David Greed, leader of the Orchestra of Opera North since 1978, is the longest-serving orchestra leader in Europe. As he leads his final production before retirement, he talks to David Denton. David ...

No opera is more familiar to the world than “Carmen,” Georges Bizet’s masterpiece about a doomed love triangle. The characters and their foibles are so real and its tunes so memorable that it is one ...

This month marks the long-awaited return of opera to the north west as Opera North comes to The Lowry, Salford, on its first full live season and tour since the pandemic. One of the most popular ...

Opera North, England’s national opera company based in Leeds, has been granted planning permission for an£18m redevelopment project which will set to create a world-class centre for music in the heart ...

There are several reasons, starting with the title (originally “Ruddygore”, until Victorian sensibilities objected), why Ruddigore has never been among the most popular of the Gilbert and Sullivan ...

Opera North has confirmed it is pursuing a "leaner, more agile structure" with each of its departments under the microscope for "change". The Leeds-based organisation is undergoing an organisational ...

Taking more than 15 years over two phases, Opera North has turned its Leeds home into a splendid performance venue and built the Howard Opera Centre. General director Richard Mantle tells George Hall ...

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David Greed, leader of the Orchestra Of Opera North, chatted with Tim Lihoreau before their Classic FM Live performance. As our orchestra in Yorkshire, and our newest orchestral partners, it was only ...