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The Australian Ballet: Copland Dance Episodes

25th June, 2026

The Australian Boys Choir and The Gesualdo Six: Crossing the Bar

25th June, 2026

Australian Chamber Choir: Great Romantic Voices

24th June, 2026

An Afternoon With Joshua Han

23rd June, 2026

Melbourne Recital Centre: James Ehnes with Orion Weiss

22nd June, 2026

Heirlume Productions and Forest Collective: Sweet Charity

20th June, 2026

Reviews

The Australian Ballet: Copland Dance Episodes

by Paris Wages 25th June, 2026

Featuring The Australian Ballet in some of its finest dancing, Justin Peck’s Copland Dance Episodes is 73 minutes of sheer joy. The ballet …

by Paris Wages 25th June, 2026

The Australian Boys Choir and The Gesualdo Six: Crossing the Bar

25th June, 2026

by Peter Campbell 25th June, 2026

Australian Chamber Choir: Great Romantic Voices

24th June, 2026

by Julie McErlain 24th June, 2026

An Afternoon With Joshua Han

23rd June, 2026

by Julie McErlain 23rd June, 2026

Melbourne Recital Centre: James Ehnes with Orion Weiss

22nd June, 2026

by Sue Kaufmann 22nd June, 2026

News

News: OperaChaser Critics Awards (OCCAs) 2025 Winners

by Classic Melbourne 5th February, 2026

Here is what you have all been waiting for: the Winners of the inaugural OperaChaser Critics Awards (OCCAs) for 2025. Below …

by Classic Melbourne 5th February, 2026

News: Nominations for the OperaChaser Critics Awards 2025

31st December, 2025

by Heather Leviston 31st December, 2025

News: Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2026

17th December, 2025

by Classic Melbourne 17th December, 2025

Victorian Opera: Season 2026

8th October, 2025

by Classic Melbourne 8th October, 2025

News: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Season 2026 – Celebrating 120 Years

15th August, 2025

by Heather Leviston 15th August, 2025

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News: OperaChaser Critics Awards (OCCAs) 2025 Winners

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0 events 1 0 events, 1	0 events 2 0 events, 2	2 events 3 2 events, 3 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: First Voices Showcase June 3 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: First Voices Showcase Program James Howard Nyirrimar Ngamatyata / To Lose Yourself at Sea Aaron Wyatt The Things Which are Most Important Don't Always Scream the…, 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever June 3 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever Lock into two explosive and mesmerising works from Sydney Dance Company by Melanie Lane and Antony Hamilton. First Love Lock. Fantastical folk… $39 – $89	1 event 4 1 event, 4 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever June 4 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever Lock into two explosive and mesmerising works from Sydney Dance Company by Melanie Lane and Antony Hamilton. First Love Lock. Fantastical folk… $39 – $89	1 event 5 1 event, 5 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever June 5 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever Lock into two explosive and mesmerising works from Sydney Dance Company by Melanie Lane and Antony Hamilton. First Love Lock. Fantastical folk… $39 – $89	4 events 6 4 events, 6 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever June 6 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever Lock into two explosive and mesmerising works from Sydney Dance Company by Melanie Lane and Antony Hamilton. First Love Lock. Fantastical folk… $39 – $89, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 6 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm The Bowerbird Collective: Where Song Began June 6 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm The Bowerbird Collective: Where Song Began A cinematic concert celebrating songbirds. Described as 'spectacular' by Limelight Magazine in a 5-star review, Where Song Began is an iconic celebration of songbirds. The… $30 – $89, 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever June 6 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever Lock into two explosive and mesmerising works from Sydney Dance Company by Melanie Lane and Antony Hamilton. First Love Lock. Fantastical folk… $39 – $89	2 events 7 2 events, 7 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Anna da Silva Chen – Obsession June 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Anna da Silva Chen – Obsession Anna da Silva Chen, violin Mostly unknown yet strangely familiar gems from three centuries of solo violin music, featuring composers whose… $10 – $22, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 7 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368
2 events 8 2 events, 8 6:30 pm - 9:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 8 @ 6:30 pm - 9:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 8 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368	2 events 9 2 events, 9 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 9 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 7:30 pm - 9:15 pm Classical Music Australia: Daniel Hope in Recital June 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:15 pm Classical Music Australia: Daniel Hope in Recital Superstar violinist Daniel Hope returns to Australia for the first time since 2014 with program of Mendelssohn, Faure and Elgar. Internationally… $30 – $140	3 events 10 3 events, 10 1:30 pm - 4:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 10 @ 1:30 pm - 4:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ANAM: Lutosławski Quartet: Leaves of an Unwritten Diary June 10 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ANAM: Lutosławski Quartet: Leaves of an Unwritten Diary In their final concert at ANAM, the Lutosławski Quartet unites with ANAM’s string cohort for a whirlwind of Polish works –… $25 – $65, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 10 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368	2 events 11 2 events, 11 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ANAM Recital: Timothy O’Malley June 11 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ANAM Recital: Timothy O’Malley As a musician’s instrumental proficiency develops, so too does their artistic taste and temperament. Each ANAM musician’s recital is a snapshot… Free – $10.00, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 11 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368	4 events 12 4 events, 12 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Melbourne Bach Choir: Rachmaninov All Night Vigil (vespers) Op 37 June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Melbourne Bach Choir: Rachmaninov All Night Vigil (vespers) Op 37 Following their triumphant performance of J.S. Bach’s St Matthew Passion on Good Friday at Melbourne Recital Centre, the Melbourne Bach Choir… $15 – $60, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Queer Nights at Nightingale: Temporality Curated by Meta Cohen June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Queer Nights at Nightingale: Temporality Curated by Meta Cohen Temporality Curated by Meta Cohen 12th June, 7:30pm Curated by composer Meta Cohen, Temporality is an evening of music exploring queer historical imagination, ecstatic memory… $49, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Laura Vaughan – Night Music June 12 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Laura Vaughan – Night Music Laura Vaughan, viola da gamba The viola da gamba is an instrument that seems to wake most fully after dark, when… $20 – $30	4 events 13 4 events, 13 1:30 pm - 4:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 13 @ 1:30 pm - 4:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Of Rivers and Trees – A concert of diverse new music June 13 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Of Rivers and Trees – A concert of diverse new music This important concert of new music in Albert Park, much with environmental themes, brings together some of Australia’s leading composers and… $25 – $35, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 13 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Affinity Quartet and Friends: UpLIFT June 13 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Affinity Quartet and Friends: UpLIFT Catherina Lee, violin Nicholas Waters, violin Isabella Biagnasca, viola Mee Na Lojewski, cello Affinity Quartet has been praised by critics for… $35 – $45	3 events 14 3 events, 14 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Acord Mediaeval Performance Ensemble: Midwinter Acord June 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Acord Mediaeval Performance Ensemble: Midwinter Acord Midwinter in the European Middle Ages was a time when indoor entertainments were de rigeur and Acord plans to entertain you… $10. – $20, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles Of Light June 14 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles Of Light A genre-defying voyage from the pastoral majesty of Vaughan Williams to the experimental universe of Kate Bush, directed by British virtuoso… $30 – $148, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Songs of Faith, Hope and Fever June 14 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Songs of Faith, Hope and Fever Join the Lyric Opera of Melbourne for an afternoon of profound musical intimacy and spiritual exploration. This special fundraising concert completes our presentation… $50
2 events 15 2 events, 15 6:30 pm - 9:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 15 @ 6:30 pm - 9:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles Of Light June 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles Of Light A genre-defying voyage from the pastoral majesty of Vaughan Williams to the experimental universe of Kate Bush, directed by British virtuoso… $30 – $148	2 events 16 2 events, 16 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Musica Viva Australia: Doric String Quartet & Lloyd Van’t Hoff June 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Musica Viva Australia: Doric String Quartet & Lloyd Van’t Hoff The Doric String Quartet. Four voices, an infinite range of expression. One of the finest quartets of their generation, London’s Doric… $20 – $163, 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet June 16 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet The greatest love story. The grandest stage. John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet. The story you… $68 – $368	0 events 17 0 events, 17	3 events 18 3 events, 18 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas June 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas Four cities. One voice. Endless drama. Step into the world of high style and high emotion as Italian baritone Renato Dolcini… $20 – $186, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 18 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Wilma & Friends – Cane and Horsehair Global Odyssey June 18 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Wilma & Friends – Cane and Horsehair Global Odyssey Music for oboe and strings from Mozart to now. Composers from five countries played by musicians from five countries - music… $30 – $40	5 events 19 5 events, 19 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64, 7:30 pm - 9:20 pm James Ehnes with Orion Weiss June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:20 pm James Ehnes with Orion Weiss Pure violin poetry. Master violinist James Ehnes and pianist Orion Weiss unite for an exquisite evening of chamber music spanning two… $49 – $139, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Queer Nights at Nightingale: Fault Lines June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Queer Nights at Nightingale: Fault Lines Nightingale Gallery presents the inaugural Queer Nights at Nightingale, a finely curated festival under the artistic direction of internationally acclaimed pianist Coady… $49, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: ABC Classic 100 in Concert June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: ABC Classic 100 in Concert Each year, ABC Classic asks music lovers to nominate their favourite classical works on a particular theme, counting down the results… $54, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Ensemble Liber June 19 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Ensemble Liber Kye Yim Loh, violin Haram Kim, viola Josh Dema, cello Chris Wong, piano Ensemble Liber, led by violinist Kye Yim Loh,… $25 – $30	4 events 20 4 events, 20 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm An afternoon with Joshua Han June 20 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm An afternoon with Joshua Han The Savage Club in association with the Cope-Williams Art Foundation is proud to present a recital by Joshua Han, winner of… $45, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: ABC Classic 100 in Concert June 20 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: ABC Classic 100 in Concert Each year, ABC Classic asks music lovers to nominate their favourite classical works on a particular theme, counting down the results… $54, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas June 20 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas Four cities. One voice. Endless drama. Step into the world of high style and high emotion as Italian baritone Renato Dolcini… $20 – $186, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 20 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64	6 events 21 6 events, 21 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Tempo Rubato: MATTUTINO: ISIN ÇAKMAKÇIOĞLU & AKEMI SCHUBERT June 21 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Tempo Rubato: MATTUTINO: ISIN ÇAKMAKÇIOĞLU & AKEMI SCHUBERT Following last year’s performance at Tempo Rubato, violinist Işın Çakmakçıoğlu and pianist Akemi Schubert are back with an eloquent and far-reaching… $27, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Preston Symphony Orchestra: Preston goes to Paris June 21 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Preston Symphony Orchestra: Preston goes to Paris Take a trip to Paris with the next concert by the Preston Symphony Orchestra! This is a program that spans 100… $25, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Zelman Symphony: Beethoven 256 June 21 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Zelman Symphony: Beethoven 256 Beethoven fans were left disappointed in 2020 with a somewhat curtailed 250th Anniversary celebration. We make up for it with this… $10 – $51, 3:00 pm - 4:05 pm Australian Chamber Choir: Great Romantic Voices June 21 @ 3:00 pm - 4:05 pm Australian Chamber Choir: Great Romantic Voices In the hands of Romantics like Verdi, Bruckner and Brahms, music became increasingly expressive, harmonically inventive, passionate and theatrical. During the… $26.50 – $86.50, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas June 21 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas Four cities. One voice. Endless drama. Step into the world of high style and high emotion as Italian baritone Renato Dolcini… $20 – $186, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64
1 event 22 1 event, 22 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 22 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64	2 events 23 2 events, 23 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm The Australian Boys Choral Institute and the Gesualdo Six: Crossing the Bar June 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm The Australian Boys Choral Institute and the Gesualdo Six: Crossing the Bar The Australian Boys Choral Institute is thrilled to present The Gesualdo Six (UK) as part of their 2026 Australian Tour. Collaborating with the… $35 – $50, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 23 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64	2 events 24 2 events, 24 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in June 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in The Tudor Choristers present Winter is icumen in with Christopher Watson \| Music Director Tudor music meets winter celebration from the… $32 – $40, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 24 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64	4 events 25 4 events, 25 7:00 pm - 8:10 pm ANAM – Richard Tognetti: Central Park In the Dark June 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:10 pm ANAM – Richard Tognetti: Central Park In the Dark In the first of two concerts during his residency at ANAM, superstar violinist Richard Tognetti brings together the fascinating sound worlds of… $30 – $70, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64, 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity June 25 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity Following their sold-out inaugural season of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, Heirlume Productions is teaming up with Forest Collective to present the iconic… $59.00 – $69.00, 7:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Spotlight – Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra plus Mozart and Strauss June 25 @ 7:30 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Spotlight – Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra plus Mozart and Strauss Did you know Strauss admired Mozart? The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra admire them both – and they're fans of Bartók, too. Enjoy… $2 – $139	4 events 26 4 events, 26 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Queer Nights at Nightingale: Technicolour June 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Queer Nights at Nightingale: Technicolour Curated by composer Cameron Lam, Technicolour explores American and Australian queer works of play, subculture, and vibrant colour. The program showcases Lam’s… $49, 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity June 26 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity Following their sold-out inaugural season of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, Heirlume Productions is teaming up with Forest Collective to present the iconic… $59.00 – $69.00, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Imaginista Quartet with Craig Hill June 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Imaginista Quartet with Craig Hill Zoë Black, violin Maja Savnik, violin Caroline Henbest, viola Josephine Vains, cello with special guest Craig Hill, clarinet Bringing together four… $30 – $40	7 events 27 7 events, 27 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity June 27 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity Following their sold-out inaugural season of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, Heirlume Productions is teaming up with Forest Collective to present the iconic… $59.00 – $69.00, 2:00 pm - 3:20 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Spotlight – Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra plus Mozart and Strauss June 27 @ 2:00 pm - 3:20 pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Spotlight – Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra plus Mozart and Strauss Did you know Strauss admired Mozart? The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra admire them both – and they're fans of Bartók, too. Enjoy… $2 – $139, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in June 27 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in The Tudor Choristers present Winter is icumen in with Christopher Watson \| Music Director Tudor music meets winter celebration from the… $32 – $40, 7:00 pm - 9:10 pm ANAM – Richard Tognetti: Mahler’s Heavenly Life June 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:10 pm ANAM – Richard Tognetti: Mahler’s Heavenly Life Throughout 2026, ANAM musicians explore some of the most monumental works in the orchestral repertoire, including Mahler's Fourth Symphony - one… $30 – $70, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering June 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra’s past while looking to the future. $64, 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity June 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity Following their sold-out inaugural season of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, Heirlume Productions is teaming up with Forest Collective to present the iconic… $59.00 – $69.00, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Sean Kim and Luke Zhang – Restless Forms June 27 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Tempo Rubato: Sean Kim and Luke Zhang – Restless Forms Restless Forms is two mini piano recitals by Luke Zhang and Sean Kim. The program reflects their shared journey through Conservatorium… $22 – $28	1 event 28 1 event, 28 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity June 28 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity Following their sold-out inaugural season of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, Heirlume Productions is teaming up with Forest Collective to present the iconic… $59.00 – $69.00
0 events 29 0 events, 29	1 event 30 1 event, 30 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Victorian Opera: The Coronation of Poppea June 30 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Victorian Opera: The Coronation of Poppea Step into ancient Rome, where Emperor Nero and his obsession Poppea ruthlessly pursue their forbidden love. Power, politics and passion collide… $39 – $175

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June 3

June 3 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: First Voices Showcase

June 3 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm

RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever

June 4

June 4 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm

RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever

June 5

June 5 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm

RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever

June 6

June 6 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever

June 6 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 6 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

The Bowerbird Collective: Where Song Began

June 6 @ 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm

RISING and Sydney Dance Company present Love Lock and Forever & Ever

June 7

June 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Anna da Silva Chen – Obsession

June 7 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 8

June 8 @ 6:30 pm - 9:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 8 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 9

June 9 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:15 pm

Classical Music Australia: Daniel Hope in Recital

June 10

June 10 @ 1:30 pm - 4:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 10 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

ANAM: Lutosławski Quartet: Leaves of an Unwritten Diary

June 10 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 11

June 11 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

ANAM Recital: Timothy O’Malley

June 11 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 12

June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Melbourne Bach Choir: Rachmaninov All Night Vigil (vespers) Op 37

June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Queer Nights at Nightingale: Temporality Curated by Meta Cohen

June 12 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Laura Vaughan – Night Music

June 13

June 13 @ 1:30 pm - 4:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 13 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Of Rivers and Trees – A concert of diverse new music

June 13 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 13 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Affinity Quartet and Friends: UpLIFT

June 14

June 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Acord Mediaeval Performance Ensemble: Midwinter Acord

June 14 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles Of Light

June 14 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Songs of Faith, Hope and Fever

June 15

June 15 @ 6:30 pm - 9:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

June 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles Of Light

June 16

June 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Musica Viva Australia: Doric String Quartet & Lloyd Van’t Hoff

June 16 @ 7:30 pm - 10:10 pm

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

There are no events on this day.

June 18

June 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas

June 18 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 18 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Wilma & Friends – Cane and Horsehair Global Odyssey

June 19

June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:20 pm

James Ehnes with Orion Weiss

June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Queer Nights at Nightingale: Fault Lines

June 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: ABC Classic 100 in Concert

June 19 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Ensemble Liber

June 20

June 20 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

An afternoon with Joshua Han

June 20 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: ABC Classic 100 in Concert

June 20 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas

June 20 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 21

June 21 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tempo Rubato: MATTUTINO: ISIN ÇAKMAKÇIOĞLU & AKEMI SCHUBERT

June 21 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Preston Symphony Orchestra: Preston goes to Paris

June 21 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Zelman Symphony: Beethoven 256

June 21 @ 3:00 pm - 4:05 pm

Australian Chamber Choir: Great Romantic Voices

June 21 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Italian Serenatas

June 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 22

June 22 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 23

June 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Australian Boys Choral Institute and the Gesualdo Six: Crossing the Bar

June 23 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 24

June 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in

June 24 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 25

June 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:10 pm

ANAM – Richard Tognetti: Central Park In the Dark

June 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 25 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity

June 25 @ 7:30 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Spotlight – Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra plus Mozart and Strauss

June 26

June 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Queer Nights at Nightingale: Technicolour

June 26 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity

June 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Imaginista Quartet with Craig Hill

June 27

June 27 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity

June 27 @ 2:00 pm - 3:20 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Spotlight – Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra plus Mozart and Strauss

June 27 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in

June 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:10 pm

ANAM – Richard Tognetti: Mahler’s Heavenly Life

June 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity

June 27

June 27 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity

June 27 @ 2:00 pm - 3:20 pm

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Spotlight – Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra plus Mozart and Strauss

June 27 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

The Tudor Choristers: Winter is icumen in

June 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:10 pm

ANAM – Richard Tognetti: Mahler’s Heavenly Life

June 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

June 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity

June 27 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tempo Rubato: Sean Kim and Luke Zhang – Restless Forms

June 28

June 28 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Heirlume Productions: Sweet Charity

There are no events on this day.

June 30

June 30 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Victorian Opera: The Coronation of Poppea

There are no events on this day.

July 2

July 2 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Victorian Opera: The Coronation of Poppea

There are no events on this day.

July 4

July 4 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Victorian Opera: The Coronation of Poppea

There are no events on this day.