The Hallé: The Magical Music of Harry Potter at The Bridgewater Hall

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The Hallé: The Magical Music of Harry Potter

The Bridgewater Hall, City Centre
30 December 2021

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The Hallé: Harry Potter
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This festive season, join the Hallé Orchestra and Youth Choir as they celebrate the story of the world’s most famous wizard at The Bridgewater Hall. The iconic music from the astoundingly successful Harry Potter films has delighted generations of wizards and muggles for almost twenty years, and the Hallé’s 2019 performance of this concert was an easy sell-out. Don’t sleep on this one…

Read about the other family-friendly concerts the Hallé has up its sleeves over the festive period here.

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