Of all the iconic Italian operas, I had yet to see Verdi’s Aida. So you can imagine the excitement here at the OperaWatch office deep in the bowels of Northern Soul Towers when the tickets arrived for this production by Opera...
Read MoreWell known for collaborating with a diverse range of artists and groups, Manchester Camerata are back at The Bridgewater Hall with a fresh take on a 60s sound. Composed by Joe Duddell, the group are reshaping a spectacular...
Read More“I have no idea where the time has gone,” Joan Armatrading tells me. “It’s insane.” The award-winning singer, songwriter and musician wrote her first song when she was just 14-years-old and...
Read MoreSomewhere out there in a lovingly mischievous, poly-morphously sexual world – where Ziggy Stardust meets The Wicker Man, Kate Bush sends flowers and Derek Jarman catches it all on film, while Marcel Marceau, Lou Reed, Ken...
Read MoreThere’s trouble in the water for the residents of Amity Island as swimmers are picked apart by a great white shark. Based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, and directed by Steven Spielberg, the straight A to Z...
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