Opera North: Orpheus at The Lowry

Step through the wardrobe and experience an icy, magic and mystical adventure.

Reckless Sleepers are back with a mind-bending piece of visual theatre where rooms mirror each other, logic unravels, and identities blur.

Let yourself be transported back to an ancient time with historian and author Mary Beard as she explores the secret histories of Rome.

An explosive new dance production heads to The Lowry, bringing a whole new dimension to The Who’s iconic rock album.

Learn from the masters with a dance day from company chameleon and the Lowry, aimed at secondary education educators.

Don’t miss James Graham’s Olivier Award-winning, big-hearted, ‘pitch-perfect’ celebration of football when it comes to Salford.

All instruments, all abilities are welcome to join a band every week at Altogether Otherwise as part of their Singing and Dancing programme.

Friday night at Manchester Classical opens with a minimalist masterclass as the Hallé are joined by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood on electric bass.

Sean Chandler leads a live Musical Storyland performance of Three Billy Goats Gruff with BBC Philharmonic.

The Hallé Children’s Choir performs a selection of songs from Lin Marsh’s songscape, Stage and Screen, including songs from Beauty and the Beast.

Hallé Youth Training Choir is made up of young singers aged 13-15. In this uplifting event, they will perform a delightful selection of folk, traditional and spiritual songs.

Part of Manchester Classical, The RNCM Symphony Orchestra tackles Mahler’s Second – a spiritual epic, colossal in scope and ambition.

Bharatiya Vrund Gaan (BVG), will be performing traditional Indian choral compositions includes Vedic hymns, folk songs, raga-based tarana, songs of the nature.

Riot Ensemble bring a surrealist overload of sound and colour, from coral-encrusted chaos to the eerie calm of the ocean floor.