Opera North prepare Wagner's Die Walkure

The Sitzprobe (seated rehearsal) in the Howard Assembly Room on 7 June - the first time the orchestra and cast rehearse the music together. Photograph: Tom Arber Béla Perencz as Wotan (right) with the Valkyries. Photograph: Tom Arber The Valkyries (l to r) : Meeta Raval, Jennifer Johnston, Emma Carrington, Miriam Murphy, Katherine Broderick, Madeleine Shaw, Antonia Sotgiu and Catherine Hopper. Photograph: Tom Arber Assistant conductor Alexander Ingram (standing) Photograph: Tom Arber The Wagner tubas , originally created for the Ring Cycle Photograph: Tom Arber The Valkyries Photograph: Tom Arber Opera North's Music Director Richard Farnes conducts rehearsals in the Howard Assembly Rooms Photograph: Tom Arber Eshott Eshott Hall Tom Arber photography wedding Photograph: Tom Arber Eshott Eshott Hall Tom Arber photography wedding Photograph: Tom Arber Die Walküre is at Leeds Town Hall (16-27 June), then Sage Gateshead (23 June), Bimingham Symphony Hall (30 June) and The Lowry, Salford Quays (14 July). Details here . Photograph: Tom Arber