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The same would be applied to the piano competitions postponed to late-September, and speech and drama, which has been postponed to late-October or November.<\/p>\n
The prestigious Chopin Competition has been moved to October, and the Victorian Band Championships and the aria event have been postponed to November.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Herald Sun Aria entries are well up on 2019, and the senior Chopin entries have doubled on 2019. There\u2019s so much enthusiasm from those who have entered,\u201d Mr Zala said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey haven\u2019t been on the stage much, if at all, in the last 18 months and they\u2019re desperate to strut their stuff.<\/p>\n
\u201cAudiences are also mad-keen to get back into theatres, so we want to please our competitors and provide the public with some entertainment in these trying COVID times.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Eisteddford is marking 130 years since it first launched in 1891. The annual competition didn\u2019t go ahead for three years during World War Two, and in 1953, when the State Government requested it be cancelled due to the polio epidemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a precedent for a regional-only competition, so if we need to go to our plan Bs, we will,\u201d Mr Zala said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Royal South Street Eisteddfod has begun for 2021. Vocal solo performers have taken to a virtual stage in lockdown, with the Arts for All competition for people with disabilities set to run in the same way. RSSS chair Peter Zala said although the pandemic has once again impacted the annual event, entry numbers and […]<\/p>\n