Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute

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2025-05-17 18:30 - 23:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | BMI – Humffray Room, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia
Royal South Street Society | The Herald Sun Aria Semi-Final

June 29

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7:30 pm

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9:00 pm

$10

The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute

Program

Herald Sun Aria Semi-Final

2025 Herald Sun Aria semi-finals Ballarat. Semi Finalists Breanna Stuart, James Young, Livia Brash, Jake Bigwood, Molly Ryan and Bailey Montgomerie.
Picture: David Caird

The Herald Sun Aria Semi-Final brings together 12 of the finest emerging operatic voices in Australia, each competing for a coveted place in the top six and a spot in the Grand Final at the Melbourne Recital Centre this October. This is opera at its most exhilarating—raw talent, world-class training, and high-stakes performance unfolding in real time. Proudly supported by Melbourne Opera and Medownick Laser Eye Clinic, the semi-final offers top-class entertainment right on your doorstep. Witness the stars of tomorrow as they take their first steps toward international careers, in an evening of unforgettable vocal artistry and dramatic intensity.

The stars of tomorrow take centre stage! Join us for the Freemasons Vocal & Herald Sun Aria at Ballaarat Mechanics Institute, 13–29 June 2026.

Tickets available at the door $10

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Royal South Street Society are a BMI Community Partner

This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work, learn and create. Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land.
