The Aboretum in Pearl Beach is a santuary for over 90 species including threatened species like Koalas, Glossy Black Cockatoo and Barking Owl. It is also, once a year, a sanctuary for opera fans who gather to hear their favorite arias sung in the wild. Last Sunday the fifth
Opera in the Aboretum was held...
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Opera Fans in the Pearl Beach Arboretum |
on a perfect sunny day. People brought picnics and chatted as the sound systems were tested but when the performance began a dead silence fell. The silence was interrupted only by the Kookaburras who seemed to have a particular relationship to the mezzo soprano vocal range. Twice they joined in to accompany Mezzo Soprano Milijana Nikolic.
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Performers at the Pearl Beach Opera in the Aboretum |
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Chris Bearman conducted the Central Coast Conservatorium String Orchestra |
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Watercolours of the event are on
artsmitten.com