Opera North’s standout production of Susanna is a tug of war between sincerity and a double dose of deception. Built to strike a nerve, it comes across as storybook horror that plunges the Lowry audience into a familiar battle of his word against hers.

The legendary Flying Dutchman drops anchor at the Lowry theatre, offering a haunting reimagining of Richard Wagner’s 1843 opera.

Alcina exposes the Lowry audience to the endlessly empty and haunting reality behind its unloved antihero.

This soulful opera surrounding father-daughter relationships, hired hitmen and curses offers a twisted morality tale not to be missed.