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SUMMARY:Victorian Opera - The Magic Pudding: The Opera
DESCRIPTION:Victorian Opera is bringing its adored adaptation of Norman Lindsay’s classic The Magic Pudding to the stage for an unmissable return season. \nFilled with a measure of musical magic\, deliciously playful costumes and a hearty helping of theatrical charm\, this dinky-di delight brings Lindsay’s larrikinism to life. \nThis Australian classic has enchanted generations with its much-loved characters Albert the Pudding\, Bunyip Bluegum\, Bill Barnacle\, Sam Sawnoff as well as those mischievous Puddin’ thieves. \nDirector Elizabeth Hill-Cooper lovingly realises this production with Victorian Opera’s Head of Music Phoebe Briggs conducting a chamber orchestra. \nPerfect for pudding-lovers of all ages! Language Sung in English \nFriday 29 May\, 1:00pm *Saturday 30 May\, 2.00pm Duration 60 minutes\n\nTickets $42\nDigital Access $30 \nBunjil Place\, 2 Patrick Northeast Drive\, Narre Warren\, 3805 \n* Relaxed Performance \nOnline via Digital Access\nStreamed online from 30 May 2026\, 2:00pm
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/victorian-opera-the-magic-pudding-the-opera-2/2026-05-29/
LOCATION:Bunjil Place\, 2 Patrick Northeast Drive\,\, Narre Warren\, Vic\, 3805\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Victorian Opera - The Magic Pudding: The Opera
DESCRIPTION:Victorian Opera is bringing its adored adaptation of Norman Lindsay’s classic The Magic Pudding to the stage for an unmissable return season. \nFilled with a measure of musical magic\, deliciously playful costumes and a hearty helping of theatrical charm\, this dinky-di delight brings Lindsay’s larrikinism to life. \nThis Australian classic has enchanted generations with its much-loved characters Albert the Pudding\, Bunyip Bluegum\, Bill Barnacle\, Sam Sawnoff as well as those mischievous Puddin’ thieves. \nDirector Elizabeth Hill-Cooper lovingly realises this production with Victorian Opera’s Head of Music Phoebe Briggs conducting a chamber orchestra. \nPerfect for pudding-lovers of all ages! Language Sung in English \nFriday 29 May\, 1:00pm *Saturday 30 May\, 2.00pm Duration 60 minutes\n\nTickets $42\nDigital Access $30 \nBunjil Place\, 2 Patrick Northeast Drive\, Narre Warren\, 3805 \n* Relaxed Performance \nOnline via Digital Access\nStreamed online from 30 May 2026\, 2:00pm
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/victorian-opera-the-magic-pudding-the-opera-2/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:Bunjil Place\, 2 Patrick Northeast Drive\,\, Narre Warren\, Vic\, 3805\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents Jaime conducts Dvořák\, Smetana & Coll
DESCRIPTION:Most of us have heard Dvořák’s Symphony No.9 From the New World. But why is it so much harder to find a concert featuring his Symphony No.7? The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra can’t figure it out — that’s why they’re presenting a live performance of this unusually neglected work. \n\n\n\n\nJust like the Ninth\, this symphony is also infused with the Czech composer’s nostalgic love of his homeland\, and its lively third movement recalls a Czech folk dance. A similarly sentimental theme runs through Smetana’s Má vlast: Vltava\, named after the Vltava River that flows across the Czech countryside. The gentle swirl of the flute marks the beginning of this picturesque river journey have you flowing with the river towards the stunning city of Prague. \nCloser to our own home\, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has co-commissioned a new piano concerto. Be there for the Australian premiere of this new work from Spanish-born composer Francisco Coll. \n\n\n\n\nMelbourne Symphony Orchestra\nJaime Martín Conductor\nKirill Gerstein Piano\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDvořák Symphony No.7\n\nFrancisco Coll Piano Concerto*\nSmetana Má vlast: Vltava \n\n*Australian Premiere of an MSO Co-commission\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 28 May 7:30 PM\n\n\nSaturday 30 May 2:00 PM\n\n\nRunning Time1 hour 30 minutes (including interval) \n\n\n\nHamer Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $20 – $127
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-symphony-orchestra-presents-jaime-conducts-dvorak-smetana-coll/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:Arts Centre Melbourne\, Hamer Hall\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:2026 Baroque Competition
DESCRIPTION:Australia’s best young performers.\nA performance competition showcasing the country’s best young musicians exploring Baroque brilliance. Formerly known as Melbourne Recital Centre’s Bach Competition\, this event’s expansion to encompass repertoire from the entire Baroque period lets young artists explore the works of hundreds of composers. \nCome and listen to an array of budding young performers battle it out on stage and enjoy an afternoon of Baroque genius. \nThe 2026 Baroque Competition is generously supported by Mrs Margaret Ross AM and Dr Ian Ross\, and Martine Letts. \nThis event is presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in association with Competitions Media Partner 3MBS Melbourne. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 30 May 2026 – 3:00pm \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: Tickets to the Baroque Competition are free\, however booking is required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nFinalists \nMaggie Wang (VIC)⁠ cello\nDerek Wei (VIC)⁠ double bass\nEin Na (QLD)⁠ violin\nNatasha Paran (SA)⁠ violin\nAmy Liao (VIC)⁠ piano\nSharon Zhao (NSW)⁠ violin\nJoshua Shin (NSW)⁠ oboe\nLieun Park (VIC)⁠ cello\nAmber Hu (VIC)⁠ violin \nJudges \nJosephine Vains\nA cellist\, chamber musician and educator active across modern and historical fields\, Josephine has performed around Australia and internationally as a soloist and member of Firebird Trio\, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra\, Accademia Arcadia\, and Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra. \nDonald Nicolson\nListed among Australia’s best classical performers by the ABC\, New Zealand-born harpsichordist\, organist\, pianist\, composer and arranger\, Dr Donald Nicolson is a prominent figure in performance and research of the music of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe\, and in high demand as a keyboardist\, composer\, and arranger. \nRuth Wilkinson\nA recorder\, viol and violone player whose musical expertise and passions are based on the performance of music from the 12th to the 18th centuries\, Ruth Wilkinson is a member of many of Australia’s leading early music ensembles including La Romanesca\, Capella Corelli and Consort Eclectus.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/2026-baroque-competition/
LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre
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SUMMARY:Trio KROMA - Love and Longing!
DESCRIPTION:Come Join TRIO KROMA – Elena Xanthoudakis – Soprano\,\nJason Xanthoudakis – Clarinet – with Pianist Peter de Jager \nSome enjoy Sphor’s emotional ‘6 German Songs Op 103′\, Schubert Romanze\, Bellini – Ah! non credea mirari – from La Sonnambula by Bellini\, Donizetti as well as songs by Saint-Saens’ Une Flûte Invisible \nA Romantic Afternoon of Love and Longing! 2.30pm Sunday 31st May – 2026\n(2.30-4pm) \n\nSunday 31 May 2026 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM (UTC+10)\n\nAnglican Parish of Balaclava and Elwood\n175 Chapel st\, ST Kilda East Victoria 3183 \nTICKETS: Adult $30.00; Concession $20.00; Student $15.00
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/trio-kroma-love-and-longing/
LOCATION:Anglican Parish of Balaclava and Elwood\, 175 Chapel St\, St Kilda East\, Vic\, 3183\, Australia
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SUMMARY:St Patrick’s Cathedral 2026 Concert Series: Organ Recital with Guest Choir
DESCRIPTION:Lumen Christi! \nMusic of Praise and Thanksgiving \nPresented by Cathedral Organist Dion Henman with Guest Choir \nJoin us for an inspiring concert of Catholic music through the ages\, from ancient Gregorian chant through Tallis\, Bach\, and Vierne to popular modern composers including Rutter\, Willcocks\, Duruflé\, and Langlais. \nSunday 31 May 3pm  Duration: 1 hour \nSt Patrick’s Cathedral\, East Melbourne \n Free admission\, with donations invited to the Archbishop’s ‘Light into the City’ campaign.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/st-patricks-cathedral-2026-concert-series-organ-recital-with-guest-choir/
LOCATION:St Patrick’s Cathedral\, East Melbourne
ORGANIZER;CN="St Patrick's Cathedral Music Office":MAILTO:leighton.triplow@cam.org.au
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Bach Choir: Rachmaninov All Night Vigil (vespers) Op 37
DESCRIPTION:Following their triumphant performance of J.S. Bach’s St Matthew Passion on Good Friday at Melbourne Recital Centre\, the Melbourne Bach Choir returns with Rachmaninov’s All Night Vigil (Opus 37)\, plus Art Songs by Ukrainian composer Jul’ij Meitus. Proudly presented by the MBC Chamber Choir\, the second of four celebratory 20th anniversary concerts is at St John’s Church\, Camberwell on 12 June 2026 at 7.30pm. \nMelbourne Bach Chamber Choir’s winter offering features conductor Rick Prakhoff and soloists mezzo-soprano Belinda Paterson\, tenor Michael Petrucelli and bass Aleksander Pokryshevsky\, accompanied in the Ukrainian Art songs by Kathryn Pisani. Rachmaninov’s All Night Vigil (also known as ‘The Vespers’) will be sung in Church Slavonic\, the liturgical language for all non-Greek churches in the Orthodox tradition\, and promises thrill\, challenge\, and personal significance as each soloist brings their own unique and individual perspective.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-bach-choir-rachmaninov-all-night-vigil-vespers-op-37/
LOCATION:St John’s Anglican Church\, Burke Road Camberwell\, 552 Burke Road\, Camberwell\, VIC\, 3124\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Omega Ensemble: Inner Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:Mirroring the composer’s own inner turmoil\, Franz Schubert’s stirring String Quartet No. 14\, “Death and the Maiden” has long captured the imagination of listeners with its thrilling climaxes\, tortured freneticism and darkly romantic source material. \nIn an expanded setting for chamber orchestra arranged by the formidable Gustav Mahler\, this seminal work leads a program that ventures into intimate inner worlds\, exploring shifting terrains of emotion and memory. \nOpening with John Corigliano’s tender Soliloquy — an elegy of reflection and restraint\, carrying the weight of memory while seeking solace in beauty and stillness — this performance also includes the Australian premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s Grammy Award-winning Rounds for piano and strings\, starting with a single repeating idea that spirals into intricate motion. \nIn a world premiere\, Australian composer Paul Stanhope brings lyrical depth and human vitality to his first Clarinet Concerto written in his trademark style of poetic narrative and musical invention.
URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/omega-ensemble-inner-landscapes/
LOCATION:Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt St\, Southbank\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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