A $5m production will see a 90-piece orchestra present 15 hours of drama at a Bendigo theatre. See what it means for regional arts. Melbourne Opera’s $5m production of Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle will ...

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Antoinette Halloran has had less than a year. Starting next week, she will sing Brunnhilde in Melbourne Opera’s first full production of Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) in Bendigo.

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