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Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Manchester, United Kingdom

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ManchesterCosì fan tutteSemi-staged performance

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The Bridgewater Hall, Feb 27, 28 mat
Mozart: Così fan tutte
Alexander Joel; Ruth Knight; English National Opera; English National Opera Orchestra; English National Opera Chorus; Lucy Crowe; Taylor Raven
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ManchesterRush Hour: Shostakovich’s Symphony No.1

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The Bridgewater Hall, Thu 5 Mar at 18:00
Janáček, Shostakovich
The Hallé; Euan Shields
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ManchesterRNCM Symphony Orchestra: Scheherazade

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Royal Northern College of Music: Concert Hall, Fri 6 Mar at 19:30
Zimmermann, Dvořák, Rimsky-Korsakov
Royal Northern College of Music Symphony Orchestra; Christoph Altstaedt; Jacobus De Jager; Unknown
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Celestial journeys with Kahchun Wong and the Hallé

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Rohan Shotton, 19 Feb
Kahchun Wong returns to The Hallé for Holst and Unsuk Chin, with a postscript from Colin Matthews
***11
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Watery worlds, rhythmic fire from Brauß and Hickox with the BBC

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Leighton Jones, 07 Feb
Elisabeth Brauß excels in Ravel with the BBC Philharmonic and brings and unexpected encore. 
****1
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BBC Phil's Bluebeard's Castle eclipsed by Boulanger and Kodály

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Peter Connors, 24 Jan
Anja Bihlmaier conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a moving D'un soir triste and joyful Dances of Galánta. Bluebeard's Castle, despite some fine things. feels less satisfying.
****1
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Street-smart and subversive: Ailish Tynan talks Così fan tutte

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Jessica Duchen, 07 Jan
The Irish soprano talks about singing Mozart’s Così fan tutte with English National Opera, in London and Manchester – and how the wily Despina is the perfectly subversive character for her. 
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Looking for Thomas Adès in the Aquifer

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Lawrence Dunn, 26 Mar
In residence in Manchester with the Hallé, Thomas Adès talks about recent pieces Aquifer and Wreath, and how bigness and smallness are never exactly quantifiable.
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Phelim McDermott on Flotation tanks and absent kettles

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Timmy Fisher, 03 Jun
The English actor and stage director talks Taoism, Manchester’s Royal Exchange and his latest collaboration with Philip Glass.
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