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Melbourne Opera and the Richard Divall Program: Così fan tutte

14th November, 2025

Albury Chamber Music Festival 2025, Part 1, written by Julie McErlain

13th November, 2025

Albury Chamber Music Festival 2025, Part 2: Concerts at St Matthew’s Church,...

13th November, 2025

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Voice of the Viola

9th November, 2025

Melbourne Conservatorium Opera and Orchestral Performance and VCA Design and Production: Cendrillon

8th November, 2025

Brooklyn Rider: Citizenship Notes

7th November, 2025

Reviews

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Voice of the Viola

by Rosemary Richards 9th November, 2025

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Weiss provided an enjoyable concert featuring the mellow voice of the viola at the …

by Rosemary Richards 9th November, 2025

Melbourne Conservatorium Opera and Orchestral Performance and VCA Design and Production: Cendrillon

8th November, 2025

by Heather Leviston 8th November, 2025

Brooklyn Rider: Citizenship Notes

7th November, 2025

by Sue Kaufmann 7th November, 2025

Opera Australia: Opera Up Late

3rd November, 2025

by Jon Jackson 3rd November, 2025

Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville

2nd November, 2025

by Heather Leviston 2nd November, 2025

News

Victorian Opera: Season 2026

by Classic Melbourne 8th October, 2025

So, Victorian Opera comes of age in 2026. Can it really be 21 years ago that, after a period of turmoil, …

by Classic Melbourne 8th October, 2025

News: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Season 2026 – Celebrating 120 Years

15th August, 2025

by Heather Leviston 15th August, 2025

NEWS: fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2025

24th April, 2025

by Classic Melbourne 24th April, 2025

Albury Chamber Music Festival 2025: Superlative Times

19th April, 2025

by Classic Melbourne 19th April, 2025

Peninsula Summer Music Festival, 4 – 10 January 2025

31st December, 2024

by Classic Melbourne 31st December, 2024

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Melbourne Opera and the Richard Divall Program: Così fan tutte

by Heather Leviston 14th November, 2025

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Albury Chamber Music Festival 2025, Part 1, written by Julie McErlain

by Heather Leviston 13th November, 2025

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Albury Chamber Music Festival 2025, Part 2: Concerts at St Matthew’s Church, written by Julie McErlain

by Heather Leviston 13th November, 2025

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Musica Viva Australia: Trio Isimsiz

by Sue Kaufmann 8th October, 2025

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Victorian Opera: Season 2026

by Classic Melbourne 8th October, 2025

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News: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Season 2026 – Celebrating 120 Years

by Heather Leviston 15th August, 2025

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Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular

by Heather Leviston 16th May, 2025

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NEWS: fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2025

by Classic Melbourne 24th April, 2025

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Albury Chamber Music Festival 2025: Superlative Times

by Classic Melbourne 19th April, 2025

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Peninsula Summer Music Festival, 4 – 10 January 2025

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					1 1 event, 1 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville November 1 @ 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville Beyond haircuts and beard trims, this canny barber is the city’s matchmaking maestro! Almaviva is wealthy, stealthy and head over heels.… $79 – $239	2 0 events, 2
3 1 event, 3 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville November 3 @ 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville Beyond haircuts and beard trims, this canny barber is the city’s matchmaking maestro! Almaviva is wealthy, stealthy and head over heels.… $79 – $239	4 1 event, 4 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville November 4 @ 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville Beyond haircuts and beard trims, this canny barber is the city’s matchmaking maestro! Almaviva is wealthy, stealthy and head over heels.… $79 – $239	5 3 events, 5 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: Cendrillon (Cinderella) November 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: Cendrillon (Cinderella) Presented by Conservatorium Opera and Orchestral Performance & VCA Design and Production. Composed by: Jules Massenet Libretto by: Henri Cain Conducted by:… $10 – $15, 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm Brooklyn Rider: Citizenship Notes November 5 @ 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm Brooklyn Rider: Citizenship Notes A quartet that defies boundaries. Brooklyn Rider is far from your classic string quartet. This fearless, boundary-pushing ensemble from New York… $45 – $55, 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville November 5 @ 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville Beyond haircuts and beard trims, this canny barber is the city’s matchmaking maestro! Almaviva is wealthy, stealthy and head over heels.… $79 – $239	6 2 events, 6 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Badieh – Songs from Greater Khorasan November 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Badieh – Songs from Greater Khorasan Journey to the musical heartland where ancient traditions restore modern souls. Experience the power and beauty of traditional music from the… $40 – $50, 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: Cendrillon (Cinderella) November 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: Cendrillon (Cinderella) Presented by Conservatorium Opera and Orchestral Performance & VCA Design and Production. Composed by: Jules Massenet Libretto by: Henri Cain Conducted by:… $10 – $15	7 4 events, 7 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Affinity Quartet: Incantation November 7 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Affinity Quartet: Incantation Three profoundly moving works from the 18th century to the present. Considered a groundbreaking work from the moment it premiered in… $45 – $55, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Affinity Quartet – Incantation November 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Affinity Quartet – Incantation Three profoundly moving works from the 18th century to the present. Considered a groundbreaking work from the moment it premiered in… $45 – $55, 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: Cendrillon (Cinderella) November 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: Cendrillon (Cinderella) Presented by Conservatorium Opera and Orchestral Performance & VCA Design and Production. Composed by: Jules Massenet Libretto by: Henri Cain Conducted by:… $10 – $15, 7:30 pm - 9:15 pm Victorian Opera: Boojum! November 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:15 pm Victorian Opera: Boojum! Martin Wesley-Smith, Peter Wesley-Smith Boojum! With dark twists and humorous turns, Boojum! blends the much-loved tale of Alice in Wonderland with… $30 – $60	8 2 events, 8 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: Cendrillon (Cinderella) November 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: Cendrillon (Cinderella) Presented by Conservatorium Opera and Orchestral Performance & VCA Design and Production. Composed by: Jules Massenet Libretto by: Henri Cain Conducted by:… $10 – $15, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – The Voice of the Viola: Fiona Sargeant November 8 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – The Voice of the Viola: Fiona Sargeant Sonorous sounds with Fiona Sargeant. The sonorous sounds of the viola anchor both works in this program featuring MSO musician Fiona… $25 – $100	9 3 events, 9 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Acord Medieval Performance Ensemble: Florilegium November 9 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Acord Medieval Performance Ensemble: Florilegium Sunday's concert will certainly be entertaining. It is a proper Florilegium which is a kind of sonic scrap book of some… $10 – $20, 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm Melbourne Opera: Così Fan Tutte November 9 @ 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm Melbourne Opera: Così Fan Tutte Melbourne Opera presents, Mozart's sparkling comedy in a new production by Suzanne Chaundy featuring some of Mozart's most beautiful ensembles and arias -…, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Christ Church South Yarra Festival of Chamber Music: The Mozart Requiem November 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Christ Church South Yarra Festival of Chamber Music: The Mozart Requiem The Mozart Requiem Requiem in D minor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Fidelio Quartet and Friends One of the most emblematic pieces…
10 0 events, 10	11 0 events, 11	12 0 events, 12	13 0 events, 13	14 1 event, 14 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sarava: Panorama Brasil with Doug de Vries November 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sarava: Panorama Brasil with Doug de Vries Immerse yourself in the rich cultural legacy of one of Brazil’s greatest musical icons, Baden Powell. Panorama Brasil and guitar virtuoso… $40 – $45	15 4 events, 15 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm German-Australian Opera Grant: 2026 GAOG – OPERA FINALE November 15 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm German-Australian Opera Grant: 2026 GAOG – OPERA FINALE The MTO German-Australian Opera Grant aims to promote emerging Australian opera singers in the development stage of their professional career. The Grant… Free, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Chorus Ecclesiae Australia – Palestrina 500: Sacred Madrigals and Motets November 15 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Chorus Ecclesiae Australia – Palestrina 500: Sacred Madrigals and Motets In honour of Palestrina's 500th birthday, join us for an afternoon of his lush and intricate sacred Italian madrigals, including excerpts… Free, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Australian Chamber Orchestra: Cocteau’s Circle November 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Australian Chamber Orchestra: Cocteau’s Circle An Adventure to Paris. Join the Australian Chamber Orchestra on an adventure to Paris as they close their 50th Anniversary National… $30 – $167, 7:30 pm - 10:20 pm Opera Australia: Carmen November 15 @ 7:30 pm - 10:20 pm Opera Australia: Carmen Smuggler, seductress, risk-taker, rebel. Who is this woman that turns every head? When Carmen meets Don José, sparks fly. She won’t… $79	16 2 events, 16 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Melbourne Youth Orchestras IMAGINE: Concert 4 November 16 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Melbourne Youth Orchestras IMAGINE: Concert 4 Melbourne Youth Orchestras is delighted to present IMAGINE. IMAGINE Concert 4 includes the following ensemble performances: Melbourne Youth Wind Symphony and… $20 – $40, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Palestrina 500: Sacred Madrigals and Motets November 16 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Palestrina 500: Sacred Madrigals and Motets In honour of Palestrina's 500th birthday, join us for an afternoon of his lush and intricate sacred Italian madrigals, including excerpts… $35
17 0 events, 17	18 0 events, 18	19 0 events, 19	20 0 events, 20	21 0 events, 21	22 0 events, 22	23 1 event, 23 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Preston Symphony Orchestra – Collisions November 23 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Preston Symphony Orchestra – Collisions Music has provided an extraordinary opportunity to combine cultural traditions and the next concert by the Preston Symphony Orchestra demonstrates this… $25
24 0 events, 24	25 0 events, 25	26 0 events, 26	27 0 events, 27	28 0 events, 28	29 1 event, 29 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Elgar’s Cello Concerto – Zelman Symphony Orchestra November 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Elgar’s Cello Concerto – Zelman Symphony Orchestra Join us for Zelman Symphony Orchestra's final concert for 2025. Arguably the most famous of all works for the cello, Elgar’s… $10 – $49	30 1 event, 30 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Heidelberg Choral Society – Radiance : English choral music across time November 30 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Heidelberg Choral Society – Radiance : English choral music across time Heidelberg Choral Society presents: Radiance : English choral music across time $70

October 27

October 27 @ 6:30 am - 7:30 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Franck’s Symphony

October 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Australian String Quartet: Convergence

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

Seraphim Trio – Mozart & Variations on a Schubert Waltz

There are no events on this day.

October 29

October 29 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Flinders Quartet – Australia Fair?Fli

October 30

October 30 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

The Cloud Maker

October 30 @ 7:30 pm - 9:20 pm

MSO for Schools: A Celebration of Sibelius

October 30 @ 7:30 pm - 9:20 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: A Celebration of Sibelius

October 31

October 31 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

12 Cellos

$32 – $58

October 31 @ 7:30 pm - 9:20 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: A Celebration of Sibelius

October 31 @ 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm

Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville

October 31 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

The Infinite Quality of Nature – Ronan Apcar & Sola Hughes

November 1

November 1 @ 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm

Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville

There are no events on this day.

November 3

November 3 @ 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm

Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville

November 4

November 4 @ 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm

Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville

November 5

November 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: Cendrillon (Cinderella)

November 5 @ 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm

Brooklyn Rider: Citizenship Notes

November 5 @ 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm

Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville

November 6

November 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Badieh – Songs from Greater Khorasan

November 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: Cendrillon (Cinderella)

November 7

November 7 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Affinity Quartet: Incantation

November 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Affinity Quartet – Incantation

November 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: Cendrillon (Cinderella)

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

Victorian Opera: Boojum!

November 8

November 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: Cendrillon (Cinderella)

November 8 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – The Voice of the Viola: Fiona Sargeant

November 9

November 9 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Acord Medieval Performance Ensemble: Florilegium

November 9 @ 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Melbourne Opera: Così Fan Tutte

November 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Christ Church South Yarra Festival of Chamber Music: The Mozart Requiem

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

November 14

November 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Sarava: Panorama Brasil with Doug de Vries

November 15

November 15 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

German-Australian Opera Grant: 2026 GAOG – OPERA FINALE

November 15 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Chorus Ecclesiae Australia – Palestrina 500: Sacred Madrigals and Motets

November 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Cocteau’s Circle

November 15 @ 7:30 pm - 10:20 pm

Opera Australia: Carmen

November 16

November 16 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Melbourne Youth Orchestras IMAGINE: Concert 4

November 16 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Palestrina 500: Sacred Madrigals and Motets

November 23

November 23 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Preston Symphony Orchestra – Collisions

November 29

November 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Elgar’s Cello Concerto – Zelman Symphony Orchestra

November 30

November 30 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Heidelberg Choral Society – Radiance : English choral music across time

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

November 23

November 23 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Preston Symphony Orchestra – Collisions

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

November 29

November 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Elgar’s Cello Concerto – Zelman Symphony Orchestra

November 30

November 30 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Heidelberg Choral Society – Radiance : English choral music across time