Reviews of Prog Rock, Classical Music, Art Rock and Jazz
Saturday 21 February 2026 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester ***** Love is a fragile thing: superb performances of Albarn Berg, Sergey Prokofiev and Cassandra Miller by Lawrence Power and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Composer Cassandra Miller, Viola Player Lawrence Power and Members of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Credit: Chris Payne On The Cure's comeback album Songs of a …
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7 May 2025 Aviva Studios Manchester ***** A Unique Theatrical Experience Melds the Music of Radiohead with Shakespeare's Hamlet Hamlet Hail to the Thief (Photo by Manuel Harlan) In late 2002/early 2003, Thom Yorke, Radiohead's main singer and songwriter (and a member of The Smile) wrote the lyrics for the band’s sixth studio album, Hail …
Saturday 12 October 2024 Grand Theatre, Leeds **** A joyful production, set in the swinging sixties, with dark undertones Henry Waddington as Nick Bottom and Daisy Brown at Tytania with the children of A Midsummer Night’s Dream cast as Fairies. Photo credit: Richard H Smith Last Saturday was the opening night of Opera North's revival …
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