Leeds Youth Opera

Leeds Youth Opera

Leeds Youth Opera is an acclaimed opera company for 12-25 year-olds, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Post newspaper described the group as a '...national cultural treasure...' 1.

Background

Formed in 1971, Leeds Youth Opera (LYO) is one of the few groups in the country specifically designed to cater for young singers. Since its creation, the company has gained a strong reputation for performing rare works, as well as the standard repertoire. Targeted at singers aged 12-25, LYO performs two productions each year, as part of the Leeds Civic Arts Guild - which is based at the Carriageworks theatre in central Leeds.

Noted productions

The UK premieres of Satyagraha and The Voyage by Philip Glass were performed by LYO. In July 2008 the group will perform the world staged premiere of Oliver Rudland's 'The Nightingale and the Rose'.

The company's 2006 production of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd was described by the BBC as '...excellently performed...' 2

Current and future productions

July 2008 - The Nightingale and the Rose (Rudland) and Carmina Burana (Orff)

election of past performances

Feb 2008 - Idomeneo (Mozart)

July 2007 - Der Freischütz (Weber)

Feb 2007 - The Love for Three Oranges (Prokofiev)

July 2006 - Sweeney Todd (Sondheim)

Feb 2006 - Cinderella (Massenet)

July 2005 - The Magic Flute (Mozart)

Feb 2005 - The Tales of Hoffman (Offenbach)

July 2004 - The Voyage (Glass)

Feb 2004 - The Pearl Fishers (Bizet)

References

1. [http://www.lcag.org.uk/societies/lyo/lyo.htm Leeds Civic Arts Guild webpage on LYO]

2. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2006/07/07/theatre_review_sweeney_todd_200607_feature.shtml BBC Review of Sweeney Todd]

Links

* [http://www.leedsyouthopera.org.uk Leeds Youth Opera's homepage]


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