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Beloved Australian music identity and Order of Australia recipient dies


Beloved Australian music identity and Order of Australia recipient Stephen Phillips died earlier this month following a long illness.

He was a respected leader in his field and under his supervision SOSA debuted many popular shows, including Dead Man Walking (2003), Little Women (2007) and Moby Dick (2010). In 2013, the English-born impresario was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours, in recognition of his services to arts administration in the field of opera. He was a respected leader in his field and under his supervision SOSA debuted many popular shows, including Dead Man Walking (2003), Little Women (pictured) (2007) and Moby Dick (2010)

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