Opera North, Howard Opera Centre
📍 8 Harrison St, Leeds LS1 6PA, UK
About Opera North, Howard Opera Centre
Opera North, based at the Howard Opera Centre in Leeds, is one of Europe's leading arts organisations, celebrated for its thrilling and innovative opera productions. As the national opera company for the North of England, it brings world-class performances to audiences across the region and beyond, delighting visitors with accessible and charismatic shows.
Known for its talented orchestra and dedicated performers, Opera North consistently delivers sublime musical experiences. Guests frequently praise the magical quality of their live performances, often describing them as captivating and perfectly executed. With an impressive Google rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars, it's a highly regarded cultural highlight for both seasoned opera-goers and newcomers.
Visiting Information
The Howard Opera Centre is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM. The centre features a wheelchair-accessible entrance, ensuring ease of access for all visitors. Payments are convenient, with credit cards, debit cards, and NFC payments all accepted.
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📍 8 Harrison St, Leeds LS1 6PA, UK
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Showing 5 of 369 reviews from Google Maps.Last updated 8 February 2026.
I was incredibly excited to introduce my family to La Boheme this weekend at The Lowry. The fist clenching, tear jerking performance I had hoped for was sadly not achieved. The garret or attic in which this beautiful opera is set should be small and dark not a high roofed military, dirty bunker. The cafe should be vibrant and full of life but was instead a red sofa bench with brass railings. Costumes also seemed confusing with our bohemian friends in jeans and converse but chorus in various period costumes. Mimi sadly struggled with projecting her voice and at times could not be heard. Rodolfo gave a nice performance but didn’t bring me to tears at the end. The orchestra were fantastic and at times drowned the voices trying desperately to be heard. We all felt a lack of connection with the characters and could not say it had the affect I had wished. A nice performance but could have been so much more.
Absolutely wonderful performance by all. I’ve seen it twice! The children are only in act 2 but they’ve worked so hard and performed to perfection. Well done everyone.
Although not new to opera, this was our first live performance...and it was magical. The performance on stage was accessible, charismatic and beautiful, the music from the talented orchestra sublime. We are now officially hooked, and hope we can experience more live opera in the ornate and splendid Leeds Grand. 5 stars with no hesitation.
Just attended an Opera North presentation of Wonderland Restored at Barnsley Civic. It is an immersive singing project involving 26 schools across Yorkshire. An absolutely fantastic initiative. My granddaughter is a pupil at Wellgate Primary, Barnsley and was participating. It is an experience she will remember for many years to come. Thank you.
Staff were rude behind the bar but that's just standard... other staff were friendly, toilets had no toilet paper and dirty, drinks over priced... grease was amazing, absolutely loved it... not my favourite theatre but always good performances