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Robert Beale

Articles By Robert Beale

Hewitt, Basel Chamber Orchestra, Bard, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - 22 extraordinary musicians

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Connolly, BBC Philharmonic, Storgårds, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - beginning with a fanfare

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Falstaff, Opera North review - going green and having fun

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Mahler 9, Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - beginning a celebration

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The Magic Flute, Clonter Opera review - inventive ideas on the farm

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theartsdesk at the Buxton International Festival - bel canto in the High Peak

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Osborne, BBC Philharmonic, Glassberg, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - energy and virtuosity

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Elgar Oratorios, Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - a landmark in music making

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Requiem, Opera North review - partnership and diversity

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Grosvenor, Kanneh-Mason, Park, Hallé, Stasevska, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - the factors that make for a full house

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The Pearl Fishers, Opera North review - focus on the mystery

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Prohaska, Hallé, Bloxham, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - a sure hand at the helm

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Lapwood, Hallé, Niemeyer, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - light and fiery Poulenc concerto

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Ohlsson, BBC Philharmonic, Storgårds, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - a Rachmaninov special

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Chiejina, BBC Philharmonic, Collon, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - something scenic, and something else

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Mansfield Park, RNCM, Manchester review - bringing out the best

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