Friends of Opera North

Become our Friend today and explore the word of music and opera through access to exclusive insights and events.

Our Friends help us to create extraordinary experiences every day for audiences and communities across the north of England. As a Friend you will have year-round access to the best Opera North has to offer:

//   Secure your favourite seats with priority booking
//   Gain exclusive access to dress rehearsals when purchasing tickets to opera productions
//   Hear about future plans at our Annual Season Preview event
//   Enjoy regular member events including intimate recitals
//   Be the first to receive the latest news from the Company, including a regular newsletter

Join today from just £5 a month

For more information or to join by monthly Direct Debit for £5 please contact 0113 223 3627 or friends@operanorth.co.uk

2020/21 Season Preview

Tuesday 18 February | 6pm
City Varieties Music Hall

Join our General Director, Richard Mantle, for an exclusive first look at Opera North’s 2020/21 season.

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Opera Uncovered: “The Smooth World’s Double Face”

Understanding the Uncanny in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw

Wednesday 5 February | Doors 5:30pm, Event 6pm – 7:30pm
The School of Music, The University of Leeds, LS2 9JS

Join us for a bespoke lecture with Doctor Edward Venn as he revisits Britten’s attraction to The Turn of the Screw and its musical realisation – by means of Freud’s notion of the uncanny. Utilising first-hand knowledge of Opera North’s production this Winter season, Doctor Venn’s lecture will draw on psychology and aesthetics to shed new light on the work and the ways in which Britten encourages the audience to empathise with the doomed characters.

The lecture will last approximately 1 hour, there will then be the opportunity to ask your own questions.

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Further Reading
Sigmund Freud, The Uncanny. Multiple editions can be found or an online version is available here. Pre-reading is encouraged but not required.

Email: friends@operanorth.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0)113 223 3627