By Liz Coggins on June 22, 2021
Music

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 […]
By Liz Coggins on June 14, 2021
Music

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 […]
By Liz Coggins on April 21, 2021
Music

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 […]
By Liz Coggins on April 12, 2021
Music

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 […]
By Liz Coggins on March 16, 2021
Music

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 […]
By Liz Coggins on February 24, 2021
Music

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. […]
By Liz Coggins on February 18, 2021
Music

Opera North has launched Writing Home, a community song writing project which will help create an innovative arts installation as part of the Howard Opera Centre, the Company’s redeveloped home in Leeds due to open later this year. The Howard Opera Centre has been designed as a creative space for the whole community to use, […]
By Liz Coggins on December 10, 2020
Music

Twice Grammy-nominated Nashville based, Beth Nielsen Chapman will perform at King’s Hall, Ilkley on Tuesday 9 November 2021 as part of her All Around the World Tour. Beth Nielsen Chapman has released 13 solo albums and written seven #1 hits and songs recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Bette Midler, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Michael […]
By Liz Coggins on November 24, 2020
Music

Musicians, artists, producers and composers in Leeds have been challenged to put their talents to the test by creating a new piece capturing the evolution of the city’s soundtrack. A partnership between Abbey House Museum and Music:Leeds is calling on modern day maestros to create a composition inspired by the 200 years of history explored […]
By Liz Coggins on November 3, 2020
Music

With over 2,000 people having attended the original From Couch to Chorus digital choir in the Summer, Opera North has put together a special Festive Edition starting next month. Ideal for singers who are missing their usual choral sessions, From Couch to Chorus: The Festive Edition is also suitable for beginners who would like to […]