18 June, 1 July, 8 Sep Leeds Town Hall, with other performances June-September in concert halls at The Sage Gateshead, The Lowry and Birmingham Symphony Hall. Launch of a four-year Leeds Ring cycle in concert conducted by Richard Farnes and mentored by former Brunnhilde, Dame Anne Evans. Das Rheingold fields Joachim Seipp, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke and the American mezzo-soprano Andrea Baker. http://www.operanorth.co.uk/events/das-rheingold/