Hobart Baroque Festival

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The Hobart Baroque Festival was a Music festival of Baroque music that took place in the city of Hobart, Tasmania. There were two events held under the name. In 2015, the festival was moved to Brisbane as Brisbane Baroque. [1]

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2013 festival

The 2013 festival featured performances by Russian soprano Julia Lezhneva and Spanish countertenor Xavier Sabata. [2]

2104 festival

Artists featured in the 2014 festival included Julia Lezhneva. [3]

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References

  1. About the festival Archived 26 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine , Brisbane Baroque
  2. Westwood, Matthew (13 November 2013). "Stars bring added culture to Hobart Baroque festival". The Australian . Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. Carol Raabus and Louise Saunders (13 November 2013). "Leo Schofield previews the Hobart Baroque Festival". 936 ABC Hobart . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 9 April 2015.