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Leeds New Opera Festival 2026: Our Eyes Looking for God
Arriving in Leeds after a sold-out London premiere run, Our Eyes Looking for God is Northern Opera Group’s first co-production with the Barbican.
“Our Eyes Looking for God captures the spirit of opera – its fluidity, extremity and larger-than-life gestures” – The Guardian
“a poignant spectacle, explosive, and highly original” – The Rendition
An opera. A ghost story. A love story. Black boy joy and Black boy nightmares.
Cousins Adjani and Kamal are driving to a party on Adjani’s last night in Toxteth. They laugh, tell stories, clash, dream, and wonder what the future will bring. Two ordinary boys with extraordinary souls, on an ordinary night out that will resonate across history.
Our Eyes Looking for God combines the unique talents of writer/director TD Moyo, composer Renell Shaw, librettist April Koyejo-Audiger, movement director Matheus Daniel, musical director Luke Bacchus and designer Amanda Mascarenhas to create a genre-mashing new opera that sings out the story of young lives rooted in British communities today.
Starring Themba Mvula and Gamba Cole
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Portland Way, Leeds , LS1111
Leeds New Opera Festival 2026: Our Eyes Looking for God
Arriving in Leeds after a sold-out London premiere run, Our Eyes Looking for God is Northern Opera Group’s first co-production with the Barbican.
“Our Eyes Looking for God captures the spirit of opera – its fluidity, extremity and larger-than-life gestures” – The Guardian
“a poignant spectacle, explosive, and highly original” – The Rendition
An opera. A ghost story. A love story. Black boy joy and Black boy nightmares.
Cousins Adjani and Kamal are driving to a party on Adjani’s last night in Toxteth. They laugh, tell stories, clash, dream, and wonder what the future will bring. Two ordinary boys with extraordinary souls, on an ordinary night out that will resonate across history.
Our Eyes Looking for God combines the unique talents of writer/director TD Moyo, composer Renell Shaw, librettist April Koyejo-Audiger, movement director Matheus Daniel, musical director Luke Bacchus and designer Amanda Mascarenhas to create a genre-mashing new opera that sings out the story of young lives rooted in British communities today.
Starring Themba Mvula and Gamba Cole
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Arriving in Leeds after a sold-out London premiere run, Our Eyes Looking for God is Northern Opera Group’s first co-production with the Barbican. “Our Eyes…
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