XL Arts Inc.

24/03/2026

📆 THIS SUNDAY | Cabaret of Lurve and other nonsense!

🎟️ TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST

Join us for an afternoon of wit, romance, and theatrical flair as we journey through the glittering world of cabaret, musical theatre, and the silver screen. Expect beloved classics, hidden gems, and a touch of delightful mischief along the way!

Concert details
🕰️ Sunday 29 March | 3:00 pm
📍 Sam Alfreds Salon, Glen Iris
🎟️ Tickets available via Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/DJZOZ

25/02/2026

UPCOMING CONCERT | Cabaret of Lurve and other nonsense!

Join us for an afternoon of wit, romance, and theatrical flair as we journey through the glittering world of cabaret, musical theatre, and the silver screen. Expect beloved classics, hidden gems, and a touch of delightful mischief along the way!

Concert details
Sunday 29 March | 3:00 pm
Sam Alfred Salon, Glen Iris
Tickets available via Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/DJZOZ

22/11/2025

TOMORROW @ 5PM!

Excited to share our final program in the series and a sneak peak into seeing what is happening in 2026!

Book your tickets now via the link in the post below or they're available at the door.

LAST CALL | CLASSICAL MUSIC LOVERS

Ensemble Creatus wraps up our concert series with a finale featuring beautiful art songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams!

SEASONS OF SONG: PART III
Sunday 23 November 2025 | 5:00pm
Victorian Artists Society
Tickets: https://bit.ly/EC-2311-BOOKNOW

If you've been to the first two, you know what's up. If you haven't... well, now’s your chance before the series ends….Think gorgeous English art songs in a wonderful location.

Plus, we'll have light refreshments afterwards – because good music deserves good snacks and even better conversation. Stay, chat, and let's celebrate wrapping up this series together!

Book now and see you there for the finale!

10/11/2025

Seasons of Song: Part III | SUN 23 NOV @ 5pm

We can't believe we're already at the end of our Ralph Vaughan Williams concert series – time has flown by!

Meet the artists for our final concert of 2025 at the Victorian Artists Society.

Toni Lalich - Pianist
Liane Keegan - Contralto
Bethan Ellsmore - Soprano
Naomi Summers - Soprano

Concert details
Sunday, 23 November 2025 @ 5:00pm
Victorian Artists Society | 430 Albert St, East Melbourne
Tickets available at https://bit.ly/EC-2311-BOOKNOW

See you there!

05/11/2025

Oooohhhhh!
Look at who we’ve added to the line up!
Opera royalty, Liane Keegan will join Ann Davie-Smythe in a rousing sing along in the first act of The Silent Anzac

Liane Keegan is a Dramatic Contralto with over 40 years’ experience on the Operatic and Concert platforms.
Her career has taken her all over the world, with residencies with many of the leading Opera Houses and Orchestras in Europe, America and Australia. A specialist in Wagner and Verdi roles, Mahler, Elgar and Vaughan Williams Concert pieces and Oratorios specific to the Contralto
voice, to name but a few.
Liane is the Artistic Director of XLArts.org and the newly formed Ensemble Creatus in Melbourne.
Along with teaching singing and German diction
coaching, Liane is a fully qualified Arts Therapist
and a Visual Artist who also has a passion for directing opera.

Join us!
2PM, on Sunday, November 9th
Hawthorn Arts Centre
360 Burwood Rd
Hawthorn

https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/events/skunkworks-community-presents-silent-anzac-10th-anniversary-performance

Opera What's On Melbourne City of Boroondara City of Melbourne THE HISTORY OF THE OLD LOST WESTERN SUBURBS OF MELBOURNE Community Choir Network - Melbourne ABC Classic XL Arts Inc. Lyric Opera of Melbourne Victorian Opera Melbourne Opera

01/11/2025

LAST CALL | CLASSICAL MUSIC LOVERS

Ensemble Creatus wraps up our concert series with a finale featuring beautiful art songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams!

SEASONS OF SONG: PART III
Sunday 23 November 2025 | 5:00pm
Victorian Artists Society
Tickets: https://bit.ly/EC-2311-BOOKNOW

If you've been to the first two, you know what's up. If you haven't... well, now’s your chance before the series ends….Think gorgeous English art songs in a wonderful location.

Plus, we'll have light refreshments afterwards – because good music deserves good snacks and even better conversation. Stay, chat, and let's celebrate wrapping up this series together!

Book now and see you there for the finale!

21/09/2025

TODAY @ 5PM | Seasons of Song: Part II

Come along and listen to the next instalment of our exploration of Vaughan Williams' glorious songs.

Venue: Victorian Artists Society | 430 Albert St, East Melbourne

Get your tickets at bit.ly/EC-2109-BOOKNOW

See you there!

19/09/2025

THIS SUNDAY @ 5pm
End your weekend on a high....note or two!
Get your tickets in the link below.

15/09/2025

Meet the artists | Naomi Summers - Soprano
Naomi Summers, born in Mount Gambier, moved to Melbourne for her music studies. She holds a Bachelor and Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance and furthered her operatic training at the Belcanto Summer Vocal Programme in Munich, Germany. Naomi's operatic debut was as the Foreign Princess in Dvořák’s Rusalka. She has since performed Giulietta and the Voice of the Mother in Tales of Hoffmann. With extensive concert experience, she has been a Guest Artist for the Limestone Coast Symphony Orchestra, Royal Melbourne Philharmonic and Music Lover’s Society.

Concert Details:
Seasons of Song: Part II
Sunday, 21 September 2025 @ 5:00pm
Get your tickets at bit.ly/EC-2109-BOOKNOW

12/09/2025

Meet our artist | Bethan Ellsmore - Soprano
Bethan Ellsmore is a talented vocalist with expertise in opera, music theatre, and cabaret. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Classical Voice and a Master’s in Jazz & Contemporary Voice. Her notable roles include La Fee in Cendrillon, Cathy in The Last Five Years, and Cosette in Les Miserables. Bethan has toured internationally and performed in award-winning productions like Il Ritorno and Happy Ever After. A founding member of the cabaret collective Babushka, she also created solo work like Queen of the Night and co-produced Aria Moderna. Recently, she performed as Euridice in Medea.

Concert Details:
Seasons of Song: Part II
Sunday, 21 September 2025 @ 5:00pm
Get your tickets at bit.ly/EC-2109-BOOKNOW

09/09/2025

Meet our artist | Toni Lalich OAM - Pianist

Toni has worked as an accompanist and vocal coach in Melbourne for the past 25 years, performing with professional singers and instrumentalists. She was Company Manager and Vocal Coach for Short Black Opera for 13 years, supporting the development and training of First Nations singers and instrumentalists. Currently, Toni supports arts and cultural programs in regional areas, working for the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival and The Fairley Foundation. In 2019, she received a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the performing arts, particularly music.

Concert Details:
Seasons of Song: Part II
Sunday, 21 September 2025 @ 5:00pm
Get your tickets at bit.ly/EC-2109-BOOKNOW