Andrew Nikolic (Bass, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Last Saturday evening I had the pleasure of attending Symphony under the Stars in Launceston's beautiful City Park. The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Northey and headlined by soprano Amelia Farrugia, delivered a bravura performance. We heard pieces by Mendelssohn, Koehne, Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, Gershwin, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky under a program called That's Amore, or that's love.

I would like to congratulate TSO Managing Director Nicholas Heyward, the gifted TSO musicians, artistic director Marko Letonja, conductor Benjamin Northey, diva Amelia Farrugia, compere Ryk Goddard, the Launceston City Council, wonderful volunteers like Rosemary Edwards, and everyone else who is involved in supporting this wonderful orchestra.

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