrea Chénier full of modern relevance

Von Richard Wilcocks, 19. Januar 2016

Opera North's Andrea Chénier at Leeds Grand Theatre directed by Annabel Arden is full of modern relevance and a fine start to the new season

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Opera North's Andrea Chénier full of modern relevance

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's captivating Jenůfa

Von Richard Wilcocks, 22. Oktober 2015

Opera North's captivating production of Janáček’s Jenůfa directed by Tom Cairns at the Grand Theatre Leeds

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Opera North's captivating Jenůfa

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's supremely theatrical Barber of Seville

Von Richard Wilcocks, 7. Oktober 2015

Opera North's The Barber of Seville directed by Giles Havergal at the Grand Theatre Leeds is supremely theatrical and a classic in all senses of the word.

*****

Opera North's supremely theatrical Barber of Seville

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's Kiss Me Kate is sheer joy

Von Richard Wilcocks, 3. Oktober 2015

Opera North's Kiss Me Kate directed by Jo Davies at Leeds Grand Theatre is sheer joy.

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Opera North's Kiss Me Kate is sheer joy

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's exciting Der fliegende Holländer at Leeds Town Hall

Von Richard Wilcocks, 27. Juni 2015

Der fliegende Holländer at Leeds Town Hall shows Opera North at its most exciting, in a production conducted by Richard Farnes, with Béla Perencz and Alwyn Mellor.

****1

Opera North's exciting Der fliegende Holländer

Von Richard Wilcocks

Leeds

Opera North's revival of Carousel spins again at the Leeds Grand Theatre

Von Richard Wilcocks, 13. Mai 2015

Opera North revives a brilliantly successful production of Carousel directed by Jo Davies at the Leeds Grand Theatre.

****1

Opera North's revival of Carousel spins again

Von Richard Wilcocks