Music
Feast for the senses at Melbourne Festival
Get ready Melbourne! The 16-day Melbourne Festival is coming and it is bringing a huge range of incredible dance, theatre, music, visual arts and multimedia events along for the ride. The City of Melbourne has a reputation for hosting world-class events and Melbourne Festival is no exception. The festival is one of Australia’s largest and most-prominent arts festivals and is one of the foremost major multi-arts festivals in the world.
The program of events features many local and international acts, artists and companies and with so much on offer, everyone is sure to find an event that will suit their taste. The city is transformed – in some instances it becomes the art itself – with many established and pop-up venues hosting events all around Melbourne.
While there are so many incredible events to choose from, Ticketmaster has compiled a list of five that we think are the must-see events in 2014. For more information on what to see and do, visit the Melbourne Festival website. For tickets to events Ticketmaster is selling, please click here. We hope you enjoy our list and of course the amazing Melbourne Festival!
Mihalis Hatzigiannis with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Saturday October 18
Mihalis Hatzigiannis is one of Greece’s most famous and influential singer songwriters. The Cyprus native will bring his incredible mix of pop and traditional Greek music to the stage where he will be joined by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The event will be held at Melbourne’s iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Saturday October 18. Tickets are still available, but they are selling fast. Click here to purchase A Reserve or General Admission tickets for Mihalis Hatzigiannis at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on October 18.
When the Mountain Changed its Clothing
Arts Centre Melbourne – State Theatre, Thursday October 23-Sunday October 26
World renowned and multi award-winning artist Heiner Goebbels is back at the Melbourne Festival with an inspiring and fascinating new work, When the Mountain Changed its Clothes. The large-scale production features 40 young singers from the Vocal Theatre Carmina Slovenica and explores the journey from youth to adulthood. Goebbels was last seen at the Melbourne Festival in 2010 so it is exciting that he has returned with a new production that will be performed at Arts Centre Melbourne State Theatre from Thursday October 23 until Sunday October 26. Click here to purchase tickets.
Since I Left You
Foxtel Festival Hub, Friday October 10-Sunday October 12
Teenage electro-pop wonder-kid Jonti teams up with Astral People to perform the previously thought un-performable! Since I Left You is a legendary mash-up by the Avalanches made up of more than 3500 distinct samples. Sydney’s Astral People will join Jonti on stage to perform an amazing tribute to the Australian classic. The 17-person orchestra will also be on stage to help bring the album to life. Click here to purchase tickets for Since I Left You at the Foxtel Festival Hub.
The Trouble With Harry
Northcote Town Hall, from October 17
Set in the suburbs of 1920s Sydney, The Trouble With Harry explores the until now ordinary lives of Harry Crawford and his wife Annie. But the arrival of a mysterious girl brings with it a series of events that turn their lives upside down. Playwright Lachlan Philpott’s new work explores many themes in The Trouble With Harry, which is based on the true story of the ‘man-woman’ woman murder that shocked Sydney. Click here to purchase tickets for The Trouble With Harry at the Northcote Town Hall from October 17.
Am I
The Coopers Malthouse – Merlyn Theatre, Thursday October 23-Sunday October 26
Award-winning Australian choreographer, Shaun Parker, is bringing an ambitious new work to the Melbourne Festival. Acclaimed international performer Shantala Shivalingappa leads a cast of 14 to bring to life Am I, which is described as the collision of movement and music, spirituality and science through dance, spoken word and original music. Tickets for Am I are selling fast. Click here to secure your tickets for the show at the Coopers Malthouse between October 23 and October 26.
