Opera North

The Flying Dutchman review – Opera North production draws small boats into Wagner’s tale
Annabel Arden’s introduction of refugees is thought-provoking and moving, while seasoned performances keep the metaphorical ships on course
Sarah Noble
02, Feb, 2025 @12:37 PM

Helen Mahoney obituary
Other lives: Project manager committed to improving access to the arts who worked with charities in the north of England
Robin Jackson
24, Nov, 2024 @5:09 PM

The Magic Flute review – Opera North inject colour into Mozart’s black-and-white world
Expert casting and striking design bring out the opera’s sense of fun, helped by the magnetism of the two female leads
Sarah Noble
29, Sep, 2024 @4:01 PM

My Fair Lady review – an abso-bloomin’-lutely loverly musical
Opera North brings shimmering music to this gorgeous and crisply choreographed co-production, which preserves Shaw’s critique of the British class system
Clare Brennan
16, Jun, 2024 @10:30 AM

Please, no more pics of Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak … or Taylor Swift | Brief letters
Brief letters: Four weeks of three Ss | Joe Biden | Levelling up opera | Cranky policies for all ages | Faragist felines
10, Jun, 2024 @4:42 PM

My Fair Lady review – comedy and chemistry light up Opera North’s musical-theatre triumph
Katie Bird is an irresistible Eliza Doolittle in this inspired show, which takes its interrogation of social mobility seriously but with a sparkling lightness of touch
Sarah Noble
09, Jun, 2024 @12:39 PM

Cavalleria Rusticana/Aleko review – an electrifying double-bill from Opera North
Setting Mascagni’s one-act opera amid the unease of 70s communist Poland, and moving Rachmaninoff’s to a colourful 90s surfing commune, the company does them both delectable justice
Sarah Noble
18, Feb, 2024 @3:34 PM

Albert Herring review – Opera North’s glorious glimpse of village politics
Britten’s comedy about an unworldly young man’s fall from grace is slickly staged and delightfully played, with every singer making their mark
Sarah Noble
14, Jan, 2024 @4:00 PM

Classical music: Fiona Maddocks’s 10 best concerts and operas of 2023
Two tragic new operas, Mussorgsky with bells on and rousing community endeavours inspired and moved, while ENO hit highs despite a year of turmoil
Fiona Maddocks
24, Dec, 2023 @1:00 PM

English National Opera announces Greater Manchester will be its new home
The company, which had a shortlist of five cities, had been told funding was dependent on leaving London
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
05, Dec, 2023 @10:05 AM

The week in classical: La rondine; La traviata review – rapture and raw power
Puccini’s flighty swallow soars in James Hurley’s gorgeous new production for Opera North. And Nicole Chevalier is devastating as the doomed Violetta in ENO’s impassioned revival of no-frills Verdi
Stephen Pritchard
28, Oct, 2023 @11:30 AM

La Rondine review – Opera North’s stylish Puccini is opulent and tender
Set in the 1920s, James Hurley’s staging – the third of the company’s Green Season – is blessed with perfectly mismatched lovers. Under conductor Kerem Hasan the score sighs and swoons
Sarah Noble
27, Oct, 2023 @1:19 PM
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