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Review: Faust, Opera North, Newcastle Theatre Royal

JournalLive — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

WHAT would tempt you to sell your soul to the devil? In the case of Faust it’s the chance to return to his youth and cash in on the opportunities he missed first time around.

Opera North offer public masterclass for up and coming talent

JournalLive — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

OPERA North are on Tyneside this week, and so are some of the operatic stars of the future.

Review: Norma, Opera North, Theatre Royal

JournalLive — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

BELLINI’S opera has it all: seething revolt, love, passion, betrayal, revolution, sacrifice and death all in two hours 50 minutes of breathtaking action and joyous music.

Interview: Opera North's Noah Stewart

JournalLive — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:30:00 GMT

TAGGED on to the list of stars, and in diplomatically smaller print, film posters often announce the new talent under the line: “And introducing ...”.

Review: The Portrait, Opera North, Newcastle Theatre Royal

JournalLive — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:00:00 GMT

RUSSIAN composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s 1980 opera isn’t top of the pops, but this new production shows it’s time for a fresh look at a career that survived Stalin to produce work at once lyrical, absurd and subversive.

Review: Carmen, Opera North, Newcastle Theatre Royal

JournalLive — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A LIVE dog on a chain leash and the entire chorus in their underwear marked Opera North’s return to Newcastle in their bold, modern interpretation of Carmen.

Putting the shock factor back into opera

JournalLive — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:29:00 GMT

OPERA North’s new production of Carmen is set in an American trailer park and nearer to the present day than to 1875 when it was premiered in Paris, outraging its audience.

Review: The Turn of the Screw, Opera North, at the Theatre Royal

JournalLive — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Turn of the Screw, Opera North, at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.

Opera North stars bring the show to the people

JournalLive — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:20:00 GMT

OPERA stars hit all the right notes when they serenaded care home residents. Opera North performed favourites from classic shows including Carmen, The Barber of Seville and The Merry Widow.