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Last Night of the Christmas Proms at the Bridgewater Hall

Chris Horkan
Copyright Raymond Gubbay 2017

Last Night of the Christmas Proms at The Bridgewater Hall, City Centre 26 December 2017 Tickets from £18.50 — Book now

Rossini Thieving Magpie Overture
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
Bizet Duet from The Pearl Fishers
Tchaikovsky Waltz from Swan Lake
Debussy Clair de Lune
Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Vivaldi Summer from The Four Seasons

And all your Proms favourites
RULE, BRITANNIA!
NESSUN DORMA
LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY

Samuel Sakker tenor
James Cleverton baritone
Joo Yeon Sir violin
John Pryce–Jones conductor
Manchester Concert Orchestra

Last Night of the Christmas Proms at The Bridgewater Hall, City Centre 26 December 2017 Tickets from £18.50 Book now

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