Opera North’s massed musical forces prepare to come together for a specially commissioned work in commemoration of the centenary of the Armistice, to be performed at Leeds Town Hall on Saurday 1 December.
Former Music Director of Opera North, Richard Farnes returns to the helm of the Orchestra to present the second-ever performance of Will Todd’s Songs of Love and Battle.
The orchestra also performs Górecki’s Symphony No 3 (Sorrowful Songs), which picks up the themes of loss and separation caused by conflict using three Polish texts. The first and third texts are written from the perspective of a mother who has lost a child, whilst the middle text is taken from a message written on the wall of a Gestapo cell during World War II, written by a child separated from her parents.
Also taking to the stage are soloists soprano Fflur Wynn and baritone Johnny Herford.
Tickets are available from the Box Office on 0113 376 0318
or visit: https://www.leedstownhall.co.uk/whats-on/all-shows/orchestra-of-opera-north/4151
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