In the early hours of Christmas Day, 1974, Darwin was struck by Cyclone Tracy, a Category Four tropical cyclone, which claimed 66 lives and devastated 80% of the city.
‘I think through Netanela Mizrahi’s music and through the words and stories of Aunty Bilawara Lee, it’s going to be stunning. And, of course, the musicians are all very talented, but there’s also a real heart and soul when you watch the DSO, just by the nature of who they are and how they come together and the way they’re conducted. So I think it’s going to be a really beautiful event.’
