Event listings – Festival of Britten

Phoebe Hurst

Our full event listings for the Opera North Festival of Britten, which runs across the UK this autumn.

Opera North marks one hundred years since the birth of Benjamin Britten with a full season of three mainstage productions: Peter Grimes, Death in Venice and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. To find out when these productions are on, as well as find out what other events Opera North is staging, read on.

Friday 25 October 2013

Death in Venice at Leeds Grand Theatre, 7.00pm.

Saturday 26 October 2013

Peter Grimes at Leeds Grand Theatre, 7.00pm.

Friday 1 November 2013

Death in Venice at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh, 7.30pm.

Saturday  2 November 2013

Death in Venice at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh, 7.30pm.

Tuesday 5 November 2013

Peter Grimes at The Lowry, 7.00pm

Wednesday 6 November 2013

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Lowry, 7.00pm.

Thursday 7 November 2013

Death in Venice at The  Lowry, 7.00pm.

Friday 8 November 2013

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Lowry, 7.00pm.

Saturday 9 November 2013

Peter Grimes at The Lowry, 7.00pm.

Tuesday 12 November 2013

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Theatre Royal Newcastle, 7.00pm

Wednesday 13 November 2013

Peter Grimes at Theatre Royal Newcastle, 7.00pm

Thursday 14 November 2013

Peter Grimes at Theatre Royal Newcastle, 7.00pm

Friday 15 November 2013

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Theatre Royal Newcastle, 7.00pm

Saturday 16 November 2013

Peter Grimes at Theatre Royal Newcastle, 7.00pm

Tuesday 19 November 2013

A Midsummer’s Night Dream at Theatre Royal Nottingham, 7.00pm

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Peter Grimes at Theatre Royal Nottingham, 7.00pm

Thursday 21 November 2013

Death in Venice at Theatre Royal Nottingham, 7.00pm

Friday 22 November 2013

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Theatre Royal Nottingham, 7.00pm

Saturday 23 November

Peter Grimes at Theatre Royal Nottingham, 7.00pm

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