Opera North

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This is about the British organisation; for the unrelated American one, see Opera North (U.S.).

Opera North is a British opera company. It is based at the Grand Theatre in Leeds, England, but it also presents regular seasons in several other cities, notably Nottingham (at the Theatre Royal), Salford (at the Lowry) and Newcastle (at the Theatre Royal). The company's orchestra, the Orchestra of Opera North, regularly performs and records in its own right.

Opera North started life in 1978 as an offshoot of English National Opera, and was known until 1981 as English National Opera North. It had the specific intention of delivering high-quality opera to the northern areas of the country which, up to that point, had had no regular opera company. With the name change to Opera North, the official ties with English National Opera ceased to exist.

Operas are usually, but not always, performed in English.