What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I was very pleased and honoured to be invited to witness Opera North and the Music Federation (Windmill and Low Road primary schools) join forces to present the Big Sing. The performance they presented was a piece first created in 2007 for the BBC Proms and was commissioned by Rachel
Later this month, Opera North will be welcoming the community behind the scenes of its newly redeveloped building, the Howard Opera Centre, during its first Open Week when all ages are invited to come and find out more about the company and enjoy a programme of performances, talks and workshops.
Opera North is asking communities around Leeds area to write songs on the theme of ‘Home.’ This is to celebrate the company moving back into their artistic home on New Briggate which has been closed for nearly 2 years for refurbishment. Some of the songs will be installed in the
Families are being invited to get their first taste of opera this summer as Opera North takes its Whistle Stop Opera: The Magic Flute on tour, kicking off in Holbeck. Inspired by Mozart’s final opera, The Magic Flute, this Whistle Stop version packs adventure, a thought-provoking message and enchanting music
In recognition of the huge impact the current situation has had on care homes, Arts Together has launched a new project which will see music, drama and performance being used to boost the mental and emotional wellbeing of residents and their carers across Leeds. During September, Arts Together for Care
Four Weeks Four Voice Types Three Operas One Virtual Choir Anyone who has been missing their usual singing group during lockdown or who fancies having a go at mastering opera from the comfort of their living room can look forward to this summer’s launch of a new digital choir by
Over 1,000 Yorkshire schoolchildren, including pupils from Low Road and New Bewerley primary schools, will be treading the boards over the next few weeks as they appear in the first ever performances of a new piece by Will Todd, one of the UK’s leading contemporary composers. Wonderland Restored was inspired
Over 20 young musicians from Low Road Primary School in Hunslet are preparing to perform the world premiere of a new composition at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall this Sunday (10 March 2019) in a concert which will also feature the inspirational 2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year Sheku Kanneh-Mason. The
Kim Groves Middleton, Leeds Absolutely brilliant to watch performers from Windmill Primary School, Low Road Primary School at Leeds Town Hall. Extremely talented young people an absolute credit to their schools , families , carers and City of Leeds. In Harmony Opera North brought together in the children’s words “Our
An Introduction to… A Masked Ball. Free performance at the GATE 2.30pm, Thursday 18 January 2018. Opera North presents ‘An Introduction to… A Masked Ball’ – an interactive performance which introduces the story, characters and music of A Masked Ball in an enjoyable and thought-provoking way. A Masked Ball is