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Northside Opera Study Group
PROGRAM FOR 2025
Second Semester: Monday 21 July to Monday 24
November
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Second
Semester 2025 Lectures 10 am
to 12.30 pm 21 July - 24 November
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DAY
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MONTH
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TOPIC
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PRESENTER
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21
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July
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BREAKING THE WAVES: LARS VON TRIER
& MELANCHOLIA: MIKAEL KARLSSON
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PROF. MICHAEL HALLIWELL
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28
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July
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CARLO FELICE CILLARIO - ITALIAN MAESTRO
OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPERA
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ASSOC. PROF. STEPHEN MOULD
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4
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August
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ARIADNE AUF NAXOS: STRAUSS' OPERA
WITHIN AN OPERA
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DR LAURA BIEMMI
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11
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August
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DISCOVERING MY WAY IN THE HELDENTENOR
FACH
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BRAD COOPER
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18
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August
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BOITO'S MEFISTOFELE
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DR MURRAY DAHM
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25
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August
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HANDEL'S SAMSON
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MICHAEL KAUFMANN
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1
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September
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GOUNOD'S FAUST
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DR PAUL SMITH
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8
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September
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FERRUCIO BUSONI'S TURANDOT
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JOHN PRINGLE AM
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15
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September
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GREAT SINGERS OF AUSTRALASIA - JOHN
PRINGLE AM AND JOHN WEGNER
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BEN OXLEY
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22
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September
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RICHARD WAGNER'S PARSIFAL - DREAMS OF
REDEMPTION
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DR ANTONY ERNST
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29
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September
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STRAUSS' DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN - THE
QUEST BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL
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DR ANTONY ERNST
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6
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October
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LABOUR DAY
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NO MEETING
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13
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October
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BEETHOVEN'S "LEONORA"
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DR ROBERT FORGACS
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20
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October
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VERISMO GALA - CONTRAST AND COMPARE
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DR HANNAH MONDRY
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27
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October
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MOZART'S MITRIDATE RE DI PONTO
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LOUIS HURLEY
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3
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November
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SHOW AND TELL
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NORTHSIDE MEMBERS
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10
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November
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STRAUSS' OPERATIC OUTPUT
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DR DAVID LARKIN
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17
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November
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DREAM & VARIATIONS: ELGAR'S THE
DREAM OF GERONTIUS & THE ENIGMA VARIATIONS
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DR NEIL McEWAN AM
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24
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November
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END OF YEAR CONCERT
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MUSIC STUDENTS
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PATRON: JOHN
PRINGLE AM
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Lectures resume
Monday 6 February 2026
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Programme
Co-ordinator: Wendy Hamlin
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