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  1. An orchestra, singers and choir stand on stage with a conductor on the podium gesturing triumphantly towards the audience
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    What is The Dream of Gerontius all about?

  2. A woman in a pink dress and a man in a black suit stand singing at the front of a stage in front of a full orchestra
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    What is Saul all about?

  3. A group of musicians dressed in black holding string instruments stand on stage looking out at an applauding crowd
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    What are the Brandenburg Concertos all about?

  4. An aboriginal man in a bright blue tshirt and black blazer stands holding a didgeridoo with a view of Edinburgh behind him
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    Kalkadungu Yurdu by William Barton

  5. A witch stands over a woman in a white dress on her knees looking distressed, with a large skull in the background
    Highlights

    Six scary Festival scenes for Halloween

  6. Nicola Benedetti stands on a balcony smiling at the camera with a view of Edinburgh behind her
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    Welcoming our new Festival Director Nicola Benedetti

  7. Jessye Norman stands on a train platform waving a flag
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    Three Black women who made classical music history

  8. A woman sits in front of a wall of ivy reading from a book open in front of her
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    Edinburgh is a Story by Edinburgh Makar Hannah Lavery

  9. A man in an open blue shirt stretches his arms above him in a field of golden corn against a blue sky
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    Revealing the full details of our 2022 At Home Programme in partnership with abrdn

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    Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

  11. A group of women in bright blue African wax print dresses and colourful braids dance on top of Calton Hill
    Highlights

    The 2022 International Festival in pictures

  12. A row of four woman sit on a sofa, dressed in casual clothes and head wraps, in matching poses with their heads bowed, ankles crossed and toes pointed.
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    Scotland embraces the return of Edinburgh International Festival

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