Robert Hamilton, Northern Soul’s Opera Correspondent, enjoys an outstanding Opera North Autumn season featuring Der Rosenkavalier, Billy Budd, Il tabarro and Suor Angelica at The Lowry in Salford. Opera North’s...
Read MoreAs you can imagine, there’s been a right old ding-dong here in the offices of OperaWatch at Northern Soul Towers. The past few months have seen a raging battle between the warring factions over whether to remain in or exit...
Read MoreIt was a cold Winter evening when I set off across the Pennines, armed only with a couple of G&Ts. I was on my way to the Leeds Grand Theatre to see Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chénier by Opera North. Due to the busy schedule...
Read MoreWhen Theresa May signed Article 50 and triggered the start of Brexit, I was reminded of the statement by Richard Mantle, general director of Opera North, on the eve of the referendum in which he spoke of the “enormous...
Read MoreTurandot 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...
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