Announcing our 2025 – 2026 season

Join us in the coming year as we celebrate the power of opera to tell captivating stories through some of the most exciting music ever written.

Laura Canning, General Director, Opera North, says:

“This year, we’re championing the next generation of talent as we welcome our Youth Company to the main stage to open the season in Leeds, We’ll be celebrating strong women in our creative teams and on the stage – and continuing our commitment to creative collaborations to produce exciting new work for our audiences to enjoy.

“As usual, we’ll be touring our work, ensuring that communities across the north of England can access opera of the highest quality. We’ll be heading to Market Harborough in Leicestershire as we enter into our new partnership with Nevill Holt Festival, and ‘Reimagining the Classics’ with Streetwise Opera in Nottingham.

“We continue to look for ways to make the art form accessible to everyone with matinees, English subtitles at all opera performances and sign-interpretation and audio-description at every venue. Our Try it ON and Under 30s schemes offering cheaper tickets for first-timers and young people are also available everywhere we tour, with a range of pricing options for more regular opera-goers.

“We’re proud to have our own full-time Chorus and Orchestra. Both perform not only in the theatre, where many of our Chorus members take on named roles, but also in other venues across the country. Our programme of films with live music has introduced a whole new audience in Leeds to the joy of hearing an orchestra play, and we’re delighted to be offering both Amadeus and Psycho with live orchestra at Leeds Grand Theatre in October.

“Above all, we want everyone to experience opera and music in a way which suits them, whether through a contemporary piece, a popular classic or a family show. This season is a celebration of everything that we believe makes opera and live performance vital.”