tue 05/08/2025

Robert Beale

Articles By Robert Beale

Fisher, BBC Philharmonic, Wigglesworth, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - war-tinged Vaughan Williams

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The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, Royal Exchange, Manchester review - a spooky study in balladry

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Hanslip, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Stoller Hall, Manchester review - lyricism and challenge

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Giltburg, Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - back to glorious normal?

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Carmen, Opera North review - humanity and no bull

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Pioro, BBC Philharmonic, Schwarz, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - an eco-concerto?

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Van der Heijden, Hallé, New, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - rising to challenges

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Bavouzet, Manchester Camerata, Takács-Nagy, Stoller Hall, Manchester review - together again

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The Barber of Seville, Clonter Opera Theatre review - youthful enthusiasm triumphs

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Dido’s Ghost, Buxton International Festival review - the Queen of Carthage returns

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The Dancing Master, Buxton International Festival review - doing it on the radio

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Hallé, Berglund, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - taking Beethoven seriously

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Dark Days, Luminous Nights, Manchester Collective, The White Hotel, Salford review - a sense of Hades

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Psappha, Phillips, Hallé St Peter’s, Manchester online review - Turnage world premiere

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Hough, Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester online review - brassy, bouncy optimism

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Lewis, Hallé, Thórarinsdóttir online review - serenity and spice

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