Theatre lovers enjoyed more than three hours of a most delightful opera on Thursday night, as Opera North brought its…
As the programme notes, Mozart is one of those rare creative beings who comes to disturb the sleep of the…
Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana is usually paired with Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci but director Karolina Sofulak has made an inspired choice to pair…
The curtains opens to 1920’s Paris in director James Hurley’s take on Puccini’s take of the La Traviata tale and…
Sir David Pountney’s exuberant production is billed as ‘eco-entertainment’ and it certainly takes re-purposing to a whole new level with…
The rainbow-striped curtain rises on Opera North’s sustainable take on Verdi’s final masterpiece, a comic opera drawn from Shakespeare in…
On a sweltering Saturday evening in Hull, members of the Opera North company braved warm stage lights when they performed…
Bizet’s first full length opera took six months from being commissioned to being performed in 1863 and whilst receiving a…
It was drama from curtain up, on Thursday evening at the Hull New Theatre, when Opera North’s Tosca came to…
Strauss collides with Fellini in Opera North’s co-production with Gothenberg Opera, as director Rodula Gaitanou relocates the action from 18th…