Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The following groups are a few of the city's main players, who perform at various venues
across town. Check their websites or the local press for venues and concert dates. Mel-
bourne also has a number of small, independent and often very innovative classical
groups. Check the
Age
newspaper for listings.
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
(MSO; 03-9929 9600;
www.mso.com.au
)
The MSO has a broad reach: while not afraid to be
populist (it's done sell-out performances with both Burt Bacharach and the Whitlams), it
can also do edgy - such as performing with Kiss - along with its performances of the
great masterworks of symphony. It performs regularly at venues around the city, including
Melbourne Town Hall, the Recital Centre and Hamer Hall. Also runs a summer series of
free concerts at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
ORCHESTRA
Musica Viva
(
www.musicaviva.com.au
)
National group Musica Viva stages 'Coffee Concerts' - morning-tea
tunes (chamber music) - five times a year at the Melbourne Recital Centre.
ORCHESTRA
Opera
Melbourne has nurtured internationally acclaimed opera singers and continues to stage
world-class productions. People do dress up for a night at the opera, especially opening
and weekend nights of Opera Australia, but no one will raise an eyebrow if you don't.
Chamber Made Opera
( 03-9329 7422;
www.chambermadeopera.com
; Arts House, Meat Market, 44 Courtney St, North Melbourne;
55, 59)
Founded in 1988, Chamber Made Opera showcases contemporary music and music-
based performance art. Some performances are free.
OPERA
Melbourne Opera
( 03-9614 4188;
www.melbourneopera.com
)
A not-for-profit company that performs a classic rep-
ertoire in the stunning Athenaeum (
Click here
)
. Prices are deliberately kept affordable.
OPERA
Opera Australia
( 03-9685 3700;
www.opera.org.au
; cnr Fawkner & Fanning Streets, Southbank)
The national opera com-
pany performs with some regularity at the Arts Centre Melbourne.
OPERA
Victorian Opera
OPERA
