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At the Adelaide Festival

Alan Slade — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 07:23:22 +0000

Cédric Tiberghien, the French classical pianist, started learning to play the piano at age 5, which may explain his masterful rendition of Mozart’s Sonata K331 in the concert he gave in the magnificent Adelaide Town Hall as part of the Adelaide Festival. Mozart also began playing the piano at the same age. The programme was […]

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Manon: a ballet review by Alan Slade

Alan Slade — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 04:28:01 +0000

The scandalous tale of Manon Lescaut was first published in Paris in 1731, written by L’Abbe Prevost and banned until republished 22 years later with a warning. Versions were set to music by Jules Massenet in 1884 and Giacomo Puccini in 1893. Both operas are still in repertoires around the world of opera. Legendary Scottish […]

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In search of Anne Frank’s father’s letters

Natalia Thomas — Wed, 27 May 2015 06:26:23 +0000

The Sydney Jewish Museum and Holland’s iconic Anne Frank House have launched a search for a series of typed and hand written letters that Otto Frank wrote to Australian pen pals in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s.

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