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WellingtonFour Last Songs

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New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Sir Donald Runnicles; Madeleine Pierard

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New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Sir Donald Runnicles; Madeleine Pierard
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ENB: R:Evolution showcases tenacity, legacy and talent

English National Ballet in George Balanchine's Theme and Variations © Photography by ASH
English National Ballet opens its season at Sadler’s Wells with a quadruple bill showcasing the versatility, virtuosity and endless capabilities of the company throughout the ranks.
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Young and the Sydney Symphony perform a splendid Die Walküre

Simone Young and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra © Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Jay Patel
Wotan's predicaments provide Sydney's victory: Chief Conductor Simone Young has her musicians on some of their best form in recent years, with only a few question marks over an excellent concert performance.
****1
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Gemma New and the NZSO travel through twentieth century music

Madeleine Pierard with Gemma New and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra © NZSO
Centred around Scriabin’s mystical Poem of Ecstasy, a thrilling journey through the byways of twentieth century music takes in New Zealand, Finland and France.
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English National Ballet's Our Voices signals a new, exciting era

Lorenzo Trossello, Erina Takahashi and Gareth Haw in David Dawson's Four Last Songs © Laurent Liotardo
English National Ballet appears refreshed and revitalised under its new artistic director.
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Baroque opera resurrected at Pinchgut: Legrenzi's Giustino

Jacob Lawrence (Emperor) and Madeleine Pierard (Empress) © Cassandra Hannagan
Unseen since the 18th Century apart from one night in Germany, Legrenzi's Giustino deserves to re-enter the repertoire after its revival by Pinchgut Opera's Erin Helyard.
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Back from the brink: two sopranos rescue Florestan in Sydney

Simon O'Neill (Florestan) © Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Simone Young  is made of stern stuff. With 30 hours to go before the concert performance, her Leonore falls ill. Can the show go on? 
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