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Manchester

Swiftly Flowing and Straightforward RNCM Production of Cendrillon

19/12/201715/12/2017 by Michael Cookson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Massenet, Cendrillon (Cinderella): Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of Royal Northern College of Music / Martin André (conductor). RNCM Theatre, Manchester. 12.12.2017. (MC)

Cendrillon - Music by Jules Massenet - Libretto by Henri Cain - RNCM Opera - 6th December 2017 Conductor - Martin André Director - Olivia Fuchs Designer - Yannis Thavoris Lighting Designer - Matt Haskins
Caroline Taylor as Cendrillon (c) Robert Workman

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RNCM’s Excellent Staging and Sung Performance of a Too Rarely Seen French Opera

16/08/202007/12/2017 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Massenet, Cendrillon: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Northern College of Music / Martin André (conductor). RNCM Opera Theatre.6.12.2017. (RJF)

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RNCM’s Cendrillon (c) Robert Workman

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The Monastery’s Acoustics and Hard Walls Marred the Appreciation on the Concert

04/07/201728/06/2017 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi: Soloists, St. George’s Singers with the Sheffield Chorale, Stockport Symphony Orchestra / Neil Taylor (conductor). Manchester Monsatery, 25.6.2017. (RJF)

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Brave emphasis on spirituality at Bridgewater Hall

30/04/201724/04/2017 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Gubaidulina: Vadim Gluzman (violin), Robin Tritschler (tenor), BBC Philharmonic / Vassily Sinaisky (conductor). Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. 23.4.2017. (RBa)

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A North-American theme in Manchester

10/04/201703/04/2017 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Harbison, Barber, Rachmaninov: James Ehnes (violin), BBC Philharmonic / James Feddeck (conductor). Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 1.4.2017. (RBa)

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RNCM’s Second Cast Makes RNCM’s Theodora an Entertaining and Enjoyable Evening

07/04/201702/04/2017 by Michael Cookson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Theodora: Soloists, RNCM Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Roger Hamilton (conductor), RNCM Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 30.3.2017. (MC)

Samantha Clarke in the title role of Handel's Theodora (Cast B) © RNCM 2017
Samantha Clarke in the title role of Handel’s Theodora © RNCM

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Excellent Singing and Acting Enables RNCM’s Students to Create Meaningful Drama in Theodora

07/04/201729/03/2017 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Theodora: Soloists and Chorus of RNCM Opera Orchestra / Roger Hamilton (conductor), Opera Theatre , Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 24.3.2017. (RJF)

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Romans roistering in RNCM’s Theodora (c) RNCM

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Hallé’s Gerontius was a Remarkable Performance to Stay Long in the Memory

21/03/201718/03/2017 by Michael Cookson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Elgar: David Butt Philip (tenor), Iain Paterson (bass-baritone), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé / Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 12.3.2017. (MC)

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