Opera North: Tosca & The Merry Widow - Poster, 2018
Title
Opera North: Tosca & The Merry Widow - Poster, 2018
Date
7 November 2018
Description
Poster for Opera North productions of Tosca and The Merry Widow
What's the story?
Based in Leeds, Opera North have been a regular visitor to the Theatre Royal since the company was formed in 1978.
Opera North was established in 1977 as English National Opera North, as an offshoot of English National Opera, with the specific intention of delivering high-quality opera to the northern areas of England which, up to that point, had had no permanently established opera company.
The company gave its first performance, of Saint-Saëns' Samson and Delilah, on 15 November 1978, which was also broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
In 1981, the company's name was changed to Opera North.
For this 2018 visit to the Theatre Royal, Opera North performed Tosca by Puccini and The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár.
Opera North was established in 1977 as English National Opera North, as an offshoot of English National Opera, with the specific intention of delivering high-quality opera to the northern areas of England which, up to that point, had had no permanently established opera company.
The company gave its first performance, of Saint-Saëns' Samson and Delilah, on 15 November 1978, which was also broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
In 1981, the company's name was changed to Opera North.
For this 2018 visit to the Theatre Royal, Opera North performed Tosca by Puccini and The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár.
Type
Poster
Location of item
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Rights
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Contributor
Researcher: David Longford
