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SUMMARY:James Morrison and His Big Band
DESCRIPTION:James Morrison is a musical genius\, a multi-instrumentalist\, and a highly entertaining showman\, who always delivers an unforgettable performance. \n\n\n\n\nAfter last year’s sell out success tour across Australia\, he’s back with a blast! Together with his big band\, they’ll be embarking on a national tour with a very special show performing the swing classics made famous by the likes of Duke Ellington\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Louis Armstrong\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Sinatra\, and more. \nWe’re thrilled to announce that joining James on stage will be Australian music icon and multi-award winning singer/songwriter Melinda Schneider\, and an all-star big band boasting some of the best jazz musicians in the country. If you’ve heard James Morrison with a small band and fallen for his musical magic\, imagine that superb sound with twice the trumpets and trombones\, three times the saxophones\, incredible guest musicians and James trumpeting away in the lead like a man possessed! \nIt Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got that Swing! \nBook now to be part of this special celebration – tickets will sell fast! \n\nSunday 26 Nov 4:00 PM    Running Time 2 hours 30 minutes (includes 20 minute interval)\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $69 – $109
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/james-morrison-and-his-big-band/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - Scheherazade: Quick Fix at Half Six
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents \nScheherazade: Quick Fix at Half Six\n\nRimsky-Korsakov’s sweeping symphonic suite follows the stories of One Thousand and One Nights. \n\n\n\n\nConjuring the brine and sea-spray that accompanied Sinbad on his many journeys\, this evocative work will entrance you with its lyrical exoticism. \n\nMonday 13 Nov\, 6:30 PM   Running Time1 hour\nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $55 – $97\n\nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-scheherazade-quick-fix-at-half-six/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:The Australian Girls Choir: Annual Concert 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Australian Girls Choir present a spectacular showcase of song and dance at their 2023 Annual Concert. \n\n\n\n\nAudiences will enjoy a vibrant and varied program featuring repertoire including musical theatre favourites\, classical choral songs\, pop songs\, and international pieces. The angelic voices of the Australian Girls Choir have been heard all over the globe on tours and at thousands of high profile events including Hugh Jackman’s World Tour. Testament to their versatility\, they’ve been seen at the National Memorial Service for Queen Elizabeth II in Canberra and at the AFL Grand Final. \n\n\nSunday 12 Nov: Concert 1\, 12:30 PM; Concert 2\, 4:00 PM; Concert 3\, 7:00 PM \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: $59 – $66
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/the-australian-girls-choir-annual-concert-2023/2023-11-12/3/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:The Australian Girls Choir: Annual Concert 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Australian Girls Choir present a spectacular showcase of song and dance at their 2023 Annual Concert. \n\n\n\n\nAudiences will enjoy a vibrant and varied program featuring repertoire including musical theatre favourites\, classical choral songs\, pop songs\, and international pieces. The angelic voices of the Australian Girls Choir have been heard all over the globe on tours and at thousands of high profile events including Hugh Jackman’s World Tour. Testament to their versatility\, they’ve been seen at the National Memorial Service for Queen Elizabeth II in Canberra and at the AFL Grand Final. \n\n\nSunday 12 Nov: Concert 1\, 12:30 PM; Concert 2\, 4:00 PM; Concert 3\, 7:00 PM \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: $59 – $66
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/the-australian-girls-choir-annual-concert-2023/2023-11-12/2/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:The Australian Girls Choir: Annual Concert 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Australian Girls Choir present a spectacular showcase of song and dance at their 2023 Annual Concert. \n\n\n\n\nAudiences will enjoy a vibrant and varied program featuring repertoire including musical theatre favourites\, classical choral songs\, pop songs\, and international pieces. The angelic voices of the Australian Girls Choir have been heard all over the globe on tours and at thousands of high profile events including Hugh Jackman’s World Tour. Testament to their versatility\, they’ve been seen at the National Memorial Service for Queen Elizabeth II in Canberra and at the AFL Grand Final. \n\n\nSunday 12 Nov: Concert 1\, 12:30 PM; Concert 2\, 4:00 PM; Concert 3\, 7:00 PM \nArts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: $59 – $66
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/the-australian-girls-choir-annual-concert-2023/2023-11-12/1/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis - A Journey through Jazz
DESCRIPTION:Nine-time GRAMMY® Award-winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is one of the world’s most popular jazz musicians and has received countless accolades throughout his decades-long career. Experience Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performing some of the biggest hits from the history of jazz music at this special presentation of the world famous ensemble. \n\nSaturday 20 August 2:00pm at Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall \nTICKETS: Standard $75-$135;   Concession/Child  $70-$130;   $5 transaction fee / order \nSOLD OUT! Sign up to our waitlist to be notified if new tickets are released.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/jazz-at-lincoln-center-orchestra-with-wynton-marsalis-a-journey-through-jazz/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Man From Snowy River In Concert
DESCRIPTION:In 1982\, the Australian cinema landscape changed forever ‘The Man from Snowy River’ captured the hearts of the nation and the world. \n\n\n\n\nIn celebration of its 40th anniversary year\, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will perform the award-winning score by Bruce Rowland live to screen for the World Premiere of this iconic film in concert\, under the baton of Vanessa Scammell. \nJoining in the celebrations will be the original stars of the film Sigrid Thornton and Tom Burlinson\, who at each performance will give audiences some insight into the making of the film and discuss why it still remains so close to their hearts. \nInspired by the Banjo Patterson poem\, The Man from Snowy River tells the exhilarating tale of Jim Craig\, an 18-year-old who\, after losing his father\, must prove himself in the harsh high country and win the respect of the rugged mountain men. Along the way\, he discovers love\, adventure and a secret hidden in the hills more precious than any treasure. \nThis world premiere at Arts Centre Melbourne honours Victoria as the film’s spiritual homeland and offers the unique opportunity to revisit the beloved Australian classic on the big screen with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 17 Aug 7:30 PM; Friday 18 Aug 7:30 PM; Saturday 19 Aug 3:00 PM\, 8:00 PM\n\nTICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 17 August & Friday 18 August Standard $85.00 – $145.00; Concession* $80.00 – $140.00 \nSaturday 19 August Standard $92.00 – $145.00; Concession* $87.00 – $140.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-the-man-from-snowy-river-in-concert/2023-08-19/2/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Man From Snowy River In Concert
DESCRIPTION:In 1982\, the Australian cinema landscape changed forever ‘The Man from Snowy River’ captured the hearts of the nation and the world. \n\n\n\n\nIn celebration of its 40th anniversary year\, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will perform the award-winning score by Bruce Rowland live to screen for the World Premiere of this iconic film in concert\, under the baton of Vanessa Scammell. \nJoining in the celebrations will be the original stars of the film Sigrid Thornton and Tom Burlinson\, who at each performance will give audiences some insight into the making of the film and discuss why it still remains so close to their hearts. \nInspired by the Banjo Patterson poem\, The Man from Snowy River tells the exhilarating tale of Jim Craig\, an 18-year-old who\, after losing his father\, must prove himself in the harsh high country and win the respect of the rugged mountain men. Along the way\, he discovers love\, adventure and a secret hidden in the hills more precious than any treasure. \nThis world premiere at Arts Centre Melbourne honours Victoria as the film’s spiritual homeland and offers the unique opportunity to revisit the beloved Australian classic on the big screen with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 17 Aug 7:30 PM; Friday 18 Aug 7:30 PM; Saturday 19 Aug 3:00 PM\, 8:00 PM\n\nTICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 17 August & Friday 18 August Standard $85.00 – $145.00; Concession* $80.00 – $140.00 \nSaturday 19 August Standard $92.00 – $145.00; Concession* $87.00 – $140.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-the-man-from-snowy-river-in-concert/2023-08-19/1/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230818T193000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Man From Snowy River In Concert
DESCRIPTION:In 1982\, the Australian cinema landscape changed forever ‘The Man from Snowy River’ captured the hearts of the nation and the world. \n\n\n\n\nIn celebration of its 40th anniversary year\, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will perform the award-winning score by Bruce Rowland live to screen for the World Premiere of this iconic film in concert\, under the baton of Vanessa Scammell. \nJoining in the celebrations will be the original stars of the film Sigrid Thornton and Tom Burlinson\, who at each performance will give audiences some insight into the making of the film and discuss why it still remains so close to their hearts. \nInspired by the Banjo Patterson poem\, The Man from Snowy River tells the exhilarating tale of Jim Craig\, an 18-year-old who\, after losing his father\, must prove himself in the harsh high country and win the respect of the rugged mountain men. Along the way\, he discovers love\, adventure and a secret hidden in the hills more precious than any treasure. \nThis world premiere at Arts Centre Melbourne honours Victoria as the film’s spiritual homeland and offers the unique opportunity to revisit the beloved Australian classic on the big screen with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 17 Aug 7:30 PM; Friday 18 Aug 7:30 PM; Saturday 19 Aug 3:00 PM\, 8:00 PM\n\nTICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 17 August & Friday 18 August Standard $85.00 – $145.00; Concession* $80.00 – $140.00 \nSaturday 19 August Standard $92.00 – $145.00; Concession* $87.00 – $140.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-the-man-from-snowy-river-in-concert/2023-08-18/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Man From Snowy River In Concert
DESCRIPTION:In 1982\, the Australian cinema landscape changed forever ‘The Man from Snowy River’ captured the hearts of the nation and the world. \n\n\n\n\nIn celebration of its 40th anniversary year\, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will perform the award-winning score by Bruce Rowland live to screen for the World Premiere of this iconic film in concert\, under the baton of Vanessa Scammell. \nJoining in the celebrations will be the original stars of the film Sigrid Thornton and Tom Burlinson\, who at each performance will give audiences some insight into the making of the film and discuss why it still remains so close to their hearts. \nInspired by the Banjo Patterson poem\, The Man from Snowy River tells the exhilarating tale of Jim Craig\, an 18-year-old who\, after losing his father\, must prove himself in the harsh high country and win the respect of the rugged mountain men. Along the way\, he discovers love\, adventure and a secret hidden in the hills more precious than any treasure. \nThis world premiere at Arts Centre Melbourne honours Victoria as the film’s spiritual homeland and offers the unique opportunity to revisit the beloved Australian classic on the big screen with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 17 Aug 7:30 PM; Friday 18 Aug 7:30 PM; Saturday 19 Aug 3:00 PM\, 8:00 PM\n\nTICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 17 August & Friday 18 August Standard $85.00 – $145.00; Concession* $80.00 – $140.00 \nSaturday 19 August Standard $92.00 – $145.00; Concession* $87.00 – $140.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-the-man-from-snowy-river-in-concert/2023-08-17/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230520T220000
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SUMMARY:Opera Australia: Tannhäuser in Concert
DESCRIPTION:Before Eurovision\, there was the Wartburg Song Contest. Eurovision could only wish for this much drama! \n\n\n\n\nImagine basking in the adoration of Venus herself. Our minstrel-knight has found a paradise of passion and pleasure with the goddess of love and beauty. Life is perfect. Until\, he gets bored – and homesick. \nVenus banishes him. Much to the joy of his friends and former love Elisabeth finds himself in Wartburg and enters the upcoming song contest. Only\, he is unable to forget the sensuous realm of Venusberg\, and praises Venus in song. Horrified\, the crowd turns on him\, insisting he atone for his sins with a pilgrimage. Elisabeth prays for his soul as Tannhäuser seeks salvation in Rome. Will he be absolved\, or are Venus’ charms impossible to resist? \nUnderstatement was never in Wagner’s vocabulary. His works are epic in scale\, mythical of storyline\, and radical in their orchestration. Tannhäuser is no exception. \nFrom its thrilling overture to its shattering climax\, Wagner’s exploration of love\, religion and redemption through German folklore has fascinated and entranced audiences since its scandalous premiere. \nPresented in concert at Arts Centre Melbourne\, Wagner’s magnificent orchestrations are conducted by Asher Fisch and gloriously played by Orchestra Victoria. Featuring our own “Pilgrim’s Chorus”\, the Opera Australia Chorus\, this is “Romantic grand opera” at its legendary best. \n\n\n\n\nWednesday 17 May 6:00 PM; Saturday 20 May 6:00 PM Running TimeAprox. 4 Hours (including two intervals)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Adult $72.00 – $225.00; Pensioner $64.00 – $202.00; Student $64.00 – $202.00\n\n\nChildren 17 and Under $49.00 – $225.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/opera-australia-tannhauser-in-concert/2023-05-20/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Opera Australia: Tannhäuser in Concert
DESCRIPTION:Before Eurovision\, there was the Wartburg Song Contest. Eurovision could only wish for this much drama! \n\n\n\n\nImagine basking in the adoration of Venus herself. Our minstrel-knight has found a paradise of passion and pleasure with the goddess of love and beauty. Life is perfect. Until\, he gets bored – and homesick. \nVenus banishes him. Much to the joy of his friends and former love Elisabeth finds himself in Wartburg and enters the upcoming song contest. Only\, he is unable to forget the sensuous realm of Venusberg\, and praises Venus in song. Horrified\, the crowd turns on him\, insisting he atone for his sins with a pilgrimage. Elisabeth prays for his soul as Tannhäuser seeks salvation in Rome. Will he be absolved\, or are Venus’ charms impossible to resist? \nUnderstatement was never in Wagner’s vocabulary. His works are epic in scale\, mythical of storyline\, and radical in their orchestration. Tannhäuser is no exception. \nFrom its thrilling overture to its shattering climax\, Wagner’s exploration of love\, religion and redemption through German folklore has fascinated and entranced audiences since its scandalous premiere. \nPresented in concert at Arts Centre Melbourne\, Wagner’s magnificent orchestrations are conducted by Asher Fisch and gloriously played by Orchestra Victoria. Featuring our own “Pilgrim’s Chorus”\, the Opera Australia Chorus\, this is “Romantic grand opera” at its legendary best. \n\n\n\n\nWednesday 17 May 6:00 PM; Saturday 20 May 6:00 PM Running TimeAprox. 4 Hours (including two intervals)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Adult $72.00 – $225.00; Pensioner $64.00 – $202.00; Student $64.00 – $202.00\n\n\nChildren 17 and Under $49.00 – $225.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/opera-australia-tannhauser-in-concert/2023-05-17/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230311T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230311T213000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Brahms’ Violin Concerto and more
DESCRIPTION:What do a bugle\, a bell tower\, and a child prodigy violinist have in common? Find out as the MSO explores a series of star-crossed summons and signals under the baton of Swiss-Australian conductor Elena Schwarz – formerly a prestigious Dudamel Fellow at the LA Philharmonic. \n\n\n\n\nAustralian composer Natalie Williams’ music has been performed by the likes of the MSO\, Atlanta Opera\, Berkeley Symphony\, and Musica Viva. Fourth Alarm (2013) expands a short Australian Army bugle call into a vivid work for orchestra – at once an expressive call to arms and a pressing\, rhythmic warning of danger. \nDestined for a musical life after being born in a Bohemian bell tower\, Martinů’s magical First Symphony traverses passages of bombastic character and mysterious quietness building to an explosion of orchestral colour. \nThe enduring success of Brahms’s knockout Violin Concerto was in no small way influenced by a fated musical encounter with violinist Joseph Joachim when Brahms was only fourteen. Years later\, they became friends\, and this concerto was written especially for Joachim\, who had a significant hand in its composition. International powerhouse violinist Clara-Jumi Kang puts her distinctive musical stamp on this astonishing work. \n11 March 2023; 7.30pm | Hamer Hall; TICKETS: $69 – $121
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-brahms-violin-concerto-and-more/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230310T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230310T120000
DTSTAMP:20260614T150941
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SUMMARY:MSO Mornings: Brahms' Violin Concerto
DESCRIPTION:Australian composer Natalie Williams’ music has been performed by the likes of the MSO\, Atlanta Opera\, Berkeley Symphony\, and Musica Viva.  Fourth Alarm (2013) expands a short Australian Army bugle call into a vivid work for orchestra – at once an expressive call to arms and a pressing\, rhythmic warning of danger. \n\n\n\n\nThe enduring success of Brahms’ knockout Violin Concerto was in no small way influenced by a fated musical encounter with violinist Joseph Joachim when Brahms was only fourteen. Years later\, they became friends\, and this concerto was written especially for Joachim\, who had a significant hand in its composition.\nInternational powerhouse violinist Clara-Jumi Kang puts her distinctive musical stamp on this astonishing work. \nFriday 10 Mar 11:00 AM; Arts centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\nTICKETS: $55 – $97
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/mso-mornings-brahms-violin-concerto/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230225T140000
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Opening Gala - Zenith of Life
DESCRIPTION:The Ryman Healthcare Season Opening Gala: Zenith of Life\nMSO Chief Conductor Jaime Martín and superstar soprano Siobhan Stagg open Season 2023 with a new commission by MSO Composer in Residence Mary Finsterer and some of the most achingly beautiful music ever written. \n\n\n\n\nInspired by the renaissance-style motet\, Mary Finsterer’s MYSTERIUM I explores an interweaving of polyphonic musical structures within a serene and majestic setting. \n\n\nPosthumously titled Four Last Songs after his death in 1948\, Strauss’s sublime pieces farewell a life and world once-known\, but irrevocably altered by two world wars. 2023 Soloist in Residence and darling of the international stage\, Mildura-born Siobhan Stagg\, imbues these complex works with nostalgia\, naïveté\, and gentle\, world-weary heartache. \nWritten almost fifty years before Strauss’s songs and before the shadow of war\, Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is a musical journey from tragedy to triumph: a story of life\, death\, and love. The lush lyricism of Mahler’s night-time storms\, exuberant brass calls\, and musical love letters draws us into a mysterious world beyond time and space. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 24 Feb\, 7:30 PM; Saturday 25 Feb\, 2:00 PM  Running Time 2 hours (incl. interval)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $69.00 – $121.00; Concession $64.00 – $116.00*
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-opening-gala-zenith-of-life/2023-02-25/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230224T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230224T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T150941
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T031528Z
UID:10008146-1677267000-1677274200@classicmelbourne.com.au
SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Opening Gala - Zenith of Life
DESCRIPTION:The Ryman Healthcare Season Opening Gala: Zenith of Life\nMSO Chief Conductor Jaime Martín and superstar soprano Siobhan Stagg open Season 2023 with a new commission by MSO Composer in Residence Mary Finsterer and some of the most achingly beautiful music ever written. \n\n\n\n\nInspired by the renaissance-style motet\, Mary Finsterer’s MYSTERIUM I explores an interweaving of polyphonic musical structures within a serene and majestic setting. \n\n\nPosthumously titled Four Last Songs after his death in 1948\, Strauss’s sublime pieces farewell a life and world once-known\, but irrevocably altered by two world wars. 2023 Soloist in Residence and darling of the international stage\, Mildura-born Siobhan Stagg\, imbues these complex works with nostalgia\, naïveté\, and gentle\, world-weary heartache. \nWritten almost fifty years before Strauss’s songs and before the shadow of war\, Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is a musical journey from tragedy to triumph: a story of life\, death\, and love. The lush lyricism of Mahler’s night-time storms\, exuberant brass calls\, and musical love letters draws us into a mysterious world beyond time and space. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 24 Feb\, 7:30 PM; Saturday 25 Feb\, 2:00 PM  Running Time 2 hours (incl. interval)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $69.00 – $121.00; Concession $64.00 – $116.00*
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-opening-gala-zenith-of-life/2023-02-24/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221211T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221211T192000
DTSTAMP:20260614T150941
CREATED:20221208T023833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221208T023833Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Sir Andrew's Messiah
DESCRIPTION:A festive favourite is reinvigorated by Sir Andrew Davis’ new orchestration\, in its second performance in Australia. \n\n\n\n\nSir Andrew Davis sang Handel’s Messiah as a boy soprano\, and his reorchestration is a labour of love. Davis describes his aim as to “clothe the work with all the colours available from a modern orchestra; as a result [he has] used such instruments as alto flute\, oboe d’amore\, harp and some percussion including marimba and even sleigh bells!” \nMessiah contains the famous “Hallelujah!” chorus which has been quoted in popular culture since its creation. A few years after its premiere in 1742\, Messiah became an Easter time fixture\, performed to raise funds for the Foundling Hospital in London. The oratorio has never fallen out of favour and is commonly performed around Christmas. \nRather than follow a specific biblical narrative\, the text of Messiah is taken from various passages in the Old and New Testament. The vibrant arias and recitatives bring colour and urgency to the subject matter\, with Handel utilising visceral word-painting throughout. \nArtists: Jacqueline Porter – Soprano; Catherine Carby – Alto; Andrew Goodwin – Tenor \n\n\n\n\nSaturday 10 Dec 7:00 PM; Sunday 11 Dec 5:00 PM; Hamer Hall\n\n\nRunning time: 2 hours 20 minutes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $75.00 – $131.00; Concession* $70.00 – $126.00\n\n*Concession prices apply to Pensioners\, Full-time students\, Unemployed and Children under the age of 18
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-sir-andrews-messiah/2022-12-11/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221210T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221210T212000
DTSTAMP:20260614T150941
CREATED:20221208T023833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221208T023833Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Sir Andrew's Messiah
DESCRIPTION:A festive favourite is reinvigorated by Sir Andrew Davis’ new orchestration\, in its second performance in Australia. \n\n\n\n\nSir Andrew Davis sang Handel’s Messiah as a boy soprano\, and his reorchestration is a labour of love. Davis describes his aim as to “clothe the work with all the colours available from a modern orchestra; as a result [he has] used such instruments as alto flute\, oboe d’amore\, harp and some percussion including marimba and even sleigh bells!” \nMessiah contains the famous “Hallelujah!” chorus which has been quoted in popular culture since its creation. A few years after its premiere in 1742\, Messiah became an Easter time fixture\, performed to raise funds for the Foundling Hospital in London. The oratorio has never fallen out of favour and is commonly performed around Christmas. \nRather than follow a specific biblical narrative\, the text of Messiah is taken from various passages in the Old and New Testament. The vibrant arias and recitatives bring colour and urgency to the subject matter\, with Handel utilising visceral word-painting throughout. \nArtists: Jacqueline Porter – Soprano; Catherine Carby – Alto; Andrew Goodwin – Tenor \n\n\n\n\nSaturday 10 Dec 7:00 PM; Sunday 11 Dec 5:00 PM; Hamer Hall\n\n\nRunning time: 2 hours 20 minutes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $75.00 – $131.00; Concession* $70.00 – $126.00\n\n*Concession prices apply to Pensioners\, Full-time students\, Unemployed and Children under the age of 18
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-sir-andrews-messiah/2022-12-10/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221120T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221120T163000
DTSTAMP:20260614T150941
CREATED:20221116T005241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T005241Z
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SUMMARY:Australian Chamber Orchestra: The American
DESCRIPTION:In this rich tapestry of American music\, invention and reinvention are the warp and weft. \n\n\n\n\nThere is balm for the soul and invigorating jolts of energy to raise the spirits high. This concert opens with ‘Rising Sun Blues’\, an English folksong imported to the American South. Its enduring influence can be traced as a thread through American culture ever since. George Walker pays lyrical tribute to his grandmother\, a former slave\, in his 1946 work Lyric for Strings\, while Florence Price refracts the Black folkloric tradition through the prism of Western string playing in her Negro Folksongs in Counterpoint. \nMusic by contemporary giants Morton Feldman\, Bryce Dessner and John Adams continue the work of remaking and revitalisation\, culminating in the world premiere of a new work for electric violin and strings by American composer Samuel Adams for Richard Tognetti and the Orchestra. The concert reaches a peak with Tognetti’s string orchestra arrangement of Dvořák’s sublime American Quartet\, written during a rural holiday in America in 1893. Fresh\, optimistic and full of rustic charm\, this is music to warm the soul. \n\n\n\n\nSunday 20 Nov 2:30 PM; Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\nRunning TimeApproximately 2 hours (including interval) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $49.00 – $152.00; Concession $49.00 – $132.00\n\n\nUnder 30 $49.00; Student $25.00; Group 8+ $39.20 – $121.60
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/australian-chamber-orchestra-the-american/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221119T073000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221119T211500
DTSTAMP:20260614T150941
CREATED:20221116T004025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T004025Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents James Ehnes: Beethoven's Violin Concerto
DESCRIPTION:The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra takes the lead in a program of bold Hungarian repertoire\, followed by Beethoven’s Violin Concerto directed and performed by James Ehnes. \n\n\n\n\nGyörgy Ligeti arranged Six Bagatelles for wind quintet from a cycle of piano pieces he had written years previously\, Musica ricercata. Ten members of the MSO woodwind section will perform these vivacious and intricate vignettes to open the program. \nThen\, the strings of the MSO take to the stage for Bartók’s Divertimento. Heavily influenced by the rhythms and tonalities of Eastern European folk music\, Bartók composed the work in a Swiss Alps chalet owned by the commissioner of the work. \nBeethoven’s Violin Concerto was composed for prodigy Franz Clement. The concerto did not immediately catch on with audiences; it wasn’t until forty years later\, when thirteen-year-old Joseph Joachim performed the piece under the baton of Felix Mendelssohn\, that it entered the standard repertoire. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 17 Nov 7:30 PM; Saturday 19 Nov 7:30 PM; Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour 45 minutes (inc. 1 x 20 minute interval) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Thursday 17 November: Standard $75.00 – $146.00;  Concession*$70.00 – $141.00 \nSaturday 19 November: Standard $69.00 – $124.00; Concession* $64.00 – $119.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-presents-james-ehnes-beethovens-violin-concerto/2022-11-19/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221117T073000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221117T211500
DTSTAMP:20260614T150941
CREATED:20221116T004025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T004025Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents James Ehnes: Beethoven's Violin Concerto
DESCRIPTION:The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra takes the lead in a program of bold Hungarian repertoire\, followed by Beethoven’s Violin Concerto directed and performed by James Ehnes. \n\n\n\n\nGyörgy Ligeti arranged Six Bagatelles for wind quintet from a cycle of piano pieces he had written years previously\, Musica ricercata. Ten members of the MSO woodwind section will perform these vivacious and intricate vignettes to open the program. \nThen\, the strings of the MSO take to the stage for Bartók’s Divertimento. Heavily influenced by the rhythms and tonalities of Eastern European folk music\, Bartók composed the work in a Swiss Alps chalet owned by the commissioner of the work. \nBeethoven’s Violin Concerto was composed for prodigy Franz Clement. The concerto did not immediately catch on with audiences; it wasn’t until forty years later\, when thirteen-year-old Joseph Joachim performed the piece under the baton of Felix Mendelssohn\, that it entered the standard repertoire. \n\n\n\n\nThursday 17 Nov 7:30 PM; Saturday 19 Nov 7:30 PM; Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour 45 minutes (inc. 1 x 20 minute interval) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Thursday 17 November: Standard $75.00 – $146.00;  Concession*$70.00 – $141.00 \nSaturday 19 November: Standard $69.00 – $124.00; Concession* $64.00 – $119.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-presents-james-ehnes-beethovens-violin-concerto/2022-11-17/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221107T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221107T193000
DTSTAMP:20260614T150941
CREATED:20221104T115533Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Quick Fix at Half Six: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
DESCRIPTION:Experience the power and grandeur of Ludwig van Beethoven at the height of his powers\, alongside the Australian premiere of a bold new work by Brett Dean – inspired by Beethoven’s own piano concertos. \n\n\n\n\nOver five years\, Biss co-commissioned five composers to produce their own piano concertos in response to Beethoven’s contributions to the genre. Brett Dean’s atmospheric Gneixendorf Music\, a Winter’s Journey was informed by a summer spent in the small Austrian village where Beethoven resided for a few months towards the end of his life. \nSymphony No.5 opens with the most famous ‘da da da duumm!’ in history. But there is more to this piece than its impactful beginning: Beethoven takes a number of simple themes and expertly weaves them into a layered musical texture\, all while building a sense of dramatic urgency. \n\n\n\n\nMonday 7 Nov\, 6:30 PM; Running Time1 hour\n\n\nPrice range\n\n\n\nStandard: $55.00 – $95.00;  Concession* $50.00 – $90.00\n\n*Concession prices apply to Pensioners\, Full-time students\, Unemployed and Children under the age of 18 \nDynamic pricing applies to this event. Ticket prices may be dynamically adjusted\, either up or down\, based on real-time market demand and without notice.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-presents-quick-fix-at-half-six-beethovens-fifth-symphony/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221105T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221105T160000
DTSTAMP:20260614T150941
CREATED:20221104T114644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221104T114644Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven Fives
DESCRIPTION:Experience the power and grandeur of Ludwig van Beethoven at the height of his powers\, alongside the Australian premiere of a bold new work by Brett Dean – inspired by Beethoven’s own piano concertos. \n\n\n\n\nBeethoven’s Piano Concerto No.5 was written at the tail end of a personally turbulent but creatively prolific decade for the composer. Renowned concert pianist and curator Jonathan Biss joins the MSO for this lush\, cascading work which rewrote the rules of the piano concerto. \nOver five years\, Biss co-commissioned five composers to produce their own piano concertos in response to Beethoven’s contributions to the genre. Brett Dean’s atmospheric Gneixendorf Music\, a Winter’s Journey was informed by a summer spent in the small Austrian village where Beethoven resided for a few months towards the end of his life. \nSymphony No.5 opens with the most famous ‘da da da duumm!’ in history. But there is more to this piece than its impactful beginning: Beethoven takes a number of simple themes and expertly weaves them into a layered musical texture\, all while building a sense of dramatic urgency. \n\nPerformance dates & times\n\n\n\nFriday 4 Nov 7:30 PM; Saturday 5 Nov 2:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time2 hours (inc. 1 x 20 minute interval) \n\n\n\n\n\nPrice range\n\n\n\nStandard: $69.00 – $129.00; Concession* $64.00 – $124.00\n\n\nDynamic pricing applies to this event. Ticket prices may be dynamically adjusted\, either up or down\, based on real-time market demand and without notice.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-presents-beethoven-fives/2022-11-05/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221104T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221104T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T150941
CREATED:20221104T114644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221104T114644Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven Fives
DESCRIPTION:Experience the power and grandeur of Ludwig van Beethoven at the height of his powers\, alongside the Australian premiere of a bold new work by Brett Dean – inspired by Beethoven’s own piano concertos. \n\n\n\n\nBeethoven’s Piano Concerto No.5 was written at the tail end of a personally turbulent but creatively prolific decade for the composer. Renowned concert pianist and curator Jonathan Biss joins the MSO for this lush\, cascading work which rewrote the rules of the piano concerto. \nOver five years\, Biss co-commissioned five composers to produce their own piano concertos in response to Beethoven’s contributions to the genre. Brett Dean’s atmospheric Gneixendorf Music\, a Winter’s Journey was informed by a summer spent in the small Austrian village where Beethoven resided for a few months towards the end of his life. \nSymphony No.5 opens with the most famous ‘da da da duumm!’ in history. But there is more to this piece than its impactful beginning: Beethoven takes a number of simple themes and expertly weaves them into a layered musical texture\, all while building a sense of dramatic urgency. \n\nPerformance dates & times\n\n\n\nFriday 4 Nov 7:30 PM; Saturday 5 Nov 2:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time2 hours (inc. 1 x 20 minute interval) \n\n\n\n\n\nPrice range\n\n\n\nStandard: $69.00 – $129.00; Concession* $64.00 – $124.00\n\n\nDynamic pricing applies to this event. Ticket prices may be dynamically adjusted\, either up or down\, based on real-time market demand and without notice.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-presents-beethoven-fives/2022-11-04/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221027T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221027T210000
DTSTAMP:20260614T150941
CREATED:20221025T100012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T100012Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Verdi's Requiem
DESCRIPTION:The MSO is joined by four masterful soloists and the 120-strong MSO Chorus to bring a truly momentous work to life: Verdi’s Requiem. \n\n\n\n\nVerdi felt compelled to start a Requiem after the passing of fellow composer and cultural icon Gioachino Rossini. After a five-year delay\, Verdi returned to the project after the death of revered Italian author Alessandro Manzoni. A fervent admirer of Manzoni and his works\, Verdi dedicated his Requiem to the writer’s memory. \nAs you would expect from one of the greatest operatic composers of all time\, the Requiem packs a dramatic punch\, moving from thundering crescendos to moments of pious contemplation. Verdi wrote the piece with a concert hall setting in mind\, rather than the strictly observant surrounds of a church. \n\nArtists\n\n\n\n\nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra\n\n\n\nJaime Martín – Conductor\n\n\nMaija Kovalevska – Soprano\n\n\nCatherine Carby – Alto\n\n\nKang Wang – Tenor\n\n\nJonathan Lemalu – Bass\n\n\nMSO Chorus\nWarren Trevelyan-Jones – Chorus Master\n\n\nPerformance dates & times\n\n\n\nThursday 27 Oct 7:30 PM\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour 30 minutes
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-verdis-requiem/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221024T133000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221024T143000
DTSTAMP:20260614T150941
CREATED:20221017T060947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221017T060947Z
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SUMMARY:Orchestra Victoria presents Nicolette Fraillon: My Life In Music
DESCRIPTION:Orchestra Victoria presents Nicolette Fraillon: My Life In Music. A stunning\, specially curated program celebrating the career of outgoing Artistic Director Nicolette Fraillon AM\, as part of Morning Melodies 2022. \nFew conductors in Australia’s history can equal the impact and inspiration of Nicolette Fraillon AM. A dynamic artistic leader\, she has passionately guided Orchestra Victoria and The Australian Ballet as Music Director and Chief Conductor for nearly 20 years\, and Orchestra Victoria as Artistic Director from 2014. \nAs she prepares to pass on this baton\, join Orchestra Victoria for a very special Morning Melodies\, and take a journey through her life in music. Handpicked by Nicolette for their significance in her life and career\, favourites from Beethoven\, Mozart and Tchaikovsky will be interwoven by Nicolette live in conversation with one of her closest colleagues and collaborators\, former Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet\, David McAllister AC. \nRepertoire\nAcknowledgement of Country\nCheetham – Long Time Living Here \nJ.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major\, BWV 1048. I. [no tempo indication] \nBeethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major\, Op. 92. II. Allegretto \nMozart – Overture from Don Giovanni\, K. 527 \nBrahms – Variations on a Theme by Haydn\, Op. 56. Finale. Andante \nTchaikovsky – Act 2 Pas de Deux from Swan Lake\, Op. 20 \nProkofiev – Symphony No. 1 in D major\, Op. 25\, “Classical”. III. Gavotte. Non troppo allegro \nSondheim – Send in the Clowns (Show extraction orch. Tunick). \nPerformance dates & times\n\n\n\nMonday 24 Oct: 11:00 AM\, 1:30 PM;  Running Time 60 minutes (no interval)\n\nTickets: Standard $30.00; Concession $25.00; Child $19.00; Group 10+ $22.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/orchestra-victoria-presents-nicolette-fraillon-my-life-in-music/2022-10-24/2/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221024T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221024T120000
DTSTAMP:20260614T150941
CREATED:20221017T060947Z
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SUMMARY:Orchestra Victoria presents Nicolette Fraillon: My Life In Music
DESCRIPTION:Orchestra Victoria presents Nicolette Fraillon: My Life In Music. A stunning\, specially curated program celebrating the career of outgoing Artistic Director Nicolette Fraillon AM\, as part of Morning Melodies 2022. \nFew conductors in Australia’s history can equal the impact and inspiration of Nicolette Fraillon AM. A dynamic artistic leader\, she has passionately guided Orchestra Victoria and The Australian Ballet as Music Director and Chief Conductor for nearly 20 years\, and Orchestra Victoria as Artistic Director from 2014. \nAs she prepares to pass on this baton\, join Orchestra Victoria for a very special Morning Melodies\, and take a journey through her life in music. Handpicked by Nicolette for their significance in her life and career\, favourites from Beethoven\, Mozart and Tchaikovsky will be interwoven by Nicolette live in conversation with one of her closest colleagues and collaborators\, former Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet\, David McAllister AC. \nRepertoire\nAcknowledgement of Country\nCheetham – Long Time Living Here \nJ.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major\, BWV 1048. I. [no tempo indication] \nBeethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major\, Op. 92. II. Allegretto \nMozart – Overture from Don Giovanni\, K. 527 \nBrahms – Variations on a Theme by Haydn\, Op. 56. Finale. Andante \nTchaikovsky – Act 2 Pas de Deux from Swan Lake\, Op. 20 \nProkofiev – Symphony No. 1 in D major\, Op. 25\, “Classical”. III. Gavotte. Non troppo allegro \nSondheim – Send in the Clowns (Show extraction orch. Tunick). \nPerformance dates & times\n\n\n\nMonday 24 Oct: 11:00 AM\, 1:30 PM;  Running Time 60 minutes (no interval)\n\nTickets: Standard $30.00; Concession $25.00; Child $19.00; Group 10+ $22.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/orchestra-victoria-presents-nicolette-fraillon-my-life-in-music/2022-10-24/1/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Immortal Diamond - Paul Grabowsky and Lisa Gerrard
DESCRIPTION:A song that – in a sense – has no beginning and no end. \n\n\n\n\n“Immortal Diamond borrows its title from a poem of Gerard Manley Hopkins\, called That Nature is a Heraclitean Fire and the Comfort of Resurrection\, in which his unforgettable final lines describe his relationship to Christ: \nsince he was what I am\, and\nThis Jack\, joke\, poor potsherd\, patch\, matchwood\, immortal diamond\,\nIs immortal diamond \nThis beautiful poem\, full of extraordinary sound pictures\, provides the inspiration for a sound world in which Lisa Gerrard will range freely\, one that speaks of the power of spiritual love and renewal. The music will ebb and flow slowly like a tide\, the orchestra and sixteen wordless singers embedded within it will wrap around her voice\, occasionally falling away to the ruminations of the piano as it continues accompanying a song that – in a sense – has no beginning and no end.”\n– Paul Grabowsky AO \n\n\n\n\nWednesday 5 Oct\, 8:00 PM Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\n\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour (no interval) \n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: Standard $55.00 – $95.00; Concession* $50.00 – $90.00\n\n\n*Concession prices apply to Pensioners\, Full-time students\, Health Care Cardholders and Children under the age of 18 \nDynamic pricing applies to this event. Ticket prices may be dynamically adjusted\, either up or down\, based on real-time market demand and without notice.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-immortal-diamond-paul-grabowsky-and-lisa-gerrard/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Victorian Opera: Elektra
DESCRIPTION:torBased on the tragedy by Sophocles\, Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s opera remains one of the greatest works in the Western canon. Elektra yearns to avenge the murder of her father\, King Agamemnon. Her brother\, Orest\, returns to cleanse the palace of its evil. From her obsessive beginnings to her final dance of vengeance and collapse\, Elektra’s journey to catharsis is one of the great trajectories of character in operatic literature. \n\n\n\n\nRevered dramatic soprano Catherine Foster\, a veteran of Bayreuth and the major opera houses of the world\, sings the title role alongside a stellar Australian cast. Maestro Richard Mills conducts the combined forces of Orchestra Victoria\, Australia’s opera orchestra par excellence\, and the very talented young musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music. \nCast: Klytemnestra: Deborah Humble;  Elektra: Catherine Foster; Chrysothemis: Anna-Louise Cole; Aegisth: James Egglestone;  Orest: Derek Welton \n\n\n\n\nWednesday 14 Sep\, 7:30 PM;  Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour 50 minutes\, no interval \n\n\n\n\n\nPrice range\n\n\n\nStandard: $39.00 – $180.00\n\n\nConcession: $39.00 – $170.00*\n\n\nSenior: $39.00 – $175.00\n\n\n30 & Under: $30.00\n\n*Concession applies to valid health card/pensioner cardholders\, full time student cardholders and MEAA Cardholders.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/victorian-opera-elektra/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Tchaikovsky's Pathétique
DESCRIPTION:The MSO uncovers the spaces between sonority and silence in this program\, directed by Alpesh Chauhan\, Associate Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. \n\n\n\n\nAustralian composer Anna Cawrse describes The Rest is Silence as “a prayer\, a celebration\, and a meditation on the quiet still spaces\, the silence amidst the hustle\, and the enduring power of music”. This concerto features MSO Principal Cor Anglais Michael Pisani in an exploration of this remarkable instrument\, often used to express music’s most melancholic\, bittersweet\, and emotionally profound moments. \nTchaikovsky wrote that his Sixth Symphony was “the best thing I ever composed or shall compose” – a big claim from the man who wrote Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. This remarkable symphony is infinitely relatable\, exploring a struggle between the strength of life force\, and emotional and physical demise. In a break from standard practice of the time\, this incredible cornerstone of romantic repertoire ends in quiet\, contemplative dissolution
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-presents-tchaikovskys-pathetique/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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