Opera North

Making Opera Vital | Based in Leeds, we tour the North and beyond | Find us over on @bluesky:

[Opera North @Opera_North]

When you're out shopping... and hear THIS 😮 Soprano Anna Dennis with Mozart's famous 'Queen of the Night aria' @TrinityLeeds.

#ONMagicFlute opens @GrandTheatreLS1 this week 👉https://t.co/aGGZeBDJsk

[BBC Yorkshire @BBCLookNorth]

This is what happens when you mix football fans with opera singers!! 🎶 🙌

@BBCLeeds @Opera_North @officialbantams #BantamOfTheOpera #bcafc

[John Good Limited @JohnGoodLtd]

Public booking for all ⁦@Opera_North⁩ #ON2526 venues is now open 🙌 Remember that when booking 🎟️🎟️, you can also pre-order a printed programme! Go on… fill those online baskets. 😉

#JGartsandculture 🎭 #DesignPrintInspire 🎶 #OperaNorth #opera https://t.co/vpaSeVrCPa

[Silver Pig 📚🎭🌱🐧 🕷️🦖☂️ @RorschachPig]

@Opera_North Just ordered tickets for ‘Pass the Spoon’ in December. Looks great!

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

The King and Queen have visited the recently regenerated Bradford Live, where they joined a reception with local artists and young people who have been supported by @KingsTrust, including alumni Steven Frayne - formerly known as Dynamo - who managed to change all of the WiFi names.

Their Majesties watched
a rehearsal by local pupils of ‘Sing, Dance, Leap’, an education programme run by @Northernballet and @Opera_North across the city.

[Opera North @Opera_North]

👋 Just to say we won't be actively posting on X anymore, but will still be here to reply to enquiries and feedback.

Come and find us on @bluesky 👉https://t.co/G3VIcpv3ZD

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[Rose Appleby @rose_appleby]

Fabulous birthday night out in Leeds at the Grand Theatre for The Magic Flute! Hats off to all cast and crew! @Opera_North

[Simon Barber @simbar3]

We absolutely loved watching the @Opera_North performance of #ONMagicFlute last night. Brilliant soloists, chorus and orchestra with amazing sets, lights and costumes. It was fabulous.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me 👏👏 Highly recommend

[William Carmichael @Bill_Carmichael]

@Opera_North really enjoyed the Magic Flute tonight. The plot is bonkers, but the music is sublime. Strong performances all round but I particularly liked @SorayaMafi . Brava signora and thanks to all of you for a wonderful evening.

[Alison Langley @AlisonL43733634]

Well that’s what the surprise was!
My first trip to the Opera and a tick off my 60th Birthday bucket list!
What an incredible experience & truly beautiful theatre 🎭 ❤️🎭
@LeedsTheatres #MagicFlute #Mozart #LoveTheatre @Opera_North

[Henry Filloux-Bennett @FillouxPastry]

Mesmerising evening @Opera_North thanks to @Constella_Music listening to 'The Orchestras of Auschwitz'

[Opera North @Opera_North]

★★★★★ from @Telegraph: "Rip-roaring... bring on the recording, and some more revivals"

If you couldn't make our Love Life performances, look out for the @BBCRadio3 broadcast on 8 Feb, and official cast recording!

https://t.co/IhkQ2wKmvD

[Opera North @Opera_North]

Elgar Howarth, 1935-2025

All at Opera North are sad to learn of the death earlier this week of Elgar Howarth, a hugely influential figure in British classical music and our Chief Guest Conductor from 1985-88.

Elgar, know as Gary, was invited to the Company by founding Music Director David Lloyd-Jones, and together they were formative in steering Opera North through the earlier years.

The first opera he conducted for us was Verdi's Nabucco in 1982 (pictured here), followed by Puccini's La bohème, Strauss’ Arabella, the British premiere of Nielsen’s Maskerade and many more. He was also a friend of composer Harrison Birtwistle and led the Orchestra of Opera North in various Birtwistle projects, including a memorable trip to Vienna to perform Endless Parade with renowned Swedish trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger.

Gary later served here as Music Advisor, making vital artistic decisions, and remained an important part of Opera North's life for the first twenty years.

We are immensely grateful for all he contributed to the Company.

[Opera North @Opera_North]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from @theartsdesk for Love Life:

"Brilliantly reconstructed... the piece requires resources that few organisations could bring, and possibly only Opera North, with its large chorus body all capable of taking outstanding roles, could even attempt it today"

https://t.co/oWdQmKkHg1

[Opera North @Opera_North]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from @thetimes: Love Life is "ingeniously staged"

Shows tonight and tomorrow! @KurtWeillFndn

https://t.co/iDvIMZVixe

[The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music @KurtWeillFndn]

📣 The big night is here! This evening, @Opera_North's much-anticipated production of LOVE LIFE opens at the Leeds Grand Theatre in Leeds, UK.

📸: “Here I’ll Stay.” Sam (@qdelang) and Susan (Stephanie Corley) on the cusp of their relationship’s journey through time.

#kurtweill

[Opera North @Opera_North]

Opening night for Love Life — here's a first look! @GrandTheatreLS1 until Saturday 👉 https://t.co/0GpBAc6RZ5

If you can't make a performance, the show will be broadcast on @BBCRadio3 on 8 Feb (and available on @BBCSounds afterwards), and look out for the official cast recording too...

Supported by @KurtWeillFndn

[Opera North @Opera_North]

We open Kurt Weill's LOVE LIFE @GrandTheatreLS1 tonight — here's a sneak peek into final stage rehearsals! Sound to hear the Orchestra of Opera North in action...

Explore 👉 https://t.co/EXV7l4Neic

Supported by @KurtWeillFndn

[Opera North @Opera_North]

🥁We're recruiting for the role of Section Principal Percussion in the Orchestra of Opera North. Spread the word!

Apply now 👉 https://t.co/JEN5qZjVkc

[Opera with Opera News @operamagazine]

Sad news of the death of the distinguished conductor Elgar Howarth — who premiered Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre and four operas by Birtwistle, and was principal guest conductor of ⁦@Opera_North⁩ — at the age of 89.