Access All Areas

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About the program

Open young minds to a new experience

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.

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.

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Open the doorway to opera and musical theatre

Take advantage of this four-week program that features interactive workshops and a performance of The Lyrebird’s Voice live on stage at one of three venues.

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 of The Lyrebird’s Voice live on stage, or available to stream live and 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.

What is Opera? from Tuesday 29 April
Exploring the Story from Tuesday 29 April
Creating the world from Tuesday 29 April
The Orchestra and all things production from Tuesday 6 May

The Round, Nunawading – Friday 9 May, 10.30 am and 1.00 pm (relaxed performance)
Darebin Arts Centre – Thursday 15 May, 10:30 am
Frankston Arts Centre – Thursday 22 May, 10:30 am

$16 per student with 1 teacher free for every 10 students
$16 per additional teacher

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Not located within traveling distance to one of the venues?

All Victorian Primary schools can still take part in Access All Areas, regardless of location. All four interactive workshops and the performance are live-streamed direct to classrooms.

Every year, Victorian Opera delivers an education-focused performance for its Access All Areas program. It offers a chance for 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, 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 of The Lyrebird’s Voice streamed live from the theatre and available 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.