Upbeat for Wednesday 3 August 2011

1:04 PM.Director and Soprano presenting the New Zealand School of Music's season of Benjamin Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Audio

12:47 PM.Ex-principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and Repeteur of the Balanchine Trust in NZ to choreograph Balanchine works for the NZ School of Dance graduation season. Audio

12:14 PM.Russian conductor working with the NZSO for their 'Leningrad' tour featuring works by Shostakovich and Rachmaninov. Audio