The Opera North Box Office sells tickets for Opera North at Leeds Grand Theatre, as well as for events at the Howard Assembly Room and Kirklees Town Halls.
Our terms and conditions only apply to tickets sold by the Opera North Box Office*. These services may not be available for tickets sold by other organisations or ticket agents – please check their terms and conditions for their services. Also, please note the venue’s own terms and conditions of entry for events at Leeds Grand Theatre.
If you are unable to use your tickets, we offer an exchange or credit service. Tickets can be exchanged for another performance of the same production in Leeds or for credit placed on your account. Valid for 24 months from the time of issue, credit can be redeemed against any tickets, memberships or merchandise sold by Opera North. In order to take advantage of this service your original tickets are required by the Opera North Box office at least a week before the performance (14 days for group bookings of 20 or more). Any decisions after a week before the performance will be at the discretion of the Opera North Box Office management and the original tickets must be received before any credit will be issued. Our ticket exchange service is charged at £2 per ticket (opera) or £1 per ticket (Howard Assembly Room), which includes the cost of the new tickets (where applicable) being posted out.
Tickets bought as part of Full Season Package, Create Your Own or multi-save packages, where discounts have been generated through multiple purchase, cannot be exchanged for credit vouchers or performances outside the original qualifying package. For Full Season Ticket and Create Your Own Package terms and conditions and exchanges, please see below.
Tickets will not be refunded unless a performance is cancelled or abandoned when less than half the performance has taken place. Eligible bookers will be offered a refund along with options to credit your account for a future purchase or to make a donation.
We can accept returned tickets for sold-out performances, however we must receive your original tickets, please return them to the Box Office as soon as possible. If the tickets are successfully re-sold a 24-month credit for the value of the tickets will be placed on your account minus an exchange fee per ticket of £2 (opera) or £1 (Howard Assembly Room). If the performance is not sold out, we cannot accept returned tickets.
Agents’ tickets are accepted on the understanding that the agent is acting for the customer and not for Opera North or Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House Ltd. The above statements regarding returned tickets do not apply to tickets issued by agencies.
Tickets may not be offered for resale by anyone at a premium. Resale or attempted resale for profit is grounds for cancellation without refund or notice.
Children under 3 will not be admitted unless the performance is relaxed or specifically for young children; some performances have an age guidance and are not suitable for young children. We recommend that you bring specialist child ear defenders for children attending events with amplified sound; the majority of Howard Assembly Room events are amplified.
Tickets are required for each child attending a performance. If your child is causing a disturbance to other customers, you will be asked to take them out of the venue and no refunds will be given.
We do not advise that children under 16 attend without a responsible adult and venue staff accept no responsibility for any unaccompanied children aged under 18.
Please contact the Opera North Box Office at boxoffice@operanorth.co.uk if you would like to find out more about specific performances.
All ticket prices published by Opera North in print or online are subject to change at any time.
Opera: A non-refundable £2.25 per ticket booking fee applies to all opera tickets booked online, by phone, or by post.
Howard Assembly Room: A non-refundable £1.50 per ticket booking fee applies to all events in the Howard Assembly Room.
Kirklees Concert Season events at Kirklees Town Halls: A non-refundable £1.50 per ticket booking fee applies to all events.
Prices and seating areas may change in response to demand. We always offer a range of accessible prices. You can check current prices by looking at seats online at www.operanorth.co.uk or calling the Box Office on 0113 223 3600.
We offer concessions and discounts for many performances – details can be found on our Tickets & Visits FAQs page. Concessions and discounts don’t apply to all prices or seats. Only one concession or discount can be applied per ticket. Child ticket refers to those aged 18/under, attending with an adult. Students should be in possession of a valid student ID or NUS card. We reserve the right to check proof of eligibility at any point and entry will be refused if you are found to have purchased a concession you are not entitled to.
Group rate seats are available for groups of 6 or more for mainstage opera performances. Where available, schools concessions are to enable educational establishments to bring groups of pupils or students to see performances at a reduced rate. They are not transferable to adults and cannot be used by groups of staff. School groups must have accompanying adults who should be responsible for the behaviour of the children in the party.
All offers are subject to availability and cannot be used retrospectively. Only one discount per ticket. Proof of status may be required. Not all offers are available online.
Early-bird offer is valid on full-price tickets only, and can not be combined with any other offer.
Offer valid on first 100 tickets only, if booked through operanorth.co.uk and before 23:59 on Wednesday 18 June.
You may have your tickets posted to you for a £1.75 charge. Tickets will be posted at least a week before the first performance in the booking. If booked within 5 days of the performance, your tickets will be held care of the Box Office. These tickets can be collected on presentation of the debit/credit Card used to make your booking and your booking confirmation if you have booked online.
You may also choose e-tickets. There is no charge for this service. Many venues will accept e-tickets on a mobile device and are likely to scan your ticket on entry. E-tickets can also be printed out at home. Please check your ticket or booking information for the venue requirements.
Tickets can be re-printed and e-tickets can be re-sent to your email address for no charge.
Staff at the venue are there to enhance your experience and to ensure your safety at all times. Please follow any guidance they give in relation to your and others comfort and safety.
If you arrive late for the start of a performance or after an interval, we appreciate that you will want to take your seat as soon as possible. We will do everything possible to assist. To limit disturbance to fellow audience members and artists we may have to ask you to wait until a suitable break in the performance and to sit in alternative seats. Occasionally latecomers may not be admitted once the performance has started.
Mobile phones and electronic devices must be turned to silent/off when entering the auditorium.
It is not permitted to bring your own refreshments, including alcohol into the venues and the theatre management reserve the right to dispose of any items not purchased in the theatre.
For the safety and comfort of all customers, bags larger than a handbag will not be permitted in Leeds Grand Theatre or the Howard Assembly Room. At the Howard Assembly Room, a cloakroom is available, for which there is a £1 charge per item. No cloakroom is available at Leeds Grand Theatre, so large bags (anything larger than a handbag) must be left at home or at locker storage points across the city.
Bag checks will take place on entry to both venues. Please keep bag size and additional possessions to a minimum. Bag checks look for restricted items including objects which may be considered a risk to the safety and enjoyment of audience members. This includes sharp objects, hot food and alcohol. If restricted items are found, they will be removed from the bag, retained and returned on departure. If an item is considered illegal, it will be confiscated and the police will be contacted. The venue will not be responsible for late admission or non-admission as a result of this policy.
No member of the audience will be permitted to sit in any gangway which intersects or flanks the seating.
Please note that strobe lighting, smoke effects and gunshots are sometimes used in productions. We will endeavour to inform audiences of their use by placing signs in the foyer areas prior to the performance.
The taking of photographs, capturing of images or the use of any recording devices including mobile phones during any performance is strictly prohibited.
On occasion either Opera North, the venue or a permitted third party may carry out general filming and sound recording in or about the venue. By purchasing tickets, you consent to you and your party being included in and to the exploitation of such films and recordings without payment.
The management of Opera North and Leeds Grand Theatre, and Opera House Ltd reserve the right to:
Please use this link for Leeds Grand Theatre terms and conditions
Bookings are subject to availability. Package discounts apply to full price tickets only, no further discounts or concessions available. Pricing for Full Season Packages guaranteed until 20 June 2025.
There must be the same number of tickets for each production to qualify for the appropriate Create Your Own Package or Full Season Package discount. Extra tickets can be purchased for individual productions with the usual concessions if appropriate.
If you can’t make it to a performance, return your tickets to the Box Office at least seven days beforehand to receive a replacement ticket for an alternative date for just £1 for Create Your Own Package bookers and free for Full Season Package bookers. Any difference in price will be handled accordingly. If an alternative date is not possible, an exchange voucher for another opera will be placed upon your account, valid for 24 months after date of issue.
Payment in monthly instalments can only be arranged through the Box Office.
Full Season Package bookers can renew their Grand Theatre seats each year except when there are less than 4 performances per opera in which case the nearest seats will be allocated.
A non-refundable £2.25 per ticket booking fee applies to opera tickets booked by phone, by post, or online, including those purchased as part of Full Season or Create Your Own Packages.
The information in leaflets and on the website is published in good faith but changes may occasionally be necessary. Opera North reserves the right to change the cast, performances and prices.
Membership offers £20 tickets to your first Opera North production at Leeds Grand Theatre, the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, Newcastle Theatre Royal, Lowry, Salford Quays and Hull New Theatre.
Membership offers £10 tickets to main stage Opera North productions at Leeds Grand Theatre, the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, Newcastle Theatre Royal, Lowry, Salford Quays and Hull New Theatre. In Leeds, members aged 16-20 are eligible for free main stage opera tickets at Leeds Grand Theatre. Additional offers available at Howard Assembly Room and Kirklees Concert Season events. Please note the terms and conditions below.
There is a non-refundable 10% charge on all ticket purchases (up to a maximum of £2 per ticket). This is reduced to 5% for Subscription bookings.
E-tickets – Tickets will be emailed automatically upon booking online (free of charge), in person or over the phone.
Postal – £1.50 postage fee per order. All postal tickets will be sent out directly from Kirklees Box Office from 2 weeks prior to the first concert.
Collections – All ticket collections will be directly from the venues’ Box Office (Huddersfield Town Hall or Dewsbury Town Hall) – and can be collected only on the night of your chosen performance.
Package discounts apply to full price tickets only, no further discounts available. There is a non-refundable 5% charge on all ticket purchases (up to a maximum of £2 per ticket).
There must be the same number of tickets for each concert to qualify for the appropriate subscription discount. Extra tickets can be purchased for individual concerts with the usual concessions if appropriate.
The information in leaflets and on the website is published in good faith but changes may occasionally be necessary. Opera North and Kirklees Concert Season reserve the right to change the soloists, concert programme and prices.
Once purchased, tickets may not normally be refunded or exchanged, unless a performance, event or activity is cancelled by the promoter, venue or organiser. In exceptional circumstances, such as death, serious accident or sudden illness requiring medical attention or hospitalisation, the promoter, venue manager or event organiser may at its sole discretion consider refunding ticket value or exchanging tickets.
Tickets that have been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed may be refunded, exchanged or re-issued at the discretion of the Kirklees Box Office. Refund, exchange or re-issue of tickets will only be considered in circumstances where proof of purchase can be provided by the customer through proof of identity.
Tickets may be accepted for re-sale: tickets on re-sale will only be sold after all other tickets for that performance or event have been sold and there is no certainty that all or any of the returned tickets will be sold.
If the tickets are successfully re-sold the face value only of the tickets will be returned to the customer, less any booking fees, to their original payment method. Tickets must be returned to the Kirklees Box Office. There will be an administration charge applied for this service.
Tickets may be exchanged for later performances of the same production or series of related events, at the discretion of the promotor, venue or organiser. Exchanges must be made on the Business Day prior to the original date at the latest and tickets must be returned to the Kirklees Box Office. There is an administration charge for this service.
Last updated 1.05.2025
