Event Series Kiss Me, Kate

Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Victoria: Kiss Me, Kate

The Alexander Theatre 48 Exhibition Walk, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria presents Kiss Me, Kate, the Tony Award-winning 1940’s musical comedy from Cole Porter (Anything Goes, Fifty Million Frenchmen) with a score of witty, hummable hits paired with ridiculous Shakespearean antics from Sam and Bella Spewack (Leave It To Me!, My Three Angels). The battle of…
Event Series Kiss Me, Kate

Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Victoria: Kiss Me, Kate

The Alexander Theatre 48 Exhibition Walk, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria presents Kiss Me, Kate, the Tony Award-winning 1940’s musical comedy from Cole Porter (Anything Goes, Fifty Million Frenchmen) with a score of witty, hummable hits paired with ridiculous Shakespearean antics from Sam and Bella Spewack (Leave It To Me!, My Three Angels). The battle of…
Event Series Agatha in Vivaldi’s Venice

Australian Chamber Choir: Agatha in Vivaldi’s Venice

The Scots' Church, Melbourne Corner of Collins and Russell Sts, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Agatha, born without the fingers of her left hand, was abandoned to the Venetian orphanage known as the Ospedale della Pietà, where Vivaldi was working to establish an incomparable music education program.  In 2022 the ACC premiered Agatha’s Cantata, newly completed after three centuries of silence. In 2024, they will…
Editor's Choice Event Series Lucia di Lammermoor

Melbourne Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor

Athenaeum Theatre 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Following its success with the Bendigo Ring Cycle, Melbourne Opera turns its attention to one of the pinnacles of  bel canto. Donizetti’s most popular work – a well-crafted adaptation of Sir Walter Scott’s Highland family drama The Bride of Lammermoor – features a string of memorable arias and, of course, the famous…
Event Series Mozart’s Mass

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Mass

The Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane 249 Elizabeth Street,, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
This is Mozart at the height of his compositional genius. Grandeur, opulence, and the soul-striking power of a choir in sacred unity. His Mass in C Minor is a transcendent work, darkly divine. Although fragments of the work were performed during Mozart’s lifetime, this mysterious work remained unfinished at his…
Event Series Mozart’s Mass

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Mass

The Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane 249 Elizabeth Street,, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
This is Mozart at the height of his compositional genius. Grandeur, opulence, and the soul-striking power of a choir in sacred unity. His Mass in C Minor is a transcendent work, darkly divine. Although fragments of the work were performed during Mozart’s lifetime, this mysterious work remained unfinished at his…
Event Series Dancing Queen

Sunshine Coast Oriana Choir: Dancing Queen

Stella Maris Performance Centre McKenzie Drive, Maroochydore, QLD, Australia
The Sunshine Coast’s premiere vocal group, Oriana Choir, presents Dancing Queen, an exciting and energetic tribute show featuring the best of ABBA and Queen May 11 at Stella Maris Catholic School Performance Venue and May 18 at The J in Noosa, with a matinee and evening concert at each location.…
Editor's Choice

Cassandra Doyle: Cassandra Doyle & Friends – Recital

Pitt Street Uniting Church, Sydney 264 Pitt St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Mezzo-soprano Cassandra Doyle first attracted Limelight’s attention as Cherubino in The Cooperative’s 2022 staging of The Marriage of Figaro. She was a finalist in last year’s IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition and has since been accepted into the prestigious Salzburger Festspiele Young Singers Project and Opernstudio NRW. Don’t miss this…
Event Series Mozart’s Mass

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Mass

The Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane 249 Elizabeth Street,, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
This is Mozart at the height of his compositional genius. Grandeur, opulence, and the soul-striking power of a choir in sacred unity. His Mass in C Minor is a transcendent work, darkly divine. Although fragments of the work were performed during Mozart’s lifetime, this mysterious work remained unfinished at his…
Event Series Dancing Queen

Sunshine Coast Oriana Choir: Dancing Queen

Stella Maris Performance Centre McKenzie Drive, Maroochydore, QLD, Australia
The Sunshine Coast’s premiere vocal group, Oriana Choir, presents Dancing Queen, an exciting and energetic tribute show featuring the best of ABBA and Queen May 11 at Stella Maris Catholic School Performance Venue and May 18 at The J in Noosa, with a matinee and evening concert at each location.…

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