DARE is a unique collaboration between Opera North and the University of Leeds, the first partnership of its kind in the UK.

As two of the UK's leading institutions of culture and education we fuse the artistic with the academic, combining the very best of both organisations to inspire and stimulate new ways of thinking and working.

Highlights

DARE New Composers Forum SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
Six emerging composers have been selected to create and develop new work with the Orchestra of Opera North

Ground-breaking Scholarships and Fellowships
2011 Becs Andrews is awarded the second DARE Fellowship in Opera Related Arts
Pettman DARE International Performance Scholarship 2012 OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

Inspiring new ways of thinking, practicing and developing
"DARE is an exemplar of visionary and far reaching collaboration"
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See collaborative projects to explore the broad spectrum of DARE initiatives.