Articles relating to: Leeds Town Hall
Online Opera Review: Fidelio by Beethoven, Opera North
This week sees a landmark in my long walk on this weird and mostly wonderful world, although weird has the upper hand at the moment.
Read the full story..Review: Manchester Collective, Black Angels, Leeds Town Hall
Leeds Town Hall has seen its fair share of excitement since Cuthbert Brodrick first laid out his plans for the building in the 19th century.
Read the full story..Review: The Emily Brontë Song Cycle, The Unthanks, Leeds Town Hall
We’re incredibly lucky in Yorkshire to have a venue like the venerable Leeds Town Hall that attracts many of the world’s finest artists.
Read the full story..Review: Manchester Collective, Romantic Hero, Leeds Town Hall
Since completion in 1858, Leeds Town Hall has played host to many influential and ground-breaking artists from across the globe.
Read the full story..Review: St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Leeds Town Hall
Hmm. Ominous silence from Putin’s St Petersburg, cradle of the October Revolution, in its centenary month.
Read the full story..Opera Review: Turandot, Opera North, Leeds Town Hall
Turandot by Puccini has long been my favourite opera. There is something about the scale of its ambition, the dark tragedy at the heart of what is essentially a love story, and the sheer power of the music that rips my heart out every time I hear it.
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