22 & 23 February, 7pm & 27 February, 2pm

In Musica Viva and Victorian Opera’s brand new operatic work of love, loss and hope, 21st-century words are set to Baroque music to tell of a knight’s journey to the moon.

Theatre legend Michael Gow creates an exciting new chamber opera, Voyage to the Moon, with music realised by Calvin Bowman and the late Alan Curtis. This new work is a contemporary take on an old practice, combining gems from Handel and Vivaldi with rediscovered musical treasures.

Leading Australian singers Emma Matthews and Sally-Anne Russell share the stage with brilliant newcomer Jeremy Kleeman, along with a hand-picked band of leading chamber musicians led by Phoebe Briggs, head of music at Victorian Opera.

This semi-staged performance, with the cast in costume, combines old music, new words and beautiful singing to tell the magical story of a heroic knight’s journey to the moon.

In partnership with the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions.