Music and Movement at The Deep

Join us at one of Hull’s most iconic venues for a series of fun 45 minute workshops, where adults, tots and babies can explore music together in a friendly environment. 

Participants have the chance to sing songs, explore instruments, play games and generally have fun with music.

Absolutely wonderful. We loved the songs (lovely to hear new ones!) the instruments made it magical - the sea theme is fantastic!

— A participant

Sessions aim to introduce music and movement at the earliest stages of a child’s development to spark a life-long connection with the arts. 

They also provide the ideal environment in which adults and infants can bond through creative play.

Join us to explore some of our favourite inhabitants of The Deep!

Please note: entry to the Deep is not included in the ticket price

Orchestra of Opera North: Ripon International Festival 2017

Part of Ripon International Festival 2017

​Janusz Piotrowicz, Conductor

Borodin’s exotic oriental showpiece follows a vivid portrayal of the most poignant love story. Shostakovich’s gripping masterpiece was composed during the Stalin era: the heroic opening, a raging emotional tempest, the 3rd movement – the heart and soul of the piece – filled with beautiful melodies in the strings with woodwind, harp and celeste; the thrilling Finale an expression of defiance cloaked in celebration. The premiere in 1937 was a huge success, the audience  giving a 40-minute ovation.  Expect a scorching performance!

...rarely will you hear the anger and bitterness of Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony unleashed with such unremitting force and acerbity. It took the Orchestra to the edge of their combined virtuosity .. the Allegro was taken just about as fast as any orchestra could tackle, but it worked in adding that final tingle factor. 

(Orchestra of Opera North/Piotrowicz) — Yorkshire Post

Inside Opera: The Little Greats

Do you want to learn more about this exciting season and what goes into staging an opera?

Join key members of The Little Greats cast and creative team, including director Annabel Arden and director/designer Charles Edwards, for a lively discussion in the Howard Assembly Room. 

L´enfant et les sortilèges (The Child and the Magic Spells)

Maurice Ravel's bewitching childhood fantasy
Part of The Little Greats

A naughty child assaults everything in his room after he is told off by his mother for not doing his homework. Gradually, the objects around him – furniture, clocks, crockery – come to life. Out in the garden, events take an even more disturbing turn when all the trees and animals rebuke him for the injuries he has done them in the past. Can the child redeem himself?

With colourful characters including a pair of singing cats, a teapot and china cup duo, a talking armchair, a tree-frog and a squirrel, Colette’s magical words are set by Ravel to a spellbinding musical score. This darkly brilliant opera celebrates the mysteries of childhood and will amuse and enchant adults and children alike.

L'enfant et les sortilèges is our schools' matinee. For familes: try our interactive pre-show workshop. 

#LittleGreats

Part of The Little Greats festival of short operas. See what else is performed on the same date and build your own double-bill:

In Leeds, book tickets for individual operas in The Little Greats separately. 
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Film: Revolutionary Road

Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) and April Wheeler (Kate Winslet) find the confines of conventionality creeping around them when they move into a house in the suburbs. 

​Part of The Little Greats

He toils 10 hours a day in a job he hates, while her dreams of being an actress are set aside to become a homemaker. Longing for escape, they make a getaway plan. Directed by Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road is a theatrical, dark meditation on the American Dream.

Handsomely done and beautifully acted

— Empire

Directed with extraordinary skill… a tough road well worth travelling

— Rolling Stone

Trial by Jury

Gilbert & Sullivan's hilarious courtroom farce
Part of The Little Greats

The glamorous Angelina brings a court case against her intended husband Edwin, who jilts her when he comes to the ghastly realisation that she bores him intensely. Unfortunately for Edwin, all of the members of the jury and even the judge have fallen for Angelina themselves. But what will happen to Edwin, her erstwhile intended? And will Angelina achieve her dream of walking down the aisle?

Every ounce of comic potential is mined from a ludicrous plot which is taken perfectly seriously by everyone caught up in it. With its brilliantly witty comic numbers, catchy tunes and a superb mock-operatic ensemble, Trial by Jury was Gilbert & Sullivan’s first operetta and launched a partnership that took British musical theatre by storm. It is cast entirely from the Chorus of Opera North who showcased their versatility in last year’s musical success, Into the Woods, in collaboration with the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

#LittleGreats

Part of The Little Greats festival of short operas. See what else is performed on the same date and build your own double-bill:

Cavalleria rusticana / Trial by Jury	Wed 27 September	Leeds
Trial by Jury / L'enfant et les sortileges	Fri 29 September	Leeds	Pre-performance Talk
Cavalleria rusticana / Trial by Jury	Sat 7 October	Leeds	Pre-performance Talk
Trouble in Tahiti / Trial by Jury	Fri 13 October	Leeds	Pre-performance Talk
Trouble in Tahiti / Trial by Jury (Matinee)	Sat 21 October	Leeds
Trouble in Tahiti / Trial by Jury​	From Fri 27 October	On tour in a fixed double bill

In Leeds, book tickets for individual operas in The Little Greats separately. 
View full Leeds performance schedule >>