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SUMMARY:Australian National Academy of Music: Sacred: Seven Last Words
DESCRIPTION:In this unique Chapel concert\, Affinity Quartet are returning to Haydn\, the widely acknowledged father of string quartet music as we know it\, and apply their craft to the meditative sections of Seven Last Words. Each is based on an expression attributed to Christ during his crucifixion\, and is bookended by a contemplative introduction and a hectic conclusion akin to an ‘earthquake’ based on Matthew 27:51: the temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom\, the earth shook\, and the rocks split. This ‘tearing of the veil’ symbolises humanity’s sudden access to God. \nNaturally\, this work was commissioned by a priest\, who paid Haydn in a suitably symbolic way: sending him a cake which\, when cut\, was revealed to have been filled with gold coins. \nBased in Melbourne\, and originally comprising of musicians who all once graced the halls of ANAM\, Affinity Quartet have blazed their own trail internationally\, having won several competitions including the International Chamber Music Competition In 2023. They make their return to ANAM after representing Australia at Rheingau Music Festival with acclaimed violist\, composer and former ANAM Artistic Director\, Brett Dean\, where they performed string quartet compositions by both Dean and Haydn.\n\nJoseph HAYDN The Seven Last Words of Christ\, Hob. XX:1b\n\nAffinity Quartet:\n      Holly Piccoli (alum 2008) guest violin\n      Nicholas Waters (alum 2016) violin\n      Josef Hanna (alum 2021) viola\n      Mee Na Lojewski (alum 2014) cello\nANAM String Quartets \nThursday  02 April 2026\, 3PM \nDuration: approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes (no interval)\nThe Good Shepherd Chapel (next to Abbotsford Convent)\, 1 St Heliers St\, ABBOTSFORD VIC \nTICKETS: A Little Extra $65.00; Standard $45.00; A Little Less $25.00; Companion Card Holders $0.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/australian-national-academy-of-music-sacred-seven-last-words/
LOCATION:Good Shepherd Chapel\, 1 St Heliers St\, Abbotsford\, VIC\, 3067\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Concert: Gabriel Liu (cello) and Leigh Harrold (piano)
DESCRIPTION:Gabriel Liu\, 14\, is a cellist at Camberwell Grammar\, studying with David Berlin and Rachel Atkinson. In 2025\, he attended Cello-Akademie Rutesheim\, where he was selected to perform in the solo concert. He was also awarded 2nd prize in the Strike a Chord chamber music competition. In 2026\, he served as Associate Principal Cellist of AYO’s Amadio Chamber Orchestra and a member of its flagship orchestra. This performance will include J.S. Bach’s Cello Suite No. 4 and Elena Kats-Chernin’s Wild Rice. \nTicket Price: $By donation\nCategories: Music\nEvent Date: Wed 08 Apr\, 2026\nEvent Time: 1–1.30pm\nVenue: St Paul’s Cathedral\, Melbourne\, corner Swanston Street and Flinders Street\nPresented By: St Paul’s Cathedral Lunchtime Concert Series
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/lunchtime-concert-gabriel-liu-cello-and-leigh-harrold-piano/
LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260409T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260409T210000
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SUMMARY:Ensemble Liaison & Friends:  Echoes of Vienna
DESCRIPTION:Ensemble Liaison opens its 2026 series with Echoes of Vienna.\nA program reflecting the rich musical currents that flowed through the cultural crossroads of fin-de-siècle Vienna. \nThe evening begins with Sergei Prokofiev’s spirited Overture on Hebrew Themes\, written for Russian-Jewish musicians in New York and drawing on folk melodies whose roots stretch back to Eastern Europe. The program also features the world premiere of The Drowned World by Australian composer Stuart Greenbaum\, a striking contemporary work inspired by the novel of J. G. Ballard and written for Ensemble Liaison. \nAnton Webern’s youthful Langsamer Satz reveals the composer before his radical modernism\, steeped in the lush expressive language of late-Romantic Vienna. The concert concludes with the richly lyrical Trio in D minor by Alexander Zemlinsky\, a work of sweeping Romantic intensity that was endorsed by Brahms and captures the emotional world of Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century. \nEnsemble Liaison is delighted to present this concert with their dear friend\, violinist Sophie Rowell together with the talented students of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. \nSergei Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes  \nStuart Greenbaum The Drowned World (world premiere) \nAnton Webern Langsamer Satz for String Quartet (1905) \nAlexander von Zemlinsky Trio in D minor Op.3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 09 April 2026 – 7:00pm \n\n\nDuration: TBC. Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \nHanson Dyer Hall \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nTicket Prices: Standard $53; Concession $42; Full-Time Student $42 \nTwo-Concert Package: Standard $90; Concession $70; Full-Time Student $70
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/ensemble-liaison-friends-echoes-of-vienna/
LOCATION:Hanson Dyer Hall – Level 3  The Ian Potter Southbank Centre\, 43 Sturt Street\, Southbank\, VIC\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Paco Peña: Flamenco in Concert
DESCRIPTION:Paco Peña is internationally acclaimed as the greatest living exponent of flamenco guitar.\nFor over five decades\, he has transformed the way audiences across the globe experience this most passionate of art forms. To see him perform is to witness flamenco at its purest-alive\, uncompromising\, and utterly captivating. \nRooted in the culture of Andalucía\, flamenco blends centuries of song\, dance\, and rhythm into a powerful expression of human emotion-grief and joy\, struggle and celebration\, passion and hope. In Peña’s hands\, it becomes both profoundly Spanish and universally moving\, resonating with audiences whether or not they know its traditions. \nEach concert begins with Peña’s spellbinding solo guitar and expands into a full flamenco experience with singers\, dancers\, and musicians\, igniting the stage with fire\, virtuosity\, and soul. More than a performance\, Paco Peña: Flamenco in Concert is an invitation to feel the heartbeat of Andalucía. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 10 April 2026 – 8:00pm \n\n\nDuration: 2 hours 30 mins (incl. interval). Please note\, running times are approximate and subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: A Reserve $142.28 ($132.28 Concession / Student)\nB Reserve $136.22 ($126.02 Concession / Student)\nC Reserve $99.04 ($88.04 Concession / Student)
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/paco-pena-flamenco-in-concert-2/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260412T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260412T103000
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SUMMARY:St John's Southgate: Bach Cantata Service
DESCRIPTION:J.S. Bach’s Easter Oratorio “Kommt\, eilet und laufet” (BWV 249) for 4 soloists\, chorus\, strings\, flute\, 2 recorders\, 2 oboes\, 3 trumpets\, timpani and continuo\, presented in a liturgical context. St. John’s Bach Choir and Orchestra (dir. Graham Lieschke) with Kate Macfarlane (soprano)\, Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo-soprano)\, Timothy Reynolds (tenor) and Sunny Li (bass). Bach’s largest-scale Easter work\, presented in a Festival Eucharist for the 2nd Sunday of Easter. \nHeadline Act: St. John’s Bach Choir and Orchestra\nTicket Price: Free\, donations welcome\nCategories: Music\nEvent Date: Sun 12 Apr\, 2026\nEvent Time: 9am\nVenue: St. John’s Southgate\, 20 City Rd\, Southbank\, VIC 3006\nPresented By: St. John’s Southgate Bach Foundation\nBookings Contact: For enquiries\, contact the church office 9682 4995
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/st-johns-southgate-bach-cantata-service/
LOCATION:St John’s Lutheran Church\, 20 City Rd\, Southbank\, Vic\, 3006\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260417T213000
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SUMMARY:Divisi: Human Instrument
DESCRIPTION:What is the voice capable of? \nThe Human Instrument is a bold concert experience exploring the full expressive range of the human voice. \nIn this program\, Divisi positions the voice not just as a vehicle for text and melody\, but as an instrument in its own right: percussive\, theatrical\, intimate\, virtuosic\, and communal. Expect moments of breathtaking beauty alongside works that stretch the limits of what voices can do — whispers\, rhythmic propulsion\, extended techniques\, and rich harmonic tapestries. \nFeaturing a newly-comissioned world premiere by Xiaole Zhan\, music by leading Australian composers\, and reimagined masterworks\, this performance showcases Divisi’s commitment to new commissions\, fearless programming\, and the celebration of the voice in all its forms. \nAt once visceral and refined\, ancient and new\, The Human Instrument invites audiences to hear the human voice as they’ve never heard it before. \nDon’t miss out on this amazing experience. \nApril 17th\, 8:00 pm. \nTemperance Hall\n\n199 Napier St\, South Melbourne VIC 3205\, Australia\n\nCastlemaine Art Gallery\, April 19th\, 6:00 pm.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/divisi-human-instrument/
LOCATION:Temperance Hall\, 199 Napier St\, South Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3205\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260419T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260419T170000
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SUMMARY:Heidelberg Choral Society: Classic Choruses
DESCRIPTION:Classic Choruses : from Messiah\, Elijah\, The Creation\, St John Passion\, Carmina Burana & more \nClassic Choruses have been chosen from the very best of the choral spectrum. These lasting works by our greatest composers never fall from favour. From sacred oratorios of rhythmic intensity to song-like melodies and works that range from complex Baroque counterpoint to dramatic Romantic storytelling\, Heidelberg Choral Society’s April concert will be a celebration of joy\, devotion\, drama and theatrical flair. \nConducted by Peter Bandy\, with soprano soloist Teresa Ingrilli\, keyboard accompaniment from Kathryn Pisani and Joseph Hie\, plus a brass ensemble\, Classic Choruses promises to be an afternoon rich in innovative harmonies and emotional appeal. \nDate :                    2.30pm Sunday 19 April 2026fogf \nVenue :                 Performing Arts Centre\, Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School\, cnr Noel St & Upper Heidelberg Road\, Ivanhoe. \nTicket Prices :    $70 / $65 conc / $45 student \nBookings :           www.trybooking.com/DJFGD \nSponsor :             Heidelberg Choral Society is proudly supported by the Joe White Bequest \nWebsite :             www.hcs.asn.au
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/heidelberg-choral-society-classic-choruses/
LOCATION:Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School Performing Arts Centre\, Corner of Noel St and Upper Heidelberg Rd\, Ivanhoe\, Victoria\, 3134\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260426T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260426T180000
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SUMMARY:The Rake Punished or  Don Giovanni
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne Opera is staging a timely production of Don Giovanni (The Rake Punished) from 26 April – 3 May at the Athenaeum Theatre.  \nThis staging strikes at the heart of Don Giovanni’s narcissism and brutality\, refusing to brush over his assaults as mere elements of the dramma giocoso. Instead\, it gives voice and agency to the women he has wronged. Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest operas ever written\, this time Don Giovanni will see justice finally served. \nDirector Suzanne Chaundy will once again show her deft touch in directing the operatic stage. \n“It is a complete misreading of Mozart and Da Ponte’s intent to see Don Giovanni as a rebel hero. Only his narcissism places him in that role. This production will focus the story on the trio of powerful and vengeful women who bring Don Giovanni to justice on behalf of the many\, many women listed in the heinous catalogue of his ‘conquests’\,” says Suzanne Chaundy\, who is making her United Kingdom opera directing debut in July. \n“Justice is coming to Don Giovanni just as it caught up with recent high profile sex offenders like the former Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein\, and as many would picture justice coming to other offenders from the Epstein Files.” \nThree of Australia’s best sopranos will join forces in passionate revenge. Lee Abrahmsen (“Die Meistersinger”\, The Ring Cycle) as Donna Anna for her own assault and for the death of her father\,  Eleanor Greenwood (Turandot\, The Ring Cycle) as conflicted wife Donna Elvira\, and Soprano Rebecca Rashleigh (Herald Sun Aria Winner 2018\, The Ring Cycle) is the peasant bride Zerlina\, whom the Don attempts to seduce the night she marries Masetto. Masetto is performed by Stephen Marsh\, who has just returned from the Deutsche Oper Berlin. \nTaking on the role of Don Giovanni is international baritone Christopher Tonkin. “It certainly is an interesting time to be playing such a character as Don Giovanni. Art has always been a commentary on deeper issues and this is a very important conversation to have\,” says Christopher\, who has appeared throughout the United Kingdom\, Europe\, Asia and Australasia and performed major roles with Opera Australia\, Melbourne Opera and many other leading opera companies. \nSoprano Lee Abrahmsen was genuinely surprised by the sheer scale of the role of Donna Anna. “Vocally\, it’s a major undertaking. Donna Anna leads every ensemble high above the stave and sings one of Mozart’s longest and most emotionally charged recitatives. Add the psychological weight she carries\, and it becomes a role of remarkable stamina\, nuance and depth\,” says Lee. \nHenry Shaw\, winner of the OCCA Best Emerging Talent Award 2025\, is singing Don Giovanni’s servant Leporello. Bass Eddie Muliaumaseali’i joins the cast as the murdered Commendatore\, who drags Don Giovanni to the hell that he deserves. Tenor Henry Choo is singing Don Ottavio\, betrothed to Donna Anna. \nGreen Room Award nominated conductor Raymond Lawrence will conduct\, delivering some of Mozart’s most famous and most loved music. Highlights include ‘Catalogue Aria’ (Madamina\, il catalogo è questo)\, the seductive duet ‘Là ci darem la mano’ and the rapid Champagne Aria (Fin ch’han dal vino). \nIn August\, Melbourne Opera will stage Il Trovatore starring leading international soprano Helena Dix and Rosario La Spina\, who won a 2026 Green Room Award for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role for Melbourne Opera’s Samson et Dalila. \nThe company’s ambitious staging of Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (2025) was a major winner in the inaugural OperaChaser Critics Awards (OCCAs)\, announced in February. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nwww.melbourneopera.com  \nBehind-the-curtain updates: @MelbourneOpera
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/the-rake-punished-or-don-giovanni-3/
LOCATION:Athenaeum Theatre\, 188 Collins St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260426T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260426T160000
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SUMMARY:Choristry - A Tapestry of Voices
DESCRIPTION:Choristry welcomes you to our first concert series of 2026!\nJoin Choristry as we step into a rich soundscape weaving together centuries of choral music\, with works by Victoria\, Palestrina\, Weir\, Quartel\, Twist and more…
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/choristry-a-tapestry-of-voices-2/
LOCATION:Stonnington Community Uniting Church\, 57-59 Burke Rd\, Malvern East\, VIC\, 3145\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260429T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260429T230000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110852
CREATED:20260403T110630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T110630Z
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SUMMARY:The Rake Punished or  Don Giovanni
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne Opera is staging a timely production of Don Giovanni (The Rake Punished) from 26 April – 3 May at the Athenaeum Theatre.  \nThis staging strikes at the heart of Don Giovanni’s narcissism and brutality\, refusing to brush over his assaults as mere elements of the dramma giocoso. Instead\, it gives voice and agency to the women he has wronged. Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest operas ever written\, this time Don Giovanni will see justice finally served. \nDirector Suzanne Chaundy will once again show her deft touch in directing the operatic stage. \n“It is a complete misreading of Mozart and Da Ponte’s intent to see Don Giovanni as a rebel hero. Only his narcissism places him in that role. This production will focus the story on the trio of powerful and vengeful women who bring Don Giovanni to justice on behalf of the many\, many women listed in the heinous catalogue of his ‘conquests’\,” says Suzanne Chaundy\, who is making her United Kingdom opera directing debut in July. \n“Justice is coming to Don Giovanni just as it caught up with recent high profile sex offenders like the former Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein\, and as many would picture justice coming to other offenders from the Epstein Files.” \nThree of Australia’s best sopranos will join forces in passionate revenge. Lee Abrahmsen (“Die Meistersinger”\, The Ring Cycle) as Donna Anna for her own assault and for the death of her father\,  Eleanor Greenwood (Turandot\, The Ring Cycle) as conflicted wife Donna Elvira\, and Soprano Rebecca Rashleigh (Herald Sun Aria Winner 2018\, The Ring Cycle) is the peasant bride Zerlina\, whom the Don attempts to seduce the night she marries Masetto. Masetto is performed by Stephen Marsh\, who has just returned from the Deutsche Oper Berlin. \nTaking on the role of Don Giovanni is international baritone Christopher Tonkin. “It certainly is an interesting time to be playing such a character as Don Giovanni. Art has always been a commentary on deeper issues and this is a very important conversation to have\,” says Christopher\, who has appeared throughout the United Kingdom\, Europe\, Asia and Australasia and performed major roles with Opera Australia\, Melbourne Opera and many other leading opera companies. \nSoprano Lee Abrahmsen was genuinely surprised by the sheer scale of the role of Donna Anna. “Vocally\, it’s a major undertaking. Donna Anna leads every ensemble high above the stave and sings one of Mozart’s longest and most emotionally charged recitatives. Add the psychological weight she carries\, and it becomes a role of remarkable stamina\, nuance and depth\,” says Lee. \nHenry Shaw\, winner of the OCCA Best Emerging Talent Award 2025\, is singing Don Giovanni’s servant Leporello. Bass Eddie Muliaumaseali’i joins the cast as the murdered Commendatore\, who drags Don Giovanni to the hell that he deserves. Tenor Henry Choo is singing Don Ottavio\, betrothed to Donna Anna. \nGreen Room Award nominated conductor Raymond Lawrence will conduct\, delivering some of Mozart’s most famous and most loved music. Highlights include ‘Catalogue Aria’ (Madamina\, il catalogo è questo)\, the seductive duet ‘Là ci darem la mano’ and the rapid Champagne Aria (Fin ch’han dal vino). \nIn August\, Melbourne Opera will stage Il Trovatore starring leading international soprano Helena Dix and Rosario La Spina\, who won a 2026 Green Room Award for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role for Melbourne Opera’s Samson et Dalila. \nThe company’s ambitious staging of Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (2025) was a major winner in the inaugural OperaChaser Critics Awards (OCCAs)\, announced in February. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nwww.melbourneopera.com  \nBehind-the-curtain updates: @MelbourneOpera
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/the-rake-punished-or-don-giovanni-2/
LOCATION:Athenaeum Theatre\, 188 Collins St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260502T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260502T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110852
CREATED:20260403T110534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T110534Z
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SUMMARY:Choristry - A Tapestry of Voices
DESCRIPTION:Choristry welcomes you to our first concert series of 2026! \nJoin Choristry as we step into a rich soundscape weaving together centuries of choral music\, with works by Victoria\, Palestrina\, Weir\, Quartel\, Twist and more…
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/choristry-a-tapestry-of-voices/
LOCATION:Church of all Nations\, Corner Palmerston and Drummond Streets\, Carlton
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260503T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260503T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110852
CREATED:20260403T110425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T110425Z
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SUMMARY:The Rake Punished or  Don Giovanni
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne Opera is staging a timely production of Don Giovanni (The Rake Punished) from 26 April – 3 May at the Athenaeum Theatre.  \nThis staging strikes at the heart of Don Giovanni’s narcissism and brutality\, refusing to brush over his assaults as mere elements of the dramma giocoso. Instead\, it gives voice and agency to the women he has wronged. Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest operas ever written\, this time Don Giovanni will see justice finally served. \nDirector Suzanne Chaundy will once again show her deft touch in directing the operatic stage. \n“It is a complete misreading of Mozart and Da Ponte’s intent to see Don Giovanni as a rebel hero. Only his narcissism places him in that role. This production will focus the story on the trio of powerful and vengeful women who bring Don Giovanni to justice on behalf of the many\, many women listed in the heinous catalogue of his ‘conquests’\,” says Suzanne Chaundy\, who is making her United Kingdom opera directing debut in July. \n“Justice is coming to Don Giovanni just as it caught up with recent high profile sex offenders like the former Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein\, and as many would picture justice coming to other offenders from the Epstein Files.” \nThree of Australia’s best sopranos will join forces in passionate revenge. Lee Abrahmsen (“Die Meistersinger”\, The Ring Cycle) as Donna Anna for her own assault and for the death of her father\,  Eleanor Greenwood (Turandot\, The Ring Cycle) as conflicted wife Donna Elvira\, and Soprano Rebecca Rashleigh (Herald Sun Aria Winner 2018\, The Ring Cycle) is the peasant bride Zerlina\, whom the Don attempts to seduce the night she marries Masetto. Masetto is performed by Stephen Marsh\, who has just returned from the Deutsche Oper Berlin. \nTaking on the role of Don Giovanni is international baritone Christopher Tonkin. “It certainly is an interesting time to be playing such a character as Don Giovanni. Art has always been a commentary on deeper issues and this is a very important conversation to have\,” says Christopher\, who has appeared throughout the United Kingdom\, Europe\, Asia and Australasia and performed major roles with Opera Australia\, Melbourne Opera and many other leading opera companies. \nSoprano Lee Abrahmsen was genuinely surprised by the sheer scale of the role of Donna Anna. “Vocally\, it’s a major undertaking. Donna Anna leads every ensemble high above the stave and sings one of Mozart’s longest and most emotionally charged recitatives. Add the psychological weight she carries\, and it becomes a role of remarkable stamina\, nuance and depth\,” says Lee. \nHenry Shaw\, winner of the OCCA Best Emerging Talent Award 2025\, is singing Don Giovanni’s servant Leporello. Bass Eddie Muliaumaseali’i joins the cast as the murdered Commendatore\, who drags Don Giovanni to the hell that he deserves. Tenor Henry Choo is singing Don Ottavio\, betrothed to Donna Anna. \nGreen Room Award nominated conductor Raymond Lawrence will conduct\, delivering some of Mozart’s most famous and most loved music. Highlights include ‘Catalogue Aria’ (Madamina\, il catalogo è questo)\, the seductive duet ‘Là ci darem la mano’ and the rapid Champagne Aria (Fin ch’han dal vino). \nIn August\, Melbourne Opera will stage Il Trovatore starring leading international soprano Helena Dix and Rosario La Spina\, who won a 2026 Green Room Award for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role for Melbourne Opera’s Samson et Dalila. \nThe company’s ambitious staging of Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (2025) was a major winner in the inaugural OperaChaser Critics Awards (OCCAs)\, announced in February. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nwww.melbourneopera.com  \nBehind-the-curtain updates: @MelbourneOpera
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/the-rake-punished-or-don-giovanni/
LOCATION:Athenaeum Theatre\, 188 Collins St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260516T170000
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SUMMARY:Victoria Chorale "Mozart Great Mass in C Minor" Concert
DESCRIPTION:Victoria Chorale Concert: Mozart’s “Great Mass in C Minor” \nVictoria Chorale presents the Great Mass in C Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  \nVictoria Chorale; Art of Sound Ensemble; Conductor Mario Dobernig \nTo launch our 2026 concert program\, we are excited to present the Great Mass in C Minor by much-loved audience favourite\, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\, to take place at 5pm on Saturday 16 May 2026 at Melbourne’s magnificent St Paul’s Cathedral. \nDescribed as ‘Great’ because of its sheer size\, the Mass represents Mozart at his most daring and innovative. Soaring above the conventions of his time\, he crafted the C Minor Mass to be a work of breathtaking scope and architectural grandeur featuring many virtuoso arias for soprano and mezzo soprano and a double choir with two separate four-part choirs (soprano alto\, tenor\, bass) that push the human voice to its expressive limits. \nConsidered his most personal sacred work\, it was composed not out of economic necessity but out of a deeply-held conviction: a promise to his new wife Constanze\, who herself sang in the first and only performance to take place in his lifetime at St Peters\, Salzburg in 1783. Mozart tailored the large range of challenging vocal melody (coloratura) of the soprano solos to Costanza’s beautiful voice\, so she could suitably display her vocal gifts. \nMozart did not finish the work and the reasons for this remain a mystery – there is speculation that the practical pressures of needing to find financial work\, personal demands in Vienna\, or possibly the tragic death of his child contributed. \nHis planned big tenor and bass arias to match the scale of the soprano arias were not composed and large portions of the Credo and the complete Agnus Dei are missing. However\, this work demonstrates Mozart unleashing the full force of his genius with melodies and themes woven together to create harmony and complexity and rich orchestral colours. \nConducted by our exciting and innovative Musical Director\, Mario Dobernig\, we will be joined by the brilliant Art of Sound Orchestra and talented soloists\, Molly Ryan\, Soprano\, Sally-Anne Russell\, Mezzo Soprano\,  Jiacheng Ding\, Tenor and Michael Lampard\, Baritone. \nA performance not to be missed! \nEarly bird closes 31 March 2026. \n5.00 pm Saturday 16 May\, 2026 \n**Please note that tickets are non-refundable** \nLocation: St Paul’s Cathedral\, Cnr Flinders and Swanston Streets\, Melbourne Vic 3000:
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/victoria-chorale-mozart-great-mass-in-c-minor-concert/
LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral
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