• Sounds from Silence

    Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts 1220 Howitt Street, Wendouree, VIC, Australia

    BSO Concert - 7:30pm on Saturday 27th November 2021 at Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts    Conducted By – Hugh McKelvey  After a hiatus of almost two years, the BSO is planning an end of year concert to reflect the very uncertain and subdued covid climate, and building to Beethoven's …

  • A Musical Celebration

    Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts 1220 Howitt Street, Wendouree, VIC, Australia

    Join us for an afternoon of absolute symphonic indulgence. We've put together a program covers everything from blazing energy and colour to warmth and tenderness. It's a wonderful opportunity for an orchestra not only to play music they love but also to explore colour, clarity, precision and subtlety. Program: - …

  • Concert 2, 2022

    Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat, VIC, Australia

    Toying with the Classics The Ballarat Symphony Orchestra presents classical music with a twist.  A Toy Symphony with real toys.  Beethoven letting the cat out of the bag.  Mozart outdoing P.D.Q. Bach.  And Haydn being more surprising than the Surprise Symphony.  Music by famous composers…with something funny happening! Conductor: Hugh …

  • French Connections

    The Abbey Theatre - Loreto 1600 Sturt St, Lake Wendouree, VIC

    Join us for our final concert of 2022 - French Connections - featuring a program of French composers, since all things French will never go out of style. Conductor: Hugh McKelvey Program: - Gounod, Petite Symphonie - Faure, Pavane - Faure, Elegie - Faure, Masques et Bergamasques (mvts 1-3) - …

  • Killer Instincts

    Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts 1220 Howitt Street, Wendouree, VIC, Australia

    We’re excited to present our first concert for 2023 – Killer Instincts! Sink your teeth into an afternoon that features some of the music worlds most loved pieces. From Schubert’s beautiful ‘Unfinished Symphony’ to the infectious enthusiasm and energy of ‘Bacchanale’ from Saint Saens. Monstrous intent comes in the form …

  • The Big Sing

    Ballarat Civic Hall 300/304 Mair St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia

    The Big Sing - presented by Victorian Opera with Ballarat Choral Society and Ballarat Symphony Orchestra featuring Syrah Torii and Alistair Cooper-Golec. Join us on Sunday 11 June at the Ballarat Civic Hall where Helen Duggan, Jenny Going, Gareth Grainger and Victorian Opera’s Artistic Director Richard Mills AM lead us …

  • BSO Space Concert CANCELLED

    Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts 1220 Howitt Street, Wendouree, VIC, Australia

    The BSO have made the difficult decision to cancel our Space themed concert as we have been unable to secure a full string section. The BSO committee are currently working hard to rebuild the orchestra and are hopeful about returning to performing by the end of 2024. We hope to …

  • Big Christmas Sing!

    Ballarat Civic Hall 300/304 Mair St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia

    Victorian Opera is proud to return to Ballarat with The Big Sing as part of the Ballarat Opera Festival. A musical event in partnership with the Ballarat Choral Society and Ballarat Symphony Orchestra, staged at the Ballarat Civic Hall, featuring local singers alongside Victorian Opera Emerging Artist Prize winners, conducted …

  • An afternoon of Beethoven and Bizet!

    Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts 1220 Howitt Street, Wendouree, VIC, Australia

    It's the 150th anniversary of the premier of the Carmen Suites so we'll be performing a selection of Bizet's most loved and lasting melodies from this master of Operas! We're also performing Beethoven's 7th Symphony, one of Beethoven’s personal favourites. Come and experience the spontaneity and liveliness of this great …

  • Victorian Opera Big Christmas Sing!

    Ballarat Civic Hall 300/304 Mair St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia

    Join in the Christmas cheer as Victorian Opera, the Ballarat Choral Society and the Ballarat Symphony Orchestra present an afternoon of festive music, operatic hits, and sing-a-long moments. Venue: Ballarat Civic Hall Time: 2pm (75 min running time, no interval) Prices: Full: $35; Concession: $28; Child: $20 (2 – 14 years) …