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SItalian Conductor Suggests
Tax To Support Opera
SYDNEY, Friday.-Australia
should follow the Italian cus
tom and,-imposea-. :p2er cent
tax on All sporting events and
cinemas to provide funds for
o va, the Italian conductor,
Feando Pievitali, said today.
JHe arrived by air with his wife
for a season of 22 orchestral
concerts for the Australian
Broadcasting Commission.
Italy .had used the scheme for
20 , he said. Despite the
ai these sources, Italian
o mpanies were in con
*t ancial troubles, chiefly
because of the high fees de
manded by star singers. He had
this advice to offer to Australia:
"Pay your big fees to conduc
tors and stage directors and
they will make your own talent
great."
In his spare time Signor Pre
vitali likes to relax by moun
tain climbing. He will not do
any mountaineering in Austra
lia. "Nothing under 10,000ft.
interests me," he said, when
told details of Mt. Kosciusko
and other Australian peaks.
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