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...'

Background

Formed in 1971, Leeds Youth Opera 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...'

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