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An all-new take on a Rossini classic, New Zealand Opera’s 2024 season of Le comte Ory is set to surprise and delight audiences across Aotearoa this winter.
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The torture of a police officer in Quentin Tarantino’s debut film, Reservoir Dogs,  is one of the most iconic scenes in movie history. A significant part of what makes the scene so memorable is that the violence plays out to one of the coolest, grooviest tunes in music history:  Stuck in the Middle with You by Stealers Wheels. And it very nearly didn’t happen.
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