Last week the Hallé Orchestra took its audience on an heroic expedition, one that began in the splendour of a Papal Palace before advancing, through the drifting sands of Egypt, to the frozen wastelands of Antarctica. It was a...
Read MoreWhen you go to see an orchestra play, it’s a feast for the eyes as well as the ears. Examine the musicians on stage closely tonight and you’ll spot a Bellatrix Lestrange, a ‘Mad-Eye’ Moody, assorted Death...
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...
Read MoreManchester in October and memories of summer are fading fast. The days grow shorter, the mornings crisper, and iron-grey clouds hang low over the city’s Gothic skyline. But every season has its compensations, and autumn’s are...
Read MoreThe Hallé went to war earlier this month but thankfully both audience and orchestra survived to tell the tale. Battle lines were drawn at the Bridgewater Hall and the title for the evening’s entertainment was The Battle of...
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