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Nicolette Fraillon was told she couldn't be a conductor 'because I was a woman'

Australian conductor Nicolette Fraillon says sexism is still an issue within the classical music scene.

Fraillon was the first woman in the world to conduct a ballet orchestra, and until December was the Australian Ballet's chief conductor, a role she held for two decades.

Today, female conductors are still the exception.

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