North East & Yorkshire
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A Day in the Life – Morley Town Hall
Composer/Project Lead: Kevin Malone Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North Conductor: Robert Guy Soloist: Andy Long (violin) Reviewer: Ron Simpson A…
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Opera North | Aida – Leeds Town Hall
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni Conductor: Sir Richard Armstrong Director: Annabel Arden Reviewer: Ron Simpson At 227 in the…
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Beryl – East Riding Theatre, Beverley
Writer: Maxine Peake Director: Marieke Audsley Lighting/Video: Simon Bedwell Set Designer: Ed Ullyart Reviewer: Ron Simpson It’s good to see…
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Cosi fan Tutte – Swansea City Opera at Harrogate Theatre
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto: Lorenzo Da Ponte Translation: Ruth and Thomas Martin Director: Brendan Wheatley Conductor: John Beswick Designer:…
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Handbagged – Theatre Royal, York
Writer: Moira Buffini Director: Jo Newman Designer: Dawn Allsopp Reviewer: Ron Simpson Handbagged is a polished, civilized and sporadically very…
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Zara – The Piece Hall, Halifax
Director: Joyce Lee Reviewer: Jay Nuttall On the courtyard of Halifax’s eighteenth-century textile trading headquarters, The Piece Hall, are protesters…
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All Hands on Deck: A Tale of Two Wrens – Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
Writer: Vashti Maclachlan Director: Marianne McNamara Composer/Lyricist: Kieran Buckeridge Musical Director: Rebekah Hughes Reviewer: Ron Simpson One of Arts Council…
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Huddersfield Choral Society Spring Concert – Town Hall, Huddersfield
Choirs: Huddersfield Choral Society, Huddersfield Choral Society Youth Choirs Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North Conductor: Paul Daniel Choral Director: Gregory…
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