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Robert Beale

Articles By Robert Beale

La bohème, Opera North review - still young at 32

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Cockerham, Manchester Camerata, Sheen, Martin Harris Centre, Manchester review - re-enacting the dawn of modernism

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Kempf, Brno Philharmonic, Davies, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - European tradition meets American jazz

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Susanna, Opera North review - hybrid staging of a Handel oratorio

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Lapwood, Hallé, Wong, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - journeys into space

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Helleur-Simcock, Hallé, Wong, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - moving lyricism in Elgar’s concerto

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Kohout, Spence, Braun, Manchester Camerata, Huth, RNCM, Manchester review - joy, insight, imagination and unanimity

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Hadelich, BBC Philharmonic, Storgårds, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - youth, fate and pain

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Waley-Cohen, Manchester Camerata, Pether, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester review - premiere of no ordinary violin concerto

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Buxton International Festival 2025 review - a lavish offering of smaller-scale work

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Tosca, Clonter Opera review - beauty and integrity in miniature

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Hamlet, Buxton International Festival review - how to re-imagine re-imagined Shakespeare

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Dangerous Matter, RNCM, Manchester review - opera meets science in an 18th century tale

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RNCM International Diploma Artists, BBC Philharmonic, MediaCity, Salford review - spotting stars of tomorrow

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Dandy, BBC Philharmonic, Storgårds, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - a destination attained

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Owen, Manchester Camerata, Takács-Nagy, Stoller Hall, Manchester review - more Mozart made in Manchester

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