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Arts escape lockdown for now, with RISING festival hours from opening – Sydney Morning Herald
Melbourne’s biggest arts festival will launch on Wednesday under the new COVID-19 restrictions.
Many venues have private plans that go beyond official restrictions: Her Majestys Theatre, for example, enforces mandatory mask-wearing during all performances, saying in its ticketing fine print it reserves the right to eject non-compliant patrons without a refund.
Opera singer Helena Dix, who nearly died from coronavirus she caught in the UK last year and is currently singing in Macbeth at Her Majestys, said the venue was excellent on its COVID precautions.
I was even in my mask to and from stage,…
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