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Friday 27 February 2026 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester ***** Soprano Ailish Tynan steals the show in a superb semi-staging of Mozart's comic opera Lucy Crowe as Fiordiligi, Ailish Tynan as Despina and Taylor Raven as Dorabella © Matthew Johnson Photographer English National Opera is rapidly establishing a foothold in Manchester, with appearances at the Manchester Classical festival last …
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Tuesday 21 October 2025 Lowry Theatre, Salford **** Minimalist Design Meets Comedy and Psychological Realism in ENO's first production in the North The Cast of Albert Herring © Genevieve Girling This was an evening of firsts. Surprisingly, this production is the first time that English National Opera (ENO) has performed Benjamin Britten’s 1947 comic opera, …
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Sunday 29 June 2025 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester For a review of day one of the festival click here and for the opening night click here Musicians from the Hallé, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, RNCM, The Chorus of ENO and Hallé Choir. Image © Alex Burns Manchester Collective: The Body Electric The title of Sunday afternoon’s …
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