Starting with The Royal Ballet’s Ondine which will be shown on Wednesday 3rd June from 7:30pm, the productions are being beamed exclusively live from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden to 20 locations around the country.
This will be followed by operas La Traviata and The Barber of Seville which will be shown on Tuesday 30th June at 7pm and Wednesday 15th July at 7:30pm respectively.

Ondine is the tragic romantic tale of a young water sprite and the mortal with whom she falls in love. The production features scenes beneath the sea, in a Gothic castle and aboard a storm-tossed ship as the sea spirits are brought to life.
La Traviata is another well-known classic love story, following Violetta and Alfredo, whose romance is undone by his unyielding father Giorgio who is determined to protect his family’s reputation.
The final performance is arguably the most famous Italian opera of all – The Barber of Seville. Rossini’s comedy masterpiece features a classic score, a resourceful heroine and Figaro, the town barber extraordinaire.The free events supported by Leeds City Council are part of the annual BP Summer Big Screens Programme which aims to bring live performances of opera and ballet to people of all ages all over the country.

Each piece has inspired artists across all mediums from the writers of Bugs Bunny at Warner Bros. to New York-based Greek costume art designer Nikos Floros' recyled beer cans creations.

The performances will be screened within a controlled area on Millennium Square with admission on a first-come, first-served basis from one hour before the starting times. New for this year is a covered grandstand which can cater for 140 people but those attending are still encouraged to take their own collapsible furniture. Picnic-style food and drink is permitted although there will also be a small refreshment service and toilet facilities available. Anyone aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

For further information about these screenings, contact the council’s Events Team on 0113- 395 0891 on weekdays from 9-5pm.
The screenings form part of the Summer of Fun in Leeds, with details of all the council-managed free or low-cost events and activities going on around the city able to be accessed through the new web portal at www.leeds.gov.uk/summeroffun.

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