Access All Areas

Open young minds to a new experience

We are proud to present a brand new Australian opera, called The Lyrebird’s Voice, in Term 2 2025. 

Written in collaboration with participants of the New Work Opera Studio all aged between 15 and 25, The Lyrebird’s Voice explores the concepts of bravery, identity, diversity and belonging through colourful and charismatic characters of Australian wildlife. It is an exciting production specifically tailored to primary school-aged students.

Register your school now via the link below to take part in Access All Areas and see this unique work. 

What’s involved

Every year, Victorian Opera delivers an education-focused performance for its Access All Areas program. It offers a chance for primary school students to not only watch a performance, but also to understand how it was made, who made it, and ask questions.

Four interactive workshops are live-streamed direct to classrooms across Victoria, allowing students to:

• Explore the story
• Learn about the process of designing and creating the world of the production through costumes, sets and lighting,
• Meet and hear the opera singers starring in the production
• Discover how the director shapes the action on stage
• Observe an orchestral rehearsal.

The four-week program concludes with a performance live on stage, or available to stream live or on-demand. All content is easily accessed online via the Access All Areas viewing portal and available on demand for six months, to better suit individual school timetabling.

Find out more about the program, how to book, and the cost of the program through the link below.

Gailey Lazarus Foundation