Northern Opera Group believe that opera can be for anybody
We perform rare and wonderful operas in imaginative ways
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We work with extraordinary professional artists to bring opera to audiences in theatres, community settings and online
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We enable anyone to take part in opera, for free
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"Thriving" (The Guardian)
"Rapidly burgeoning ... energetic and imaginative" (Bachtrack)
"Ever enterprising ... with its customary energy and enthusiasm" (Opera Now)
"Wonderfully imaginative" (Review's Hub)
Leeds New Opera Festival
5 - 7th November 2026
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A groundbreaking opera exploring Black British experiences, telling an urgent national story of state violence through joy, love, laughter and pain.
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Get Involved: The Portal Workshop
15 July 2026
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The Portal is an arts and architecture project run by NOG with researchers from the University of Manchester, which asks communities across the north of England to dream-design an opera house for their local area.
What should an opera house look like? How should it behave? Come for an evening of music and model-making, and tell us what you think.
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