Already the first performance planned at the Royal Exhibition Building has sold out and a second goes on sale at the end of the month. Mr Green said the event had been planned since 1996 but problems began to mount after the symphony was included in the Olympic arts festival last year. When ABC television decided to broadcast only the Sydney concert, the Melbourne Festival withdrew its financial support for the Federation event. It's much bigger than the Sydney concert and we won't need amplification for the singers. Mr Green said more talks were planned next week in an attempt to find more support.
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