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    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Noël! Noël

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    ABO’s beloved Christmas concert returns, brimming with festive joy, angelic voices and a denser continuo section – that means more theorbos plus Baroque and Classical guitars galore! Paul Dyer conducts a program of timeless carols, rare festive works and contemporary classics, bringing together the Brandenburg Choir, Argentinian mezzo-soprano María Eugenia…
    Noël! Noël!

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Noël! Noël!

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Step into the wonder of the season with Noël! Noël!, the Brandenburg’s cherished annual tradition, reimagined each year with our signature flair. More than just a Christmas concert, Noël! Noël! is where centuries-old carols and festive gems meet bold new interpretations. Led by Paul Dyer and performed by the radiant…
    Noël! Noël!

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Noël! Noël!

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Step into the wonder of the season with Noël! Noël!, the Brandenburg’s cherished annual tradition, reimagined each year with our signature flair. More than just a Christmas concert, Noël! Noël! is where centuries-old carols and festive gems meet bold new interpretations. Led by Paul Dyer and performed by the radiant…
    Creation of the World

    Selby & Friends: Creation of the World

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Our 2026 Season-ending concert program highlights one of Selby & Friends’ most important commitments – to foster the talents and experiences of the next generations of Australia’s artists. With this program, we welcome two young newcomers in Louise Turnbull and Ariel Postmus, and welcome back the superb skills of Kristian…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Tara Clerkin Trio

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Bristol’s Tara Clerkin Trio make their Australian debut performing their acclaimed album, Somewhere Good. Tara Clerkin Trio are Pat Benjamin, Sunny Joe Paradisos and Tara Clerkin, three musicians involved in cult Bristol bands over the years before confidently settling down in triangle formation. Drawing on jazz, trip hop, electronica, psychedelia,…
    Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio is a transformative experience. Sublime choral and orchestral magic culminate in a feast for the senses. Bach wrote his Christmas cantatas to be performed on six different days. Here, you will immerse yourself in his masterpiece over one night. In partnership with The Song Company, the…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Genesis Baroque – Cantatas for Christmas

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience a festive baroque feast. Internationally renowned French soprano Myriam Arbouz, one of the most distinguished 17th and 18th-century vocal specialists of her generation, joins Genesis Baroque for a festive baroque feast. The program celebrates the Christmas season with Graupner’s astonishingly beautiful cantata  Angst und Jammer, a poignant depiction of…

    Australian Contemporary Opera Co: All We Want For Christmas

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    This December, the Australian Contemporary Opera Company brings the woman behind the legend out of the workshop and into the spotlight. Internationally acclaimed Australian soprano Helena Dix makes her ACOCO debut in the Australian premiere of The Woman Behind the Sleigh, a witty song cycle by Melbourne lyricist Caitlin Vincent…