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Opera for today
Athenian opera star Rodula Gaitanou is set to direct an 18th century opera as part of Hobart Baroque
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A partisan’s odyssey
Boris Pasternak contemporary Alexis Parnis talks to Neos Kosmos about his time in the resistance and how this had impacted life in the Greece of today
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California dreaming
Historians Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski launched their work on the history of the Greek cafe and its role in the Americanisation of Australian eating, in Sydney
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A Xylouris family affair
Three generations, two countries, one family of musicians – here is the story of Psarantonis and the Xylouris clan, to be captured on screen.
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One long path to the finish line
Ethiopian orphan Haftu’s life changed when he encountered aid worker Maria Strintzos. The young 13-year-old now calls Australia home
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Australia shares European values
Former Neos Kosmos journalist Alia Papageorgiou interviews the Australian Ambassador to the EU, Mr Duncan Lewis
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Rembetika: the best of the Balkans
Following his sell-out Melbourne performance, Gypsy musician Goran Bregovic speaks about his music and why he believes rembetika are the best sounds of the Balkans
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When Ian Fleming picked my grandfather to steal Nazi secrets
When naval intelligence officer Ian Fleming set up a secret commando unit during World War II, among those handpicked for duty was Theo Ionides – my grandfather
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Doyle’s metropolis
Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Robert Doyle talks about the controversial Australia 108 project, the city’s love affair with Greece, and protecting the Victorian capital’s ‘livability’