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Carmen

Opera Australia: Carmen

Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Smuggler, seductress, risk-taker, rebel. Who is this woman that turns every head? When Carmen meets Don José, sparks fly. She won’t give up her freedom, and Don José won’t give up his girl. Their smouldering passion sets the stage for tragedy, but first, Bizet gives us an adrenaline-pumping ride through…
Classical Music Club

Hermit Arts: Classical Music Club

Leederville Town Hall 84 Cambridge St, West Leederville, WA
A morning concert series featuring local classical musicians perform a beautiful one hour long recital. Each performance features famous classical tunes that are well known and easy to listen to. Classical Music Club concerts are at the Leederville Town Hall from 10-11am on the third Friday of each month in…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: MSO Mornings: Respighi’s Rome

Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Respighi’s majestic symphonic poems vividly depict the landscapes and landmarks of Rome, from the Trevi Fountain to the pine tree-lined Appian Way. These evergreen works established Respighi as a leading Italian composer, and remain his most popular works today.
A Certain Slant of Light

Operantics: A Certain Slant of Light

Mosman Art Gallery 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman, NSW, Australia
"There's a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons – That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes –" Emily Dickinson spent most of her life in a single room, but her imagination has reached far beyond 19th century Amherst. In her solitude, she penned nearly 1,800 poems—fleeting, enigmatic, and profound—capturing…

Selby & Friends: Epic Diva

The Chapel, Charles Sturt University 15 Blackall St, Barton, ACT
Our 2025 Season comes to a close with a blockbuster program of big piano quartets filled to the brim with the most gorgeous melodies and boasting two of our most beloved chamber musicians in Liz Layton and Julian Smiles with an introduction to another brilliant young Australian artist, violist Isabella…
Piotr Anderszewski

Musica Viva Australia: Piotr Anderszewski

Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Iconoclastic pianist Piotr Anderszewski brings his intelligence, restless curiosity and joy to piano repertoire from Bach, Schubert and Schumann. Get ready for a whole new spectrum of nuance and expression from an unconventional hero of the keyboard. Everything about Piotr Anderszewski is extraordinary: the virtuosity, the originality, and a constant…
Born in Vienna

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Born in Vienna: Concert 1

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Join us for a weekend of music curated by Chief Conductor, Mark Wigglesworth. Celebrating Vienna as the extraordinary birthplace of orchestral music as we know it, we hear Mozart’s first and last thoughts, Beethoven’s dramatic arrival onto the stage, and Schubert’s ‘Great’ C major Symphony, a work that sums up…
Nightingale

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Nightingale

Sacred Heart College Retreat Rd, Geelong, VIC, Australia
Baroque and modern treasures in an explosion of colour and energy. Harpsichordist Donald Nicolson brings an infectious enthusiasm and a sparkling musicality to everything he does. This program sees him take centre stage, both as guest director from the keyboard and as the soloist in Bach’s stunning first harpsichord concerto.…
Up Close with the Concertmaster

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Up Close with the Concertmaster: Spring

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio Cnr Grey and Russell Streets, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Designed to appreciate the intricacies of music through a smaller number of musicians, meaning every instrument can be heard individually. With music chosen and directed by QSO Concertmaster, Natsuko Yoshimoto, these soulful sessions in the QSO Studio offer an intimate experience bringing you closer to the music-making process.
Carmen

Opera Australia: Carmen

Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Smuggler, seductress, risk-taker, rebel. Who is this woman that turns every head? When Carmen meets Don José, sparks fly. She won’t give up her freedom, and Don José won’t give up his girl. Their smouldering passion sets the stage for tragedy, but first, Bizet gives us an adrenaline-pumping ride through…
Jams for Juniors: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jams for Juniors: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music! Children aged 0-5 and their adults can explore, play and join in at these popular 30-minute musical workshops. Pull up a cushion and explore the music of Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, led by…

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