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Inside this issue

Benjamin Northey on the art of conducting and his new teaching role.

by Clive Paget

Will three senior appointments lead to better times at Opera Australia?

by Peter Tregear

OA’s new Music Director, Andrea Battistoni, discusses the challenges ahead.

by Jo Litson

Why production designer Marg Horwell is in such demand here and overseas.

by Deborah Jones

Raphaël Pichon tells us why Pygmalion isn’t just a period-instrument ensemble.

by Jansson J. Antmann

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