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World Service,01 Jan 2001,24 mins
Richard Tognetti and the ACO – Australia's musical Ambassadors
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Violinist Richard Tognetti, artist-director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, talks about their current European tour, expanding repertoire and how he has enjoyed overcoming predjudice. In an interview to mark her 75th birthday, Dame Joan Sutherland recalls how she gave up her secretarial job in Sydney to come to London, where she made her debut at the Royal Opera House in 1952.
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