Monday 26 March 2007
Official launch, Opera North Centre,
The partnership between Opera North and the University of Leeds was officially launched with a champagne reception for 400 key influencers and stakeholders.
View launch event photos
March 2007
Song, Stage, Screen 2 conference,University of Leeds
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/paci/songstagescreen.html
28 April 2007
Collaborative project for National Association for Gifted and Talented Youth, University Of Leeds
http://www.dareyou.org.uk/outreach/index.htm
June 2007
OPUS at University Of Leeds
http://www.dareyou.org.uk/outreach/index.htm
29 June – 1 July 2007
Performing Literatures conference,University Of Leeds
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/theatre/conferences/performingliteratures
18 September 2007
The Music of the Spheres
A day of discussion and experimentation between professionals and academics from a range of arts and science backgrounds on the theme of ‘Music /Harmony of the Spheres’ (the ancient Greek philosophical/ scientific notion).
23 - 25 November 2007
The Orpheus Myth in Modern Culture: conference
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/cath
December 2007
'Make Me'
The launch of new material exploring the making of Pinocchio, a new opera commissioned by Opera North.
http://www.dareyou.org.uk/learning/index.htm
30 January 2008
Shakespeare symposium University Of Leeds
http://www.dareyou.org.uk/main_stage/index.htm
March 2008
4 - 5 March 2008
4th Annual Film and Music Conference Bradford Film Festival
Shakespeare was the theme of this year's conference, hosted by The University of Leeds School of Music, the School of Art at Brunel University, and the National Media Museum, Bradford, and in association with the DARE collaboration. Highlights included a keynote interview with Patrick Doyle, and a master class hosted by Gary Carpenter. http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/filmmusic/
Spring 2008
Talks and events associated with Opera North’s Shakespeare season