OPERA star Suzannah Clarke has been confirmed as a headline act for an open-air three-day music event in June.

The Middlesbrough-born soprano will perform at Opera at the House, the inaugural Harewood Music Festival, in the grounds of Harewood House, near Leeds.

Clarke will perform on June 6, when she will be joined by tenor Bonaventura Bottone, the Opera North Orchestra and conductor Anthony Ingles to perform a three-hour programme of well-known opera classics.

Thousands of people are expected at the event, which starts on June 4, when 19-year-old singer Katie Melua, who recently had a number one album, will appear.

Tickets can be obtained by calling 0113 218 1000.