Magic in Manchester as ENO performs Così fan tutte at The Bridgewater Hall
What’s that you say? You don’t know much about opera and you don’t think it’s for you? Well, let...
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Review: The Hallé Orchestra, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
The Hallé Orchestra opened its new season last week with a moving and magnificent performance at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. Although the orchestra has played a handful of concerts over the summer, this was the first time it...
Read More“Some people have called me the diva whisperer.” Blondie collaborator Rob Roth talks weirdos, icons and punk sensibility
“There’s nothing contrived or canned, it’s just Debbie and Chris.” While these may seem like ordinary names, they take on extraordinary status when you realise that Debbie is Debbie Harry and Chris is Chris Stein, the...
Read MoreReview: An evening of Ravel, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
In a brief intermission between winter storms, concert-goers in Manchester took shelter in The Bridgewater Hall and warmed themselves with the musical radiance of the Hallé Orchestra. First up was Ravel and his 1919...
Read MoreMusic Review: Shakespears Sister, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
There’s always been something of the magpie about Siobhan Fahey, a pop star with a fan’s fascination for pop. Not that it’s all about Fahey, especially – more than a quarter of a century on from the...
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