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The article focuses on the collaboration between BBC Philharmonic and the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy for the concert "Salome" to be held at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, England on February 9, 2008, which includes an all-Italian cast. Gianandrea Noseda, music director of the Teatro Regio, explained the benefit of the show to the city of Manchester. The cast for the concert which consists of Nicola Beller Carbone, Peter Bronder and Dagmar Peckova was secured because of the relationship between the orchestra and opera company.

The article discusses highlights of the British Composer Awards at Glaziers Hall in 2007. It says that the number of works that were nominated for consideration has exceeded previous lists by about 20%. According to organiser Sarah Rodgers, there are still some categories where they were not getting so many nominations. A performance by the BBC Singers of music by Wolfgang Rihm was seen at the event.