{"id":11137,"date":"2013-03-06T18:34:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T07:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=11137"},"modified":"2013-03-06T18:34:09","modified_gmt":"2013-03-06T07:34:09","slug":"sydney-independent-opera-presents-the-gala-concert-viva-verdi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=11137","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Independent Opera presents: The Gala Concert \u2013 Viva Verdi!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sydney Independent Opera\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sydney_independent_opera002001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"71\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Sydney Independent Opera<\/span><\/strong> celebrates the beginning of a new year of opera in Sydney with a glorious tribute to Giuseppe Verdi, marking the bicentenary of his birth in 1813. 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