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Concerts and opera

Classical concerts and opera in Melbourne

114 performances in Melbourne on our calendars, from Sat 7 Nov 2026 to Sun 5 Dec 2027, at 10 halls. Most often on the programme: La bohème (10 performances) and the music of Giacomo Puccini.

The whole season114 performances

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November 2026

  1. Sat 7 Nov · 19:30Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 · Brahms: Symphony No. 1Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  2. Sat 7 Nov · 19:30Puccini: La bohèmeRegent Theatre, Melbourne · Opera Australia
  3. Sun 8 Nov · 14:00Puccini: La bohèmeRegent Theatre, Melbourne · Opera Australia
  4. Tue 10 Nov · 19:30Brahms: Klavierstücke · Brahms: Horn TrioMelbourne Recital Centre · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  5. Tue 10 Nov · 19:30Puccini: La bohèmeRegent Theatre, Melbourne · Opera Australia
  6. Wed 11 Nov · 19:30Puccini: La bohèmeRegent Theatre, Melbourne · Opera Australia
  7. Thu 12 Nov · 19:30Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 · Brahms: Symphony No. 2Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  8. Thu 12 Nov · 19:30Puccini: La bohèmeRegent Theatre, Melbourne · Opera Australia
  9. Fri 13 Nov · 19:30Puccini: La bohèmeRegent Theatre, Melbourne · Opera Australia
  10. Sat 14 Nov · 19:30Brahms: Symphony No. 3 · Brahms: Symphony No. 4Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  11. Sat 14 Nov · 19:30Puccini: La bohèmeRegent Theatre, Melbourne · Opera Australia
  12. Sun 15 Nov · 14:00Puccini: La bohèmeRegent Theatre, Melbourne · Opera Australia
  13. Tue 17 Nov · 19:30Puccini: La bohèmeRegent Theatre, Melbourne · Opera Australia
  14. Wed 18 Nov · 19:30Puccini: La bohèmeRegent Theatre, Melbourne · Opera Australia
  15. Thu 19 Nov · 19:30Williams: Concert Overture · Brahms: Ein deutsches RequiemHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  16. Sat 21 Nov · 19:30Williams: Concert Overture · Brahms: Ein deutsches RequiemHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  17. Sat 21 Nov · 19:30Watershed: The Death of Dr DuncanArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  18. Sun 22 Nov · 14:00Watershed: The Death of Dr DuncanArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  19. Wed 25 Nov · 19:30Watershed: The Death of Dr DuncanArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  20. Thu 26 Nov · 19:30MacMillan: Christmas Oratorio · Bach: Christmas Oratorio · MacMillan: O radiant dawnHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  21. Thu 26 Nov · 19:30Watershed: The Death of Dr DuncanArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  22. Fri 27 Nov · 19:30Watershed: The Death of Dr DuncanArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  23. Sat 28 Nov · 14:00MacMillan: Christmas Oratorio · Bach: Christmas Oratorio · MacMillan: O radiant dawnHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  24. Sat 28 Nov · 19:30Watershed: The Death of Dr DuncanArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia

December 2026

  1. Sat 5 Dec · 19:00Handel: MessiahHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  2. Sun 6 Dec · 17:00Handel: MessiahHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

January 2027

  1. Sat 30 Jan · 19:30Sullivan: IolanthePalais Theatre · Victorian Opera

February 2027

  1. Mon 1 Feb · 19:30Sullivan: IolanthePalais Theatre · Victorian Opera
  2. Tue 2 Feb · 19:30Sullivan: IolanthePalais Theatre · Victorian Opera
  3. Wed 3 Feb · 14:00Sullivan: IolanthePalais Theatre · Victorian Opera
  4. Wed 3 Feb · 19:30Sullivan: IolanthePalais Theatre · Victorian Opera
  5. Thu 25 Feb · 19:30Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 · Beethoven: Ah! perfido · Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  6. Sat 27 Feb · 19:30Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 · Beethoven: Ah! perfido · Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

March 2027

  1. Thu 4 Mar · 19:30Mendelssohn: The Hebrides: Overture · Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 · Dvořák: 8 Slavonic DancesHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  2. Sat 6 Mar · 19:30Mendelssohn: The Hebrides: Overture · Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 · Dvořák: 8 Slavonic DancesHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  3. Thu 11 Mar · 19:30Schubert: Symphony No. 8 · Mahler: Das Lied von der ErdeHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  4. Sat 13 Mar · 14:00Schubert: Symphony No. 8 · Mahler: Das Lied von der ErdeHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

April 2027

  1. Sun 4 Apr · 11:00Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds · Schumann: Piano QuintetIwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  2. Sat 10 Apr · 14:00Luminous DreamsSt John's Anglican Church, Camberwell · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  3. Sat 10 Apr · 19:30Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 · Beethoven: Triple ConcertoMelbourne Recital Centre · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  4. Thu 15 Apr · 19:30Tailleferre: Ballade for Piano and Orchestra · Ravel: Piano Concerto · Debussy: La MerHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  5. Sat 17 Apr · 14:00Tailleferre: Ballade for Piano and Orchestra · Ravel: Piano Concerto · Debussy: La MerHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  6. Mon 19 Apr · 18:30Tailleferre: Ballade for Piano and Orchestra · Ravel: Piano ConcertoHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

May 2027

  1. Sat 1 May · 16:30Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 · Dvořák: Piano QuintetPrimrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  2. Sun 2 May · 11:00Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 · Dvořák: Piano QuintetIwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  3. Wed 5 May · 19:30Puccini: TurandotArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  4. Sat 8 May · 19:30Puccini: TurandotArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  5. Wed 12 May · 19:30Puccini: TurandotArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  6. Thu 13 May · 19:30Mozart: The Magic FluteArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  7. Sat 15 May · 13:00Puccini: TurandotArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  8. Sat 15 May · 19:30Mozart: The Magic FluteArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  9. Tue 18 May · 19:30Mozart: The Magic FluteArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  10. Wed 19 May · 19:30Puccini: TurandotArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  11. Thu 20 May · 19:30Mozart: The Magic FluteArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  12. Fri 21 May · 19:30The Drover's WifeArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  13. Sat 22 May · 13:00Mozart: The Magic FluteArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  14. Sat 22 May · 19:30Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri · Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp · Brahms: Serenade No. 1Melbourne Recital Centre · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  15. Sat 22 May · 19:30Puccini: TurandotArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  16. Mon 24 May · 19:30Puccini: TurandotArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  17. Tue 25 May · 19:30The Drover's WifeArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  18. Wed 26 May · 19:30Mozart: The Magic FluteArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  19. Thu 27 May · 19:30Janacek: Sinfonietta · Falla: Noches en los jardines de España · Stravinsky: The FirebirdHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  20. Thu 27 May · 19:30Puccini: TurandotArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  21. Fri 28 May · 19:30Mozart: The Magic FluteArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  22. Sat 29 May · 14:00The Drover's WifeArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  23. Sat 29 May · 19:30Janacek: Sinfonietta · Falla: Noches en los jardines de España · Stravinsky: The FirebirdHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

June 2027

  1. Sat 5 Jun · 19:30The Valley of the Dry BonesHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  2. Tue 29 Jun · 19:30Previn: A Streetcar Named DesirePalais Theatre · Victorian Opera

July 2027

  1. Thu 1 Jul · 19:30Purcell: Music for a While · Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  2. Thu 1 Jul · 19:30Previn: A Streetcar Named DesirePalais Theatre · Victorian Opera
  3. Fri 2 Jul · 19:30Purcell: Music for a While · Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  4. Sat 3 Jul · 19:30Purcell: Music for a While · Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  5. Sat 3 Jul · 19:30Previn: A Streetcar Named DesirePalais Theatre · Victorian Opera
  6. Sun 11 Jul · 11:00Haydn: String Quartet · Adams: John's Book of Alleged Dances · Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  7. Thu 22 Jul · 19:30Järventausta: Naava · Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 · Sibelius: Symphony No. 5Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  8. Sat 24 Jul · 19:30Järventausta: Naava · Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 · Sibelius: Symphony No. 5Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

August 2027

  1. Sat 7 Aug · 19:30Strauss: Oboe Concerto · Schumann: Symphony No. 3Melbourne Recital Centre · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  2. Sun 8 Aug · 11:00Beethoven: EqualiIwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  3. Thu 12 Aug · 19:30Bruckner: Symphony No. 8Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  4. Sat 14 Aug · 14:00Bruckner: Symphony No. 8Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  5. Thu 26 Aug · 19:30Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra · Elgar: Cello Concerto · Walton: Belshazzar's FeastHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  6. Fri 27 Aug · 19:30Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra · Elgar: Cello Concerto · Walton: Belshazzar's FeastHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

September 2027

  1. Thu 2 Sep · 19:30Finsterer: Lumen Prime Aurore · Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 · Dvořák: Symphony No. 4Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  2. Sat 4 Sep · 19:30Finsterer: Lumen Prime Aurore · Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 · Dvořák: Symphony No. 4Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  3. Sat 11 Sep · 14:00Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 · Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4 · Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  4. Mon 13 Sep · 18:30Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4 · Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  5. Tue 28 Sep · 19:30Weber: Der FreischützPalais Theatre · Victorian Opera
  6. Thu 30 Sep · 19:30Verdi: RequiemHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  7. Thu 30 Sep · 19:30Weber: Der FreischützPalais Theatre · Victorian Opera

October 2027

  1. Sat 2 Oct · 14:00Verdi: RequiemHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  2. Sat 9 Oct · 19:30Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride: Overture · Glazunov: Violin Concerto · Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  3. Mon 11 Oct · 18:30Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  4. Sat 16 Oct · 19:30Mozart: Le nozze di FigaroArts Centre Melbourne · Victorian Opera
  5. Tue 19 Oct · 19:30Mozart: Le nozze di FigaroArts Centre Melbourne · Victorian Opera
  6. Thu 21 Oct · 19:30Finsterer: Joan of ArcHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  7. Thu 21 Oct · 19:30Mozart: Le nozze di FigaroArts Centre Melbourne · Victorian Opera
  8. Sat 23 Oct · 14:00Mozart: Le nozze di FigaroArts Centre Melbourne · Victorian Opera

November 2027

  1. Fri 5 Nov · 18:30Wagner: TannhäuserArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  2. Sat 6 Nov · 14:00Bruckner: Aequale No. 1 · Bruckner: Mass No. 2St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  3. Sat 6 Nov · 19:30Britten: Simple Symphony · Rota: Divertimento Concertante · Stravinsky: PulcinellaMelbourne Recital Centre · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  4. Mon 8 Nov · 18:30Wagner: TannhäuserArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  5. Wed 10 Nov · 19:30Chindamo: Lola MontezUnion Theatre, University of Melbourne · Victorian Opera
  6. Thu 11 Nov · 18:30Wagner: TannhäuserArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  7. Thu 11 Nov · 19:30Sibelius: Violin Concerto · Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  8. Thu 11 Nov · 19:30Chindamo: Lola MontezUnion Theatre, University of Melbourne · Victorian Opera
  9. Sat 13 Nov · 19:30Sibelius: Violin Concerto · Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  10. Sat 13 Nov · 19:30Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Arts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  11. Sat 13 Nov · 19:30Chindamo: Lola MontezUnion Theatre, University of Melbourne · Victorian Opera
  12. Sun 14 Nov · 13:00Wagner: TannhäuserArts Centre Melbourne · Opera Australia
  13. Sun 14 Nov · 14:00Chindamo: Lola MontezUnion Theatre, University of Melbourne · Victorian Opera
  14. Thu 18 Nov · 19:30Wagner: Tannhäuser · Dean: The World's Wife · Mahler: Symphony No. 4Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  15. Sat 20 Nov · 14:00Wagner: Tannhäuser · Dean: The World's Wife · Mahler: Symphony No. 4Hamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

December 2027

  1. Sat 4 Dec · 19:00Handel: MessiahHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  2. Sun 5 Dec · 17:00Handel: MessiahHamer Hall · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

The halls

Hamer Hall45 performancesHamer Hall33 performancesArts Centre MelbourneRegent Theatre, Melbourne10 performancesRegent Theatre, Melbourne10 performancesPalais TheatreMelbourne Recital Centre5 performancesMelbourne Recital Centre4 performancesIwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

Most played here

  1. La bohèmeGiacomo Puccini10
  2. TurandotGiacomo Puccini8
  3. The Magic FluteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart7
  4. IolantheArthur Sullivan5
  5. MessiahGeorge Frideric Handel4
  6. Le nozze di FigaroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart4
  7. TannhäuserRichard Wagner4
  8. Lola MontezJoe Chindamo4

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Pictures via Wikimedia Commons · Melbourne: Stephen Bain, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Regent Theatre, Melbourne: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Melbourne Recital Centre: NouvelleAuteur at English Wikipedia, Public domain