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Caroline O'Connor: Music and Me: Morning Melodies
Australian theatrical legend Caroline O’Connor AM has delighted audiences across the globe: on London’s West End, Broadway in New York and throughout Australia on our stages and on our screens.
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Hamer Hall
100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Monday 20 July 2026 11.00am; 1.30pm
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Firebird
Journey with Orchestra Victoria into dazzling worlds of myth, legend, and magic in this program exclusive to Bendigo’s Ulumbarra Theatre.
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Ulumbarra Theatre
10 Gaol Rd, Bendigo VIC 3550 24 July 2026 7:00pm
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Across Silence
Across Silence is a collaboration the first of its kind in Australia. Delivered in Auslan, Walter Kadiki and Marnie Kerridge perform a series of poems set to music and haptics.
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Blackwood Box
Meat Market
Corner of Blackwood and Tyrone Street, North Melbourne 8 August 2026 1:30pm
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Session 2: Meet @ the Market
This program is all about energy, variety and personality.
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Blackwood Box
Meat Market
Corner of Blackwood Street and Tyrone Street, North Melbourne
Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Country Friday 4 September 2026 7:00pm
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In Full Flight: Southbank Series
The second concert in the Southbank Series draws together four composers across three centuries, each with a distinct voice.
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Hanson Dyer Hall
Ian Potter Southbank Centre
43 Sturt St, Southbank VIC 3006
Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Country Saturday 5 September 2026 7:30pm
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The Turn of the Screw: Victorian Opera
Henry James’ gothic novella The Turn of the Screw is brought to life in Bejamin Britten’s opera, where sinister forces may – or may not – be lurking.
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Palais Theatre
Lower Esplanade, St Kilda
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The Sleeping Beauty: The Australian Ballet
The Nutcracker: The Australian Ballet
Sir Peter Wright's beloved production returns, enchanting audiences in Melbourne and Sydney.
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Regent Theatre
191 Collins Street, Melbourne 24 - 31 October 2026
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The Wagner Gala Concert: Opera Australia
A landmark, one-night-only musical event to mark the reopening of the Ian Potter State Theatre at Arts Centre Melbourne.
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Ian Potter State Theatre
Arts Centre Melbourne Friday 16 October 2026 7:30pm
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La Bohème: Opera Australia
They have love. They have art. They have each other. But you can’t eat poetry, and philosophy won’t warm a bitter winter.
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Regent Theatre
191 Collins St, Melbourne 7 - 18 November 2026
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Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan: Opera Australia
As his body hit the water, few heard the impact. But the ripple effect of the murderous act defied natural law and swelled to seismic scale.
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Regent Theatre
191 Collins St, Melbourne 21 - 28 November 2026
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The Trumpet of the Swan: Opera Australia
Meet Louis, a young swan born without a voice. With the help of a boy named Sam and a stolen trumpet, Louis sets out to prove that even the quietest among us can make the loudest impact.
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Regent Theatre
191 Collins St, Melbourne 20 - 22 November 2026
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Session 3: Meet @ the Market
A program of profound feeling, the music we’ll explore conveys the darkest shades of grief and nostalgia, but moves towards hope, joy and renewal.
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Blackwood Box
Meat Market
Corner of Blackwood Street and Tyrone Street, North Melbourne
Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Country Friday 4 December 2026 7:00pm
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Worlds Within: Southbank Series
The final concert of the 2026 Southbank Series brings the season to a deeply reflective close.
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Hanson Dyer Hall
Ian Potter Southbank Centre
43 Sturt St, Southbank VIC 3006
Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Country Saturday 5 December 2026 7:30pm
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