 Join us on Thursday 22 November as the Orchestra of Opera North, leading soloists and the massed voices of the Opera North youth ensembles mark the centenary of WWI with a poignant double bill of music. For this commemorative concert, we’re delighted to welcome Opera North’s former Music Director, conductor Richard Farnes to the podium.
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 Specially commissioned for Opera North youth ensembles, Will Todd’s micro-opera tells the story a Yorkshire community affected by war. Renowned for his beautiful and exciting scores, Will Todd has been described as one of the UK’s most sought-after, versatile composers. Here, his emotive, lyrical score enhances the dramatic and thought-provoking words of poet Maggie Gottlieb.
 Górecki’s ground-breaking Symphony No. 3 follows. This ‘symphony of sorrowful songs’ is intensely expressive from the very first note to the last. Made up of three movements, the symphony uses texts that deal with the theme of separation or loss through a parent and child relationship and are intensely moving.
 For Will Todd’s Songs of Love and Battle we welcome soloist Johnny Herford who, joined by the massed voices of Opera North Youth Chorus, Young Voices and Children’s Chorus is sure to deliver a breath-taking performance.
 The serenity of the solo soprano voice in Górecki’s Symphony No.3 is beautifully sung by soprano award-winning Welsh Fflur Wyn. Accompanied by an expressive string section that dominates the musical textures, this is guaranteed to be a spine-tingling performance when heard live.
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