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| | Allianz - Avenches: Highlight of the Swiss opera season (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29) |
 | | The opera festival in Avenches, Switzerland, ranks among the most important cultural events of the country. |
 | | Two thousand years ago, Avenches was the capital of Roman Helvetia. |
 | | In 1995, the city, today located in the Swiss Canton Waadt, revived the cultural tradition of the past: an opera festival, the only classic open-air concert in Switzerland, was inaugurated in the Roman arena with a capacity of 6,000 spectators. |
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