Matthew Hassall
Sep 24, 2019
3 minutes
Do you have an early memory of ballet?
As a young child I was captivated by the ballet Coppelia, totally convinced the dolls were real. When taken to the theatre I always loved that moment when the lights went down and you heard the orchestra tune and start playing the overture, a moment I still love to this day.
What was your first experience as an orchestra musician for ballet?
It was for the Australian Ballet’s in Brisbane with the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra in 1991. A
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