'As Far As I Know': An introduction to Roger McGough's poetry
Richard Wilcocks, from Headingley LitFest, introduces the poet Roger McGough who performs in the Howard Assembly Room on Thursday 21st March.
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Posts with the tag "Howard Assembly Room"
Masters of Cinema: David Cooper on the work of film composer Bernard Herrmann
My earliest encounter with the music of Bernard Herrmann was in the early 1970s, as a teenager growing up in Belfast who was interested in contemporary music and always on the lookout for the scores of new pieces I could afford to buy. I discovered by sheer chance the music...
Read the full postRichard Mantle looks forward to 2013
In characteristic style, Opera North’s main stage plans for opera’s special year of 2013 include a spectacular range of opera and music. We take full advantage of the opportunity to celebrate the anniversaries of three of the greatest opera composers of all time...
Read the full postCrows' Bones: In Photos
Crows’ Bones is a new live concert exploring ghostly folk songs old and new, pinpointing the very essence of what is most beautiful and unsettling within the traditional folk genre. It premiered at the Howard Assembly Room by Martin Green (Lau), alongside vocalis...
Read the full postLouise Brooks: a life in pictures
Ahead of the world premiere of a new score commissioned by Opera North Projects for the 1929 silent film Pandora’s Box, Jo Nockels and Stuart Leeks investigate the life of its enigmatic star.
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Matthew Sharp delves into The Devil’s Jukebox for Light Night Leeds 2012
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"I've travelled the length of the UK in two months"
Opera North’s new Chorus Manager Steven Phillips talks through his first two months with the company.
Read the full postBringing Ganapati to Leeds
Ludus Festival co-director Mick Wallis on bringing Indian dance company Adishakti's 'magnificent show' Ganapati to the Howard Assembly Room
Read the full postWhat connects Carousel and Primary Schools?
Well, children love a fairground ride, but that’s not the answer. Opera North is the connection! Dr Kara McKechnie spent last week with Opera North Education, visiting (and marking!) students delivering music workshops in schools. Here, she records a very busy week.
Read the full postAndy Sheppard: Trio Libero
Trio Libero's Andy Sheppard takes time out in Toulouse to talk about his latest project, ahead of a performance at the Howard Assembly Room.
Read the full postLovers, Mothers, Wives…and Others: Dame Felicity Lott on the music of Richard Rodgers
The collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II produced the greatest musicals: Carousel, Oklahoma!, The King and I, South Pacific, all of them with a strong story line and beautiful, memorable songs. I remember being bowled over by the film Sou...
Read the full postReem Kelani: Notes from Tahrir Square
Manchester born Palestinian singer Reem Kelani performs at the Howard Assembly Room in a special twilight concert on Friday 23 March. Last Autumn, she re-visited Tahrir Square in Cairo to undertake research for a BBC Radio 4 programme, Songs from Tahrir. Here, Reem shares s...
Read the full postFebruary Frenzy
From operas for naughty children to a new tour and first visit to Dublin, it has been a busy month at Opera North. Have a look and listen to some of the links below to get a feel for what has been going on and what we are getting excited about.
Read the full postEmotion and longing: Claudia Aurora explains why “Saudade” is the key to Fado
My songs talk about my experiences in life, from my childhood and my connection with nature as well as my perception on emotional relationships and the up and downs of life. In Portugal I lived very near the sea, which has a strong connection with the Fado culture including...
Read the full postMusic of the pure soul: guitarist Vieux Farka Touré tells us why he loves performing live
Vieux Farka Touré talks about touring and the music of Mali ahead of his performance at the Howard Assembly Room.
Read the full postLaura Ager on a classic collaboration between Nino Rota and Federico Fellini
Coming up at the Howard Assembly Room later this week is an event that celebrates the work of legendary composer Nino Rota. The last event in the Howard Assembly Room’s FILMusic season sees accordian player Richard Galliano and saxophonist and clarinet player John Sur...
Read the full postWho is Ophelia?
Beauty and Clarity. These are the two pillars we are trying to bridge in making this piece, commissioned by Opera North Projects to accompany the Howard Assembly Room’s upcoming visual arts installation, which this year is Katie Mitchell’s ’Five Truths.&rs...
Read the full post"An Experience of Sublime Beauty" - Icebreaker and B J Cole perform Apollo: For All Mankind
Audience member and blogger John Toolan shares his thoughts on Apollo: For All Mankind in the Howard Assembly Room.
Read the full postHigh Noon
The western established a new idea of modernity, setting a technologically advanced society against the blank slate of a nation in its infancy. The Hollywood dream machine manufactured heroic tales of its founding fathers only a few generations into the past, but always roo...
Read the full postHome of the Brave (High Noon)
Home of the Brave are performing a live set ahead of High Noon in the Howard Assembly Room on Friday 13 January. Richard Ormrod explains how the quartet’s love of Westerns shapes their music.
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