Main interests include Opera, Music, Culture, Art and Cutting edge events and projects.
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About me: Opera North is an award winning opera company with a difference. Constantly pushing the boundaries and aiming to change preconceptions of opera, Opera North produces world class opera alongside off beat, cutting edge music and art projects performed in the Howard Assembly Room.
Autumn 2009 brings a diverse season of disguises and deception, impossible love and beer fuelled adventures.
Così fan tutte – Mozart
It’s dangerous to gamble with emotions
Are your fiancées faithful? Asks the old cynic Don Alfonso as he plots a wager to prove their infidelity. Disguised, the two young men attempt to woo each others lovers. But cruelty is inherent in this game of love and chance and Don Alfonso has a darker purpose.
Opens Friday 11 September, Leeds Grand Theatre
Werther – Massenet
When love makes life impossible
Werther is passionately in love with Charlotte but she has promised her dying mother that she will marry another man. Torn between love and duty, Charlotte has no choice but to keep her vow. Werther is heartbroken and his first kiss from Charlotte turns out to be his last.
Opens Saturday 26 September, Leeds Grand Theatre
The Adventures of Mr Brouček – Janáček
A Musical Voyage through space and time
Finding yourself transported to the moon and then back in time is a definite sign of too many beers the night before. This is discovered by Mr Brouček, who embarks on surreal beer fuelled adventures in our new production of The Adventures of Mr Brouček
Opens Saturday 10 October, Leeds Grand Theatre
The Howard Assembly Room is a unique cultural hot spot in Leeds which showcases a diverse range of events. Classical, contemporary, comedy and cinema with many more cutting edge arts projects and gigs mixed in.
This Season includes;
Swanhunter – Dove/Middleton
“I know hard charms, I sing strong spells”
Against his mother’s wishes the determined hero, Lemminkäinen, travels north to find a wife – the girl the moon wants and the sun sighs for. To win her he must hunt the Devil's elk, ride the Devil's horse, and shoot a Swan. An enticingly energetic tale for all the family.
Opens Friday 13 November, Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
Škampa Quartet
The world-class Škampa quartet present a special evening of Czech chamber music.
Thursday 1 October 7.30pm
Winterreise
Bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams and pianist Christopher Gould perform, accompanied by twenty-four films by visual artist Mariele Neudecker.
Friday 30 October 7.45pm
Joanna MacGregor
Innovative musician Joanna MacGregor performs Messiaen’s Vingt Regards sur L’Enfant Jésus, a spectacular and joyful piece about the childhood of Jesus.
Saturday 19 December 7.30pm
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