Manchester Classical – The Hallé and Chorus of ENO: Opera Favourites

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Manchester Classical - The Hallé and Chorus of ENO: Opera Favourites

The Bridgewater Hall, City Centre
29 June 2025

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Verdi – Overture La Forza Del Destino
Verdi – Va pensiero (Nabucco)
Verdi – Libiamo (Brindisi) (La Traviata)
Puccini – Humming Chorus (Madama Butterfly)
Puccini – Che gelida manina, Mi chiamano Mimi, O soave fanciulla (La Boheme)
Britten – Choral Dances (Gloriana)
Mascagni – Easter Hymn (Cavelleria Rusticana)
Puccini – Nessun dorma (Turandot)

Alpesh Chauhan – conductor
Madeline Boreham – soprano
Zwakele Tshabalala – tenor

Join the Chorus of English National Opera (ENO) for their first exciting concert in Manchester, performing in collaboration with the Halle Orchestra. Opera greats Verdi, Puccini and Britten all take centre stage in this unmissable concert conducted by Alpesh Chauhan. Featuring famous chorus numbers, iconic orchestral music and favourite arias, from La traviata to Gloriana and La boheme among many others, sung by Madeline Boreham and current ENO Harewood Artists Zwakele Tshabalala (TBC).

Part of Manchester Classical.

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