{"id":19261,"date":"2015-09-01T15:58:59","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T05:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=19261"},"modified":"2015-09-01T15:58:59","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T05:58:59","slug":"joan-sutherland-richard-bonynge-bel-canto-award-and-elizabeth-connell-prize-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=19261","title":{"rendered":"Joan Sutherland &amp; Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award and Elizabeth Connell Prize Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19262\" alt=\"SB\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SB-159x240.jpg\" width=\"159\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eleven singers from six countries will compete in the finals of the prestigious\u00a0Joan Sutherland &amp; Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award and Elizabeth Connell Prize Finals,\u00a0which have attracted singers from Australia, U.S.A. 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