The Australian Ballet's general manager, Ian McRae, said the company's final two seasons in Sydney late last year were particularly successful. These were the trilogy comprising Bella Figura , The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude , and In the Upper Room , and the two-act ballet, Mirror Mirror . The ballet has also reported a large endowment from Robert and Libby Albert. Robert Albert has been an AB board member since 1988. Music is my first love.
Ballet follows close behind.
The family supports the art form down to student level, endowing the City of Sydney Performing Arts Challenge and the performing arts school, the McDonald College.