Available as individual performances or as a package.
Friday 1 November: What a year!
Join us for a concert of arias and songs, familiar and not, as 2024 Opera Prize winners Michaela Cadwgan and Douglas Kelly celebrate their year in residence with Victorian Opera. They will be accompanied by Victorian Opera Repetiteur, Tom Griffiths. Tickets for this event include a complimentary wine and cheese reception prior to the start of the event. Buy now
The Opera Prize is generously supported by Dr Michael Stubbs & Malcolm Roberts, and Mary Davidson & the family of the late Frederick R Davidson AM.
Friday 8 November: Judy sings her songs of Stage and Screen
Don’t miss this concert of Judy Garland’s most beloved songs, including I Feel a Song Coming On, Get Happy, Smile, Over the Rainbow, On the Sunny Side of the Street, I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby, The Palace Medley from Carnegie Hall, and many more.
Judy Garland’s music will be performed by dramatic contralto Liane Keegan. All songs have been arranged by Stefan Cassomenos, true to the phenomenal arrangements Judy was famous for. Buy now
Friday 15 November: She, Who Should Have Been A Queen
Who is speaking up for the heroines of the great operatic canon? Antoinette Halloran (soprano) is reimagining these iconic characters with a contemporary feminist perspective, often with humorous or profoundly moving results.
Antoinette will explore their journeys through a series of poems she penned during the pandemic lockdowns. The poems are set to the contemporary compositions of Linda Kouvaras. Buy now
Friday 22 November: Fellow Travelers
This performance will showcase selected scenes from Gregory Spear’s opera Fellow Travelers, based on the 2007 novel by Thomas Mallon (and adapted into a mini series in 2023).
Fellow Travelers delves into a secret, gay love affair between Hawkins Fuller and Tim Laughlin in Washington DC during the Lavender Scare in 1950s. Then, Senator Joseph McCarthy’s relentless pursuit of suspected communists and gays within the US Government led to mass dismissals, horrendous persecution and tragedy.
This concert will showcase duet scenes between the two lovers, accompanied by Coady Green and Kevin Tamanini on the piano. It stars Boyd Owen (tenor) as Tim Laughlin and Adrian Tamburini (bass-baritone) as Hawkins Fuller. Buy now
Friday 29 November: The Diary of One Who Disappeared
Leoš Janáček’s quasi-operatic song-cycle takes place from midnight to midnight. It tells the captivating story of a village boy smitten with a girl. A glorious and grotesque, dream-like melodrama, this rarely-performed work for two soloists, piano and small chorus is a must see.
Victorian Opera’s performance stars Katherine McIndoe (soprano), Brenton Spiteri (tenor) and Alex Raineri (piano), with the Victorian Opera Youth Chorus Ensemble (VOYCE). Buy now