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Opera North’s gleeful Magic Flute revived
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.
Opera North revives its taut, terrific Tosca
The director Edward Dick and his designer, Tom Scutt, alternate between realistic and expressionistic images in their creation of grim spectacle.
Wagner's music conquers all qualms in Opera North's Parsifal
Richard Farnes returns to Opera North to conduct and Sam Brown directs a concert staging of Wagner's final opera, Parsifal.
Opera North's Street Scene brings Golden Age Broadway to Leeds
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.
Martinů's The Greek Passion: an opera for our times
At a time when the “relevance” is bandied around all too frequently in relation to opera, Martinů's really does deserve that tag.
Last Rites: Puccini meets Stravinsky in Leeds
A daring double bill from Opera North and Phoenix Dance Theatre pairs Jeanguy Saintus' new choreography for The Rite of Spring with a revival of Christopher Alden's production of Gianni Schicchi.