George Robarts & Friends
About this event
George will be joined by some of his musical friends to present a cabaret-style performance of songs from 1920s Berlin, performed in English. In 2025, George Robarts won First Prize at the Lotte Lenya Competition in the USA, awarded by the Kurt Weill Foundation. With a gift for rapid-fire text and a "great penchant for comedy" (Opera Scene), he has performed cabaret in recital alongside Dame Felicity Lott, who described his work as "laugh-out-loud funny". Recent stage highlights include a "side-splitting" turn (The Guardian) as Luiz in The Gondoliers with English Touring Opera, a singer-actor starring role as the Drunken Poet and Bottom in The Fairy Queen at Longborough, and principal and cover roles at Garsington, Buxton, the Grange Festival, British Youth Opera, and the Edinburgh International Festival. An award-winning translator and librettist, in 2026 George translated Gluck's Orpheus & Eurydice for English Touring Opera and The Marriage of Figaro for Oxford Opera. He won the 2024 John Dryden Prize for The Revolting Maid (translated from Pergolesi's La serva padrona). A fluent German and Italian speaker, George is a graduate of Oxford University with a First in Modern Language
Event details
- Date
- Wednesday, 6 January 2027
- Start time
- 00:00
Getting there & venue info
Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WS.
Parking: Several Car parks nearby. Convenient car parking can be found in the NCP Central Car Park below G-Mex, which is linked directly to The Bridgewater Hall by an underpass beneath Lower Mosley Street. This well-lit underground walkway gives level access from the car-park to a lift which, in turn, gives access to Barbirolli Square just outside the Hall's main entrance.
Accessibility: The venue is accessible for disabled and toilet facilities are available on all levels of the venue. Guide Dogs are welcome. Sennheiser infra-red system fitted.
Box office: Mon - Sat: 10.00am - 8.00pm Sun: 12.00pm - 6.00pm 0161 907 9000
Good to know
What time does George Robarts & Friends start?
George Robarts & Friends is on Wednesday, 6 January 2027 at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. The listed start time is 00:00 (UK time).
What are the set times for George Robarts & Friends?
Official set times for George Robarts & Friends haven't been published. The listed start is 00:00. Running orders are usually confirmed by the venue or artist closer to the date, so check their social channels.
Where is Bridgewater Hall?
Bridgewater Hall is at Lower Mosley Street, M2 3WS, Manchester.
Is there parking at Bridgewater Hall?
Several Car parks nearby. Convenient car parking can be found in the NCP Central Car Park below G-Mex, which is linked directly to The Bridgewater Hall by an underpass beneath Lower Mosley Street. This well-lit underground walkway gives level access from the car-park to a lift which, in turn, gives access to Barbirolli Square just outside the Hall's main entrance.
Is Bridgewater Hall accessible?
The venue is accessible for disabled and toilet facilities are available on all levels of the venue. Guide Dogs are welcome. Sennheiser infra-red system fitted.
