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The Hallé Presents Philip Glass: Angélique Kidjo sings Ifé Songs at The Bridgewater Hall

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The Hallé Presents Philip Glass: Angélique Kidjo sings Ifé Songs at The Bridgewater Hall, City Centre 13 February 2025 Tickets from £23.00 — Book now

A three-day celebration of living legend Philip Glass takes place in Manchester this February, courtesy of the Hallé and the RNCM.

It’s start with a bang as Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo steps onto The Bridgewater Hall stage alongside Robert Ames, a skilled interpreter of Glass’s work and ‘a super connector in modern music’ (The Guardian), to perform the UK premiere of Ifè Songs – written for Kidjo in the Yoruba language of her native Benin.

We’ll also hear Glass’s fascinating Eleventh Symphony, which brings surprise after surprise as it moves from serene reflection to near-chaos, plus Days and Nights in Rocinha, a thrilling tribute to the Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood.

The Hallé Presents Philip Glass: Angélique Kidjo sings Ifé Songs at The Bridgewater Hall, City Centre 13 February 2025 Tickets from £23.00 Book now

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