Welcome to the 2025 Festival epic opening concert!
Orchestra of Opera North
Janusz Piotrowicz - Conductor
Saturday 30 August | 7.30 | Ripon Cathedral
Wagner’s towering Overture ‘Tannhauser’– a passionate story of love and redemption
Grieg’s evocative Peer Gynt – includes the pure and beautiful ‘Morning’, exquisite ‘Solveig’s Song’ and ‘Death of Ase’, the frenetic whirlwind ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’
Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’ – a masterful blend of melodies featuring the poignant spiritual ‘Goin’ Home’ played on cor anglais
Booking details and full list of events to follow
Thank you to our wonderful audiences and supporters for the phenomenal success of Festival 2024!
Wishing you all a happy and successful 2025 with deep gratitude for your continuing commitment to great music and arts.
PREVIOUS HIGHLIGHTS
Hallé Orchestra –
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6
Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2
Seckou Keita & Catrin Finch
London Mozart Players –
Beethoven Symphony No 7
Dvorak New World Symphony
Alexander McCall Smith
Ian McMillan
Miklós Perényi
Red Priest
Royal Northern Sinfonia –
Schubert Symphony No 9
Sibelius Symphony No. 1
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra –
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
St. Nikolai Choir of Moscow –
Rachmaninov Vespers
Stile Antico
Clare Teal
Wihan Quartet
John Williams
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