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It was designed by James Robinson Watson, chief assistant in the office of Leeds-based architect George Corson, and opened on 18 November 1878.It was built as a complex in three parts: the theatre, a set of six shops and Assembly Rooms, all facing onto New Briggate, in High Victorian style of red brick with stone dressings and a slate roof, the whole being a Grade II* listed building.
The Grand Theatre, Leeds, home of Opera North. Opera North is an English opera company based in Leeds.The company's home theatre is the Leeds Grand Theatre, but it also presents regular seasons in several other cities, at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, the Lowry Centre, Salford Quays and the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
After the Grand Theatre's closure in June 2005 for the commencement of the Leeds Grand Theatre Transformation project, the final three productions in the theatre toured to Hull New Theatre, the Theatre Royal, Norwich, the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, and the Grand Opera House, Belfast, as well as the company's regular venues in the North of England.
English: The Grand Theatre & Opera House Leeds (to give it the name it calls itself) although I and most other people around just call it the Grand Theatre is situated on New Briggate in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The building is to my mind under-rated; completed in 1878 it is larger than it looks with a capacity of 1550.
On 10 March 1976, at a reception at Harewood House, a plan to make the Grand Theatre a northern home for English National Opera (ENO) was unveiled.The Arts Council of Great Britain was prepared to back the scheme, provided that the local authorities in the area would also contribute funding.
Opera North is an opera company based at The Grand Theatre, Leeds, England. This article covers the period between the departure of Paul Daniel (music director 1990–1997) and the arrival of Richard Farnes (music director 2004–present).
Leeds: Grand Theatre 25 October 2010: Buxton: Opera House 29 October 2010: Poole: Lighthouse 30 October 2010: St Albans: Alban Arena 1 November 2010: Bristol: Colston Hall 2 November 2010: Southend: Cliffs Pavilion 6 November 2010: Edinburgh: Playhouse 7 November 2010: Perth: Concert Hall 8 November 2010: Gateshead: The Sage 11 November 2010 ...
Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1978–79 to 1980–81; Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1981–82 to 1989–90; Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1997–98 to 2003–04; Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 2004–05 to present