by leedslieder-admin | 31 May, 2023 | News, Press Release
BRITISH BARITONE SIR SIMON KEENLYSIDE TO MAKE HIS LONG-AWAITED DEBUT AT LEEDS LIEDER Saturday 17 June 2023 at 8pm Replacing an indisposed Dame Sarah Connolly, Sir Simon Keenlyside will perform Schubert’s enduring song cycle Winterreise, accompanied by Festival...
by leedslieder-admin | 13 Mar, 2023 | News, Press Release
TOUCHES of SWEET HARMONY Friday 9 to Saturday 17 June 2023 The 2023 Leeds Lieder Festival extends from four days to nine and presents its most wide-reaching programme to date, with an array of recitals, masterclasses and events in and around the city of Leeds....
by leedslieder-admin | 27 Feb, 2023 | News, Press Release
A MOST MARVELLOUS PARTY! It’s partytime at Leeds Lieder as soprano Mary Bevan, tenor Nicky Spence and Festival Director Joseph Middleton join forces for an evening of songs by Noël Coward. Leeds Lieder are in party mode as they prepare for an evening of songs by Noël...
by leedslieder-admin | 24 Jan, 2023 | News, Press Release
Announcing our Leeds Lieder 2023 Young Artists programme – applications now open. Dates: Sunday 11 June to Saturday 17 June 2023 Application deadline: Friday 24 February 2023 Click here to view the application form. Building on the success of our Young Artists...
by leedslieder-admin | 20 Jan, 2023 | News, Press Release
ONE LIFE STAND Leeds Lieder starts 2023 with a recital celebrating English and American art song performed by mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston and accompanied by Festival Director Joseph Middleton As part of the 2023 Contemporary Music Festival at the University of...
by leedslieder-admin | 6 May, 2021 | News, Press Release
Leeds Lieder has ‘fully realised its potential and become an event of international stature. It attracts a large, loyal and knowledgeable audience, and not just from the locality’ Opera Now Ten Festivals and a Pandemic! In 2004 a group of passionate,...