Breaking down the Glass wall 8th to 11th July - Appomattox
Submitted by Jonathan Eyre on Mon, 22/06/2009 - 4:03pm.
EUROPEAN PREMIERE OF “APPOMATTOX” BY PHILIP GLASS
The unique success of Leeds Youth Opera (LYO) and its international renown productions, highlights the cultural depth and diversity of Leeds, and opens up the world of Modern Opera to new public audiences. Everyone is welcome.
With Phillip Glass, LYO bridges the Atlantic ocean, to bring the election of the 1st Black President of the USA, the end of the American civil war and the history of the struggle for black equality, to the stage of the Carriageworks in July, along with members of the Leeds Youth Orchestra.
8 TO 11 JULY 2009 European Premiere - Not suitable for young children.
Leeds Youth Opera, (supported by ArtForms Education Leeds)
THE CARRIAGEWORKS THEATRE
ELECTRIC PRESS, MILLENNIUM SQUARE, LEEDS LS2 3AD
To book a ticket, Tel (0113) 224 3801
“a national cultural treasure” and “one of the brightest jewels in the nation’s musical crown”
(Yorkshire Post)
For further details see links;
http://www.leedsyouthopera.co.uk/index.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Glass
http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2009/06/17/theatre_lyo_appomattox_feature.shtml
http://www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk/page.aspx?parent=D28BE852-4242-4D88-B353-550839EE5E62&listing=88cb3a8f-2609-4134-a4ca-bb3aec2e8ae8
http://www.philipglass.com/
LYO Patrons:
The Rt. Hon. Nick Brown MP
The Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn MP
The Hon. Greg Mulholland MP
Best Regards
Jonathan
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The unique success of Leeds Youth Opera (LYO) and its international renown productions, highlights the cultural depth and diversity of Leeds, and opens up the world of Modern Opera to new public audiences. Everyone is welcome.
With Phillip Glass, LYO bridges the Atlantic ocean, to bring the election of the 1st Black President of the USA, the end of the American civil war and the history of the struggle for black equality, to the stage of the Carriageworks in July, along with members of the Leeds Youth Orchestra.
8 TO 11 JULY 2009 European Premiere - Not suitable for young children.
Leeds Youth Opera, (supported by ArtForms Education Leeds)
THE CARRIAGEWORKS THEATRE
ELECTRIC PRESS, MILLENNIUM SQUARE, LEEDS LS2 3AD
To book a ticket, Tel (0113) 224 3801
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“a national cultural treasure” and “one of the brightest jewels in the nation’s musical crown”
(Yorkshire Post)
For further details see links;
http://www.leedsyouthopera.co.uk/index.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Glass
http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2009/06/17/theatre_lyo_appomattox_feature.shtml
http://www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk/page.aspx?parent=D28BE852-4242-4D88-B353-550839EE5E62&listing=88cb3a8f-2609-4134-a4ca-bb3aec2e8ae8
LYO Patrons:
The Rt. Hon. Nick Brown MP
The Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn MP
The Hon. Greg Mulholland MP
Best Regards
Jonathan
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