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Liz Hobday

Heartbreaking loss of global artistry at Aust festivals

The Finnish opera Innocence is showing at the Adelaide Festival's centrepiece. (HANDOUT/ADELAIDE FESTIVAL)

When Brett Sheehy ran his first Adelaide Festival in 2006, the world was a different place - and arts festivals were different too.

"What I've seen happen, which breaks my heart in many ways, is the slow diminution of major international content in each of the capital city festivals," Sheehy told AAP.

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