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The Latest Breaking News from Opera North

We don’t want to bring down the curtain on ENO, but opera has to change

Funding shake-ups have come as a shock, but offer the art form an opportunity to find a new direction and new audiences, says Darren Henley of Arts Council England

The Guardian - UK

Slashing English National Opera’s funding is cultural vandalism

Letters: Withdrawing state subsidy and moving the company to Manchester will destroy it, writes John Nickson. Plus letters from Tony Lamb, Elspeth Knights and Joanne Columbine

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Orpheus; Apartment House review – rich, rewarding, different

Opera North’s teeming fusion of Monteverdi with Indian classical traditions is an inspired match. Elsewhere, more mind-bending harmonies from Apartment House

The Guardian - UK

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Orpheus in the Record Shop review: The ultimate Leeds tragicomedy with beat-box and an orchestra

MC Testament's musical one-man show has been co-produced by Leeds Playhouse and Opera North

Leeds Live

David Lloyd-Jones obituary

Founding conductor of Opera North and a champion of Russian operas and British symphonies

The Guardian - UK

We Are Lady Parts leads South Bank Sky Arts award winners

Sitcom about Muslim female punk band wins best comedy as Opera North, Little Simz and Monica Ali also triumph

The Guardian - UK

A knight’s tale: Brindley Sherratt on the stamina and storytelling of Wagner’s Parsifal

The bass is singing Gurnemanz in Wagner’s epic final opera. How do you get to grips with the challenges of such a demanding role – and still not get the best dressing room?

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The week in classical: Parsifal; Eugene Onegin; Scriabin: Poems of Ecstasy and Fire

Opera North’s new Wagner production is one to remember; OHP take on Tchaikovsky’s perfect opera; and Bold Tendencies go to town with Scriabin’s synaesthesia

The Guardian - UK

Opera North to open new Leeds city centre restaurant Kino with guest chefs

Opera North is collaborating with local food producers to create their menus

Leeds Live

Mira Calix obituary

Composer and artist whose work ranged from electronica to opera and interactive sound sculpture

The Guardian - UK

Review: Opera North's Carmen at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle

Has one of the most performed operas reached its sell-by date?

Chronicle Live

Alcina cast bring Handel's magical tale to life at Newcastle's Theatre Royal

Wisconsin-born Patrick Terry steals the show in this dark, seductive tale

Chronicle Live

Covid can't stop opera stars as understudies shine in Rigoletto at Newcastle's Theatre Royal

Kamohelo Tsotetsi and Yolisa Ngwexana took two of the lead roles in a modern interpretation of Rigoletto at the Theatre Royal, leaving the audience delighted

Chronicle Live

The week in classical: Alcina; Bajazet; Pavel Kolesnikov – review

In a tale of two 1735 works, Opera North miss a trick on Handel’s fantasy island while Irish National Opera explore every sizzling note of Vivaldi

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Alcina review – Opera North clear clutter but there’s not enough magic on this enchanted isle

Handel’s opera is full of glorious music but its improbable plot makes it difficult to stage; Tim Albery’s intelligent production only fitfully succeeds

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