Opera North

19/06/2026

Guess the tune 🤔🙋‍♀️ We’re getting ready for 80s Classical at Millennium Square next weekend!

Here’s Lourenço and Susannah from the Orchestra of Opera North with a little teaser…

17/06/2026

Hearing the orchestra play this score = one of OUR favourite things 🥹

Here’s our Maria, the wonderful Katie Bird.

We open at Leeds Grand Theatre in 22 days 👉 bit.ly/ONSoundOfMusic

16/06/2026

Our rehearsal studios are ALIVE with The Sound of Music 🎶❤️

A look at how it's going, with cast including Edward Bennett as Captain von Trapp, Katie Bird as Maria – with Revival Director Ollie Khurshid and Musical Director Olly Rundell.

We open at Leeds Grand Theatre in just over three weeks 👉 bit.ly/ONSoundOfMusic

10/06/2026

Orchestra of Opera North takes centre stage in the Kirklees Town Halls concert season 2026-27, now announced!

From Mahler Symphony no. 9 to Copland's Appalachian Spring, and featuring world class guest conductors and soloists, explore what's on 👇

General onsale 22 June, packages from 15 June

Designed to appeal to both seasoned concert-goers as well as classical music newbies, discover more about the new programme for the 2026-27 Kirklees Concert Season in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.

09/06/2026

🔥Kick off your Hot Vivaldi Summer this Sunday at Kirklees Town Halls

The Orchestra of Opera North, under leader Katie Stillman , will be performing the iconic Four Seasons along with some Ravel and Mozart.

Just a few tickets left – check the gallery! https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/town-halls/book-tickets.aspx?eventId=100601AKMQPBDJCPBTJJVBBTMMNBQNLTB

08/06/2026

👀 peek into early rehearsals with our von Trapp children…

…and a chat with Harmony (Louisa) and Zac (Friedrich)

Opening at Leeds Grand Theatre on 9 July 👉 bit.ly/ONSoundOfMusic

05/06/2026

Vote for what YOU want us to play 👉 bit.ly/Vote-Classics

This special outdoor concert features an audience choice piece! Choose from:

🎵Also Sprach Zarathustra - Strauss
🎵'In the Hall of the Mountain King' from Peer Gynt Suite - Grieg
🎵'Dance of the Knights' from Romeo and Juliet - Prokofiev
🎵Adagio for Strings - Barber

Listen 👉 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tNuqAyFYp48EhoobWPvJQ?si=Dmr4BZvARhmBdhXhbYGYuQ

Voting closes 12pm Monday

04/06/2026

NEW pay-what-you-can concert on Sun 28 Jun at Millennium Square! bit.ly/ClassicsInTheSquare

No rules. No dress code. Just incredible music played LIVE by the city's symphony orchestra: the Orchestra of Opera North.

AND there's an audience choice piece! Vote for what you want to hear and we'll play it 👉bit.ly/Vote-Classics

Introduced here by Lourenço and Susannah from our Orchestra.

Supported by Laidlaw Opera Trust and part of Leeds 400 celebrations

02/06/2026

💧🌹🐱🧤📦 Some of our Favorite Things... From The Sound of Music, sung by Katie Bird with Olly Rundell at the piano

Can’t wait to hear – and see this on stage – with our von Trapp children and 40-piece orchestra!

This staged production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic music at Leeds Grand Theatre rom 9 July