Featuring some of Puccini’s most famous arias, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi are beautifully linked by a common thread – a tragic opera about death, followed by a witty farce that explores the same theme.
From £21
Intimate, immersive and utterly thrilling, Manchester Collective’s concerts consistently bowl audiences over. At RNCM they will deconstruct Pierrot Lunaire and delve deeper into the inner world of the female protagonist.
From £18
RNCM students leave the confines of their concert hall and head across the road to MMU’s new venue, the Union, to unleash brand new arrangements of Zappa’s genre-defying instrumental works.
From £12
Starring the inimitable Harold Lloyd, ‘Safety Last!’ features one of the most enduring images in all of cinema. With a live improvised piano score and an additional screening of Buster Keaton’s short ‘One Week’, this is going to be a real treat!
From £15
Combining music, art, architecture and technology in his most future-leaning project yet, Francesco Tristano takes us on a journey of discovery, using the wonderful music of Bach’s Goldberg Variations in order to build a digital cityscape.
From £18
Terry Riley and his son Gyan present a full-length programme of Terry’s music: intricate and often improvisational structures containing elements of minimalism, jazz, ragtime, and North Indian raga, the combination of which have defined Terry’s diverse and prolific career.
From £25
Performing works by Bach, John Carpenter, and extracts from ‘A Clockwork Orange’, The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble will dazzle an RNCM audience with the possibilities of the analogue synthesiser.
From £20
Sō Percussion are all about innovation and re-invention. They’re ready to unveil the chord stick (a brand new instrument) and perform a hypnotic array of works with nods to Reich, Aphex Twin and The National’s Bryce Dessner…
From £18
The RNCM unleashes a season of daring stories, fearless players and performances ranging from jazz and opera to film scores and full-blown orchestral spectacle.
From £8
Add some extra glitter to your Manchester Pride celebrations with Glitterbox, Pride’s official Saturday night afterparty at Albert Hall. Life’s stresses can be left at the door at this bank holiday blow-out to end all blow-outs.
From £27.50
After achieving great things with his jazz-funk band Yussef Kamaal, drummer Yussef Dayes is now embarking on a solo project. Watch him play live at YES this September.
From £11
Revelling in the success of their latest album Beyondless, intelligent punk rockers Iceage will bring their sullen grandeur to Gorilla this September.
From £15
