Opera North newsletter

 With details of upcoming family shows:

Watch, learn and perform with us       As the summer arrives, so comes a range of activities for children to get involved in across the coming months. From the return of Wonderland Restored to The Big Opera Adventure and online activities, there's lots coming up to inspire and entertain!   Take a look at what's in store...     Watch a performance...     Wonderland Restored                            24 Jun - 12 Jul in various locations Join us for an inspirational evening of music making as pupils from schools across the North of England join forces to perform a specially commissioned arrangement of Wonderland Restored. Fri 28 Jun: The Howard Assembly Room (Performed by the In Harmony Choir) Sat 29 Jun: The Howard Assembly Room (Performed by the Opera North Children's Chorus) Recommended for ages 5 and above     The Big Opera Adventure 29 Oct - 16 Nov   Can you help to stop a struggling theatre from closing? The final show is over and it’s time to lock up the building. But one by one, a whole range of operatic characters appear, on a mission to save the theatre.   In this new interactive show, young ones will solve clues, unravel riddles and sing along as they meet fairytale characters, animals and even a grandfather clock.   Recommended for ages 5 and above       Summer shows for families...     Ratatouille 6 Jul at the Howard Assembly Room   Fun for all the family in this animated comedy-drama, paired with a French-themed lunch and live music for adults and children. Remy the rat joins forces with clumsy kitchen worker Linguini, as he follows his dream of becoming Paris’ finest chef.  Age rating: PG     Little Listeners: Mini Vixen 24 Jul - 3 Aug at various locations   Join us for a fun, family-friendly magical adventure where fate and love triumph all! Led by a cast of professional opera singers and musicians we invite you to an interactive and relaxed concert where singing and movement is encouraged.    Aimed at ages 8 and under.       Explore at home...     Watch "Flight Song" performed by the Opera North Youth Chorus   'Flight Song' by Kim Andre Arnesen performed in the Howard Assembly Room by the Opera North Youth Chorus.     Build your own fox!   Learn about one of the most cunning animals of the forest, make your own fox and use it to move along to music. Aimed at ages 5 and older.     *Booking fees apply.   Opera North Ltd. Howard Opera Centre 8 Harrison Street Leeds LS1 6PA Box Office: 0113 223 3600 Registered Charity No. 511726 © Opera North 2024