Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 2004– "Peter Grimes". The latter production, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, was garlanded with awards from "The South Bank Show", the Royal Philharmonic Society and the Theatre Management Association. During 2007-8, a mini-festival of operas inspired by William Shakespeare was presented by Opera North. It comprised Verdi's "Falstaff" and "Macbeth", Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette" and Bellini's "I Capuleti e i Montecchi". The latter saw the first appearance with the company by Sarah Connolly, who returned in 2010 for Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda". A second phase of "Transformation", completed in 2009, focused on restoring the former Assembly Rooms, which
Solomon Grimes he made 18 appearances. He later rejoined Ethnikos Piraeus till the 2011 season making 92 appearances. In 2011, Grimes joined Cypriot Club Nea Salamina where he now plays. Grimes gained his first call up against Gambia at the age of 17 in the 2004/2005 World Cup Qualification Round with the Liberia National Football Team and have gone on to make 38 appearances for the Nation. Solomon Grimes Solomon Grimes (born 24 July 1987) is a Liberian footballer who plays for Cypriot Club Nea Salamina, and a member of the Liberian National Football Team. Grimes started his career with Liberian league