Governor Rescues Soprano

Part way thyrough a performance of Handel’s Laudate pueri Dominum in Sydney Saturday night, soprano Miriam Allan suddenly colllapsed onstage. “A doctor jumped on stage and took charge, one witness said. The doctor was none other than the NSW Governor, Professor Marie Bashir, a psychiatrist. Allan had been sick with flu all week, but did not want to miss Saturday night’s Musica Viva 60th anniversary concert.”