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Robert Beale

Articles By Robert Beale

The Anvil, Royal, Purves, BBCPO, Gernon, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester - disturbing, baffling and moving

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Chetham's Symphony Orchestra, Chetham's Chorus, Threlfall, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester - a thrilling triumph

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Williams, BBC Philharmonic, Wigglesworth, Bridgewater Hall Manchester review - vision before gloom

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Aida, Opera North review - militarism soundly subverted

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Ehnes, BBC Philharmonic, Wilson, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - contrasts from the 1930s

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The Pilgrim’s Progress, RNCM, Manchester review – a theatrical triumph

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Oelze, Oakes, Gould, BBC Philharmonic, Gnann, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - trio of surprises

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Hardenberger, BBC Philharmonic, Storgårds, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - new work trumpets a sun journey

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La Damnation de Faust, Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - 'concert opera' indeed

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Katya Kabanova, Opera North review – a grim tale

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Hough, Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - film music flows

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Van Woerkum, BBCPO, Gernon, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - a symphony of cinema

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Gianni Schicchi/Suor Angelica, RNCM, Manchester review – music does the magic

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Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review – three iconic works

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Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review – pictorial, dramatic power

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Hallé, Gardner, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review – drama and humanity

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