Mama Alto makes a stunning return to Melbourne Recital Centre following sold-out shows at the Public Theater in New York, the Perth International Cabaret Festival, and the Winter Cabaret season at the Hayes Theatre.

A gender-transcendent diva, Mama Alto is a queer person of colour, living with disability, who works with the radical potential of storytelling. Her liquid velvet voice comes to the fore in beguiling interpretations that turn already rich material inside out. Traversing smoky torch songs, sumptuous jazz ballads and luscious vocals, Mama’s repertoire holds both the familiar and unexpected .

With her soaring voice, exquisite sense of musicality and wondrously statuesque stage presence, Mama Alto continues to establish herself as one of Australia’s pre-eminent interpreters of the art of torch singing. Enigmatic, multifaceted and resplendent, her weaving of song and story, triumph and tragedy, poignancy and pathos makes for an unforgettable musical experience.