Barroom Beethovens in Leeds are being challenged to put their musical mettle to the test as they bid to be crowned the city’s top pub pianist. Applications are now open for popular Leeds Pub Piano Competition, which is calling on talented ivory-tinkers from across the city and beyond to come together and compete for the […]
The best of the ‘90s and early noughties pop is coming to Leeds. Whether you lived through those eras and want to step back into a time warp of nostalgia or you just love a cheesy tune, Millennium Square will play host to the golden era of pop on August 6th 2022. Despite having to […]
Opera North has announced a series of “homegrown” events which will be performed alongside its international programme when the Howard Assembly Room opens its doors again this October. The latest programme reflects Opera North’s status as a Theatre of Sanctuary, its close relationships with local arts organisations and charities, and its work in education and […]
Ryedale Festival is celebrating its 40th year although not in the way it had planned, the answer is a one-off, late-announced, open-ended, can-do-spirited programme of summer events that will bring some extraordinary and inspiring performers to play together in beautiful Ryedale places. Every year, the Ryedale Festival welcomes outstanding performers from all over the world […]
There’s concerts at Castle Howard this summer designed to suit every taste from classical, rock and pop. Café Mambo Ibiza For the first time, iconic dance music brand Cafe Mambo Ibiza will bring a star studded line up of world class DJs to Castle Howard, for an evening of Ibiza classics and dance anthems […]
The Howard Assembly Room, Opera North’s historic “hidden gem” concert hall within Leeds Grand Theatre, will reopen this October with an expanded programme and its own front door, as the Company’s £18M redevelopment campaign Music Works nears completion. The inaugural line-up features folk, jazz, world and experimental music, chamber concerts and film screenings, but also […]
Young singers will be the first to benefit from Opera North’s £18m redevelopment project in Leeds this summer as the Company prepares to open its new Education Studio in the heart of the city. The activities in the Howard Opera Centre will form part of a range of inspiring opportunities available for hundreds of […]
Midge Ure & Band Electronica are delighted to return to the road in 2022 with the Voice & Visions tour, celebrating 40 years since the release of Ultravox’s Rage In Eden and Quartet albums and are at St George’s Hall, Bradford on Monday 21 February 2022. At the start of 1981, Ultravox were laying their […]
Talented, creative and commercially successful, their beautiful melodies were nevertheless thought to have been lost to the ages. But thanks to a group of aspiring modern musicians in Leeds, pieces of work by forgotten women composers have been rediscovered and recorded for the first time ever as part of a partnership project during Women’s History […]
Belting out a tune in the shower might actually be doing you more good than you think according to the latest look at the health and wellbeing benefits of singing from Opera North. Here are their Top 10 reasons why it is well worth giving your vocal cords a regular workout during lockdown and beyond. […]