Leeds Youth Opera

Leeds Youth Opera is an acclaimed opera company for 12- to 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 performed the world staged premiere of Oliver Rudland's 'The Nightingale and the Rose'.In July 2009 they performed the European Premier of Appomattox by Glass.

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

Current production – Die Fledermaus

Leeds Youth Opera are currently working on the opera, The Enchanted Pig, by Jonathan Dove. The performances will be from 8–11 July in Leeds.

Selection of past performances
gollark: These are pangrams, not your similar thing, so they all have repetition.
gollark: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", the traditional not-very-good one, has that too.
gollark: Also "The five boxing wizards jump quickly".
gollark: "Jived fox nymph grabs quick waltz" and "Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow" are two good not-quite-perfect pangrams.
gollark: There are many.

References
  1. Leeds Civic Arts Guild webpage on LYO Archived 22 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. BBC Review of Sweeney Todd
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