Sydney and Melbourne have been skipped over as one of the world’s leading ballet companies decides to come to Brisbane.
Teatro alla Scala director Frederic Olivieri said "big numbers of costumes and equipment" will be brought for the shows at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in November.
QPAC had been negotiating for the past five years before announcing in March that La Scala had chosen in favour of performing exclusively in "a very important part of Australia with lots of culture": Brisbane.
The debut show will also be simulcast to regional Queensland through QPAC's satellites, with Maryborough and Mount Isa locked in so far and negotiations with other towns ongoing.
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