Wed 17 December 2025 7:30pm

The Hallé Christmas Concert

at Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

£12.50 - £42.50

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British baritone Rodney Earl Clarke captured every heart when he starred in the Halle’s Christmas Concert a couple of years ago. We couldn’t wait to bring him back, so here he is with a sack full of treats for the festive period, including operatic and Hollywood favourites, as well as some chestnut-roasting seasonal classics. Our master of ceremonies is genial conductor Stephen Bell, who’ll be taking us through a roll call of Christmas hits from Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov and heartwarming movie music from Home Alone to Frozen. And as it’s Christmas you can enjoy some good old-fashioned audience participation singing along with White Christmas and trying to keep up with the reindeer in Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride.

Programme:
Nigel Hess A Christmas Overture
Franck Panis angelicus
Mozart Non più andrai from The Marriage of Figaro
Prokofiev Troika
Arr. Harvey I Wonder as I Wander
Bernstein Lonely Town
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite (extracts)
Rimsky-Korsakov Dance of the Tumblers
Rodgers and Hammerstein Some Enchanted Evening
John Williams Home Alone
Morricone Se – Cinema Paradiso
Arr. Malloy Frozen Suite
Martin/Blane Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Arr. Connor Deck The Halls
Tormé The Christmas Song
Berlin White Christmas
Anderson Sleigh Ride

The Hallé Orchestra

Founded by the pianist and conductor Sir Charles Hallé in 1858, The Hallé is the UK’s oldest working orchestra (and the fourth oldest in the world). The Orchestra ranks among the UK’s top symphonic ensembles. Led by Sir Mark Elder, The Hallé is the resident orchestra of Bridgewater Hall.

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Rodney Earl Clarke

Bass-baritone was hailed by Gramophone as “a singer to be watched”. His credits include Carmen Jones at the Royal Festival Hall, Jude Kelly's award-winning On the Town, Kenneth Branagh's film version of Mozart's The Magic Flute, Sondheim’s 80th Birthday Celebration Prom, The Broadway Sound BBC Prom, Jake in Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle. Rodney has presented on television for the BBC and his debut album Glorious Quest has received critical acclaim.

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