Almost 3,000 artists from 47 nations gather to share the live experience of theatre, dance, opera and music with audiences from approximately a third of the world's nations at Edinburgh International Festival 2012. This year the festival takes place today, August 9 to September 2.
Almost 3000 artists from 47 nations will gather to share the live experience of theatre, dance, opera and music with audiences from approximately a third of the world's nations at Edinburgh International Festival 2012. This year the festival will take place August 9 to September 2.
Robyn Nevin AM and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Arvo Volmer, will present a stirring tribute to President-elect Barack Obama in New York City on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 8PM at Carnegie Hall - following the inauguration of the 44th President earlier that day. The performance will be a feature of the Australia Plays Broadway concert being presented as part of G?Day USA: Australia Week 2009. Widely regarded as the first lady of the Australian stage, Robyn Nevin will deliver the spoken word component of Aaron Copland?s Lincoln Portrait, to be performed by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Arvo Volmer. Copland?s emotionally charged composition features extracts from President Abraham Lincoln?s letters and speeches, most notably the Gettysburg Address. One of the most quoted speeches in United States history, the Gettysburg Address was delivered by Lincoln in 1863 at the dedication of the Soldiers? National Cemetery in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. With the Civil War in progress, the two-minute speech invoked the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence.
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