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Heirlume Productions and Forest Collective: Sweet Charity

20th June, 2026

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

20th June, 2026

Musica Viva Australia: Doric String Quartet and Lloyd Van’t Hoff

18th June, 2026

Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Songs of Faith and Fever

18th June, 2026

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles of Light

17th June, 2026

Melbourne Bach Choir: Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil and Ukrainian Art Songs

15th June, 2026

Reviews

Heirlume Productions and Forest Collective: Sweet Charity

by Stephen Marino 20th June, 2026

Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of Sweet Charity, Heirlume Productions and co-producer Forest Collective have approached Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields and Neil Simon’s …

by Stephen Marino 20th June, 2026

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

20th June, 2026

by Paris Wages 20th June, 2026

Musica Viva Australia: Doric String Quartet and Lloyd Van’t Hoff

18th June, 2026

by Sue Kaufmann 18th June, 2026

Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Songs of Faith and Fever

18th June, 2026

by Heather Leviston 18th June, 2026

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles of Light

17th June, 2026

by Nicholas Tolhurst 17th June, 2026

News

News: OperaChaser Critics Awards (OCCAs) 2025 Winners

by Classic Melbourne 5th February, 2026

Here is what you have all been waiting for: the Winners of the inaugural OperaChaser Critics Awards (OCCAs) for 2025. Below …

by Classic Melbourne 5th February, 2026

News: Nominations for the OperaChaser Critics Awards 2025

31st December, 2025

by Heather Leviston 31st December, 2025

News: Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026

17th December, 2025

by Classic Melbourne 17th December, 2025

Victorian Opera: Season 2026

8th October, 2025

by Classic Melbourne 8th October, 2025

News: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Season 2026 – Celebrating 120 Years

15th August, 2025

by Heather Leviston 15th August, 2025

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0 events 1 0 events, 1	0 events 2 0 events, 2	2 events 3 2 events, 3 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: First Voices Showcase June 3 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: First Voices Showcase Program James Howard Nyirrimar Ngamatyata / To Lose Yourself at Sea Aaron Wyatt The Things Which are Most Important Don't Always Scream the…, 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever June 3 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever Lock into two explosive and mesmerising works from Sydney Dance Company by Melanie Lane and Antony Hamilton. First Love Lock. Fantastical folk… $39 – $89	1 event 4 1 event, 4 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever June 4 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever Lock into two explosive and mesmerising works from Sydney Dance Company by Melanie Lane and Antony Hamilton. First Love Lock. Fantastical folk… $39 – $89	1 event 5 1 event, 5 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever June 5 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever Lock into two explosive and mesmerising works from Sydney Dance Company by Melanie Lane and Antony Hamilton. First Love Lock. Fantastical folk… $39 – $89	4 events 6 4 events, 6 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever June 6 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever Lock into two explosive and mesmerising works from Sydney Dance Company by Melanie Lane and Antony Hamilton. First Love Lock. Fantastical folk… $39 – $89, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 6 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm The Bowerbird Collective: Where Song Began June 6 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm The Bowerbird Collective: Where Song Began A cinematic concert celebrating songbirds. Described as 'spectacular' by Limelight Magazine in a 5-star review, Where Song Began is an iconic celebration of songbirds. The… $30 – $89, 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever June 6 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever Lock into two explosive and mesmerising works from Sydney Dance Company by Melanie Lane and Antony Hamilton. First Love Lock. Fantastical folk… $39 – $89	2 events 7 2 events, 7 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Anna da Silva Chen – Obsession June 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Anna da Silva Chen – Obsession Anna da Silva Chen, violin Mostly unknown yet strangely familiar gems from three centuries of solo violin music, featuring composers whose… $10 – $22, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 7 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368
2 events 8 2 events, 8 6:30 pm - 9:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 8 @ 6:30 pm - 9:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 8 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368	2 events 9 2 events, 9 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 9 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 7:30 pm - 9:15 pm Classical Music Australia: Daniel Hope in Recital June 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:15 pm Classical Music Australia: Daniel Hope in Recital Superstar violinist Daniel Hope returns to Australia for the first time since 2014 with program of Mendelssohn, Faure and Elgar. Internationally… $30 – $140	3 events 10 3 events, 10 1:30 pm - 4:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 10 @ 1:30 pm - 4:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ANAM: Lutosławski Quartet: Leaves of an Unwritten Diary June 10 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ANAM: Lutosławski Quartet: Leaves of an Unwritten Diary In their final concert at ANAM, the Lutosławski Quartet unites with ANAM’s string cohort for a whirlwind of Polish works –… $25 – $65, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 10 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368	2 events 11 2 events, 11 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ANAM Recital: Timothy O’Malley June 11 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ANAM Recital: Timothy O’Malley As a musician’s instrumental proficiency develops, so too does their artistic taste and temperament. Each ANAM musician’s recital is a snapshot… Free – $10.00, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 11 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368	4 events 12 4 events, 12 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Melbourne Bach Choir: Rachmaninov All Night Vigil (vespers) Op 37 June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Melbourne Bach Choir: Rachmaninov All Night Vigil (vespers) Op 37 Following their triumphant performance of J.S. Bach’s St Matthew Passion on Good Friday at Melbourne Recital Centre, the Melbourne Bach Choir… $15 – $60, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Queer Nights at Nightingale: Temporality Curated by Meta Cohen June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Queer Nights at Nightingale: Temporality Curated by Meta Cohen Temporality Curated by Meta Cohen 12th June, 7:30pm Curated by composer Meta Cohen, Temporality is an evening of music exploring queer historical imagination, ecstatic memory… $49, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Laura Vaughan – Night Music June 12 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Laura Vaughan – Night Music Laura Vaughan, viola da gamba The viola da gamba is an instrument that seems to wake most fully after dark, when… $20 – $30	4 events 13 4 events, 13 1:30 pm - 4:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 13 @ 1:30 pm - 4:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Of Rivers and Trees – A concert of diverse new music June 13 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Of Rivers and Trees – A concert of diverse new music This important concert of new music in Albert Park, much with environmental themes, brings together some of Australia’s leading composers and… $25 – $35, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 13 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Affinity Quartet and Friends: UpLIFT June 13 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Affinity Quartet and Friends: UpLIFT Catherina Lee, violin Nicholas Waters, violin Isabella Biagnasca, viola Mee Na Lojewski, cello Affinity Quartet has been praised by critics for… $35 – $45	3 events 14 3 events, 14 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Acord Mediaeval Performance Ensemble: Midwinter Acord June 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Acord Mediaeval Performance Ensemble: Midwinter Acord Midwinter in the European Middle Ages was a time when indoor entertainments were de rigeur and Acord plans to entertain you… $10. – $20, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles Of Light June 14 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles Of Light A genre-defying voyage from the pastoral majesty of Vaughan Williams to the experimental universe of Kate Bush, directed by British virtuoso… $30 – $148, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Songs of Faith, Hope and Fever June 14 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Songs of Faith, Hope and Fever Join the Lyric Opera of Melbourne for an afternoon of profound musical intimacy and spiritual exploration. This special fundraising concert completes our presentation… $50
2 events 15 2 events, 15 6:30 pm - 9:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 15 @ 6:30 pm - 9:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles Of Light June 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles Of Light A genre-defying voyage from the pastoral majesty of Vaughan Williams to the experimental universe of Kate Bush, directed by British virtuoso… $30 – $148	2 events 16 2 events, 16 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Musica Viva Australia: Doric String Quartet & Lloyd Van’t Hoff June 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Musica Viva Australia: Doric String Quartet & Lloyd Van’t Hoff The Doric String Quartet. Four voices, an infinite range of expression. One of the finest quartets of their generation, London’s Doric… $20 – $163, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 16 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368	0 events 17 0 events, 17	3 events 18 3 events, 18 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas June 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas Four cities. One voice. Endless drama. Step into the world of high style and high emotion as Italian baritone Renato Dolcini… $20 – $186, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 18 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Wilma & Friends – Cane and Horsehair Global Odyssey June 18 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Wilma & Friends – Cane and Horsehair Global Odyssey Music for oboe and strings from Mozart to now. Composers from five countries played by musicians from five countries - music… $30 – $40	5 events 19 5 events, 19 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64, 7:30 pm - 9:20 pm James Ehnes with Orion Weiss June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:20 pm James Ehnes with Orion Weiss Pure violin poetry. Master violinist James Ehnes and pianist Orion Weiss unite for an exquisite evening of chamber music spanning two… $49 – $139, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Queer Nights at Nightingale: Fault Lines June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Queer Nights at Nightingale: Fault Lines Nightingale Gallery presents the inaugural Queer Nights at Nightingale, a finely curated festival under the artistic direction of internationally acclaimed pianist Coady… $49, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: ABC Classic 100 in Concert June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: ABC Classic 100 in Concert Each year, ABC Classic asks music lovers to nominate their favourite classical works on a particular theme, counting down the results… $54, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Ensemble Liber June 19 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Ensemble Liber Kye Yim Loh, violin Haram Kim, viola Josh Dema, cello Chris Wong, piano Ensemble Liber, led by violinist Kye Yim Loh,… $25 – $30	4 events 20 4 events, 20 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm An afternoon with Joshua Han June 20 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm An afternoon with Joshua Han The Savage Club in association with the Cope-Williams Art Foundation is proud to present a recital by Joshua Han, winner of… $45, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: ABC Classic 100 in Concert June 20 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: ABC Classic 100 in Concert Each year, ABC Classic asks music lovers to nominate their favourite classical works on a particular theme, counting down the results… $54, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas June 20 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas Four cities. One voice. Endless drama. Step into the world of high style and high emotion as Italian baritone Renato Dolcini… $20 – $186, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 20 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64	6 events 21 6 events, 21 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Tempo Rubato: MATTUTINO: ISIN ÇAKMAKÇIOĞLU & AKEMI SCHUBERT June 21 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Tempo Rubato: MATTUTINO: ISIN ÇAKMAKÇIOĞLU & AKEMI SCHUBERT Following last year’s performance at Tempo Rubato, violinist Işın Çakmakçıoğlu and pianist Akemi Schubert are back with an eloquent and far-reaching… $27, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Preston Symphony Orchestra: Preston goes to Paris June 21 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Preston Symphony Orchestra: Preston goes to Paris Take a trip to Paris with the next concert by the Preston Symphony Orchestra! This is a program that spans 100… $25, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Zelman Symphony: Beethoven 256 June 21 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Zelman Symphony: Beethoven 256 Beethoven fans were left disappointed in 2020 with a somewhat curtailed 250th Anniversary celebration. We make up for it with this… $10 – $51, 3:00 pm - 4:05 pm Australian Chamber Choir: Great Romantic Voices June 21 @ 3:00 pm - 4:05 pm Australian Chamber Choir: Great Romantic Voices In the hands of Romantics like Verdi, Bruckner and Brahms, music became increasingly expressive, harmonically inventive, passionate and theatrical. During the… $26.50 – $86.50, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas June 21 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas Four cities. One voice. Endless drama. Step into the world of high style and high emotion as Italian baritone Renato Dolcini… $20 – $186, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64
1 event 22 1 event, 22 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 22 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64	2 events 23 2 events, 23 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm The Australian Boys Choral Institute and the Gesualdo Six: Crossing the Bar June 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm The Australian Boys Choral Institute and the Gesualdo Six: Crossing the Bar The Australian Boys Choral Institute is thrilled to present The Gesualdo Six (UK) as part of their 2026 Australian Tour. Collaborating with the… $35 – $50, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 23 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64	2 events 24 2 events, 24 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in June 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in The Tudor Choristers present Winter is icumen in with Christopher Watson \| Music Director Tudor music meets winter celebration from the… $32 – $40, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 24 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64	2 events 25 2 events, 25 7:00 pm - 8:10 pm ANAM – Richard Tognetti: Central Park In the Dark June 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:10 pm ANAM – Richard Tognetti: Central Park In the Dark In the first of two concerts during his residency at ANAM, superstar violinist Richard Tognetti brings together the fascinating sound worlds of… $30 – $70, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64	3 events 26 3 events, 26 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Queer Nights at Nightingale: Technicolour June 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Queer Nights at Nightingale: Technicolour Curated by composer Cameron Lam, Technicolour explores American and Australian queer works of play, subculture, and vibrant colour. The program showcases Lam’s… $49, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Imaginista Quartet with Craig Hill June 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Imaginista Quartet with Craig Hill Zoë Black, violin Maja Savnik, violin Caroline Henbest, viola Josephine Vains, cello with special guest Craig Hill, clarinet Bringing together four… $30 – $40	4 events 27 4 events, 27 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in June 27 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in The Tudor Choristers present Winter is icumen in with Christopher Watson \| Music Director Tudor music meets winter celebration from the… $32 – $40, 7:00 pm - 9:10 pm ANAM – Richard Tognetti: Mahler’s Heavenly Life June 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:10 pm ANAM – Richard Tognetti: Mahler’s Heavenly Life Throughout 2026, ANAM musicians explore some of the most monumental works in the orchestral repertoire, including Mahler's Fourth Symphony - one… $30 – $70, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Sean Kim and Luke Zhang – Restless Forms June 27 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Sean Kim and Luke Zhang – Restless Forms Restless Forms is two mini piano recitals by Luke Zhang and Sean Kim. The program reflects their shared journey through Conservatorium… $22 – $28	0 events 28 0 events, 28
0 events 29 0 events, 29	1 event 30 1 event, 30 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Victorian Opera: The Coronation of Poppea June 30 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Victorian Opera: The Coronation of Poppea Step into ancient Rome, where Emperor Nero and his obsession Poppea ruthlessly pursue their forbidden love. Power, politics and passion collide… $39 – $175

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June 3

June 3 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: First Voices Showcase

June 3 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm

RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever

June 4

June 4 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm

RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever

June 5

June 5 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm

RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever

June 6

June 6 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever

June 6 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 6 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

The Bowerbird Collective: Where Song Began

June 6 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm

RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever

June 7

June 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Anna da Silva Chen – Obsession

June 7 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 8

June 8 @ 6:30 pm - 9:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 8 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 9

June 9 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:15 pm

Classical Music Australia: Daniel Hope in Recital

June 10

June 10 @ 1:30 pm - 4:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 10 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

ANAM: Lutosławski Quartet: Leaves of an Unwritten Diary

June 10 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 11

June 11 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

ANAM Recital: Timothy O’Malley

June 11 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 12

June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Melbourne Bach Choir: Rachmaninov All Night Vigil (vespers) Op 37

June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Queer Nights at Nightingale: Temporality Curated by Meta Cohen

June 12 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Laura Vaughan – Night Music

June 13

June 13 @ 1:30 pm - 4:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 13 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Of Rivers and Trees – A concert of diverse new music

June 13 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 13 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Affinity Quartet and Friends: UpLIFT

June 14

June 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Acord Mediaeval Performance Ensemble: Midwinter Acord

June 14 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles Of Light

June 14 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Songs of Faith, Hope and Fever

June 15

June 15 @ 6:30 pm - 9:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles Of Light

June 16

June 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Musica Viva Australia: Doric String Quartet & Lloyd Van’t Hoff

June 16 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

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June 18

June 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas

June 18 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 18 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Wilma & Friends – Cane and Horsehair Global Odyssey

June 19

June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:20 pm

James Ehnes with Orion Weiss

June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Queer Nights at Nightingale: Fault Lines

June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: ABC Classic 100 in Concert

June 19 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Ensemble Liber

June 20

June 20 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

An afternoon with Joshua Han

June 20 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: ABC Classic 100 in Concert

June 20 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas

June 20 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 21

June 21 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tempo Rubato: MATTUTINO: ISIN ÇAKMAKÇIOĞLU & AKEMI SCHUBERT

June 21 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Preston Symphony Orchestra: Preston goes to Paris

June 21 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Zelman Symphony: Beethoven 256

June 21 @ 3:00 pm - 4:05 pm

Australian Chamber Choir: Great Romantic Voices

June 21 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas

June 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 22

June 22 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 23

June 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Australian Boys Choral Institute and the Gesualdo Six: Crossing the Bar

June 23 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 24

June 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in

June 22

June 22 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 23

June 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Australian Boys Choral Institute and the Gesualdo Six: Crossing the Bar

June 23 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 24

June 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in

June 24 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 25

June 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:10 pm

ANAM – Richard Tognetti: Central Park In the Dark

June 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 26

June 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Queer Nights at Nightingale: Technicolour

June 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Imaginista Quartet with Craig Hill

June 27

June 27 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in

June 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:10 pm

ANAM – Richard Tognetti: Mahler’s Heavenly Life

June 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 27 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Sean Kim and Luke Zhang – Restless Forms

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There are no events on this day.

June 30

June 30 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Victorian Opera: The Coronation of Poppea

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July 2

July 2 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Victorian Opera: The Coronation of Poppea

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July 4

July 4 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Victorian Opera: The Coronation of Poppea

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