BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.16.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240528T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241029T150000 DTSTAMP:20240229T032043Z CREATED:20240229T025811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240229T032043Z UID:51849-1716904800-1730214000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute | Series DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/day-tours-copy-2-2-copy/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BMI-woodcut_bags-low-res-1kb-e1703024949185.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240528T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240528T200000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142859Z CREATED:20240411T094329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142859Z UID:53823-1716919200-1716926400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Pam Swanborough DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-pam-swanborough/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/promo-squre-pam-swanborough.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T190000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142902Z CREATED:20240407T224201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142902Z UID:53601-1717005600-1717009200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 6: History of Hoyts DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-not-the-last-picture-show-copy/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:About us,Ballarat Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/hoyts-melboure.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240529T203000 DTSTAMP:20240520T003222Z CREATED:20240520T002223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T003222Z UID:55265-1717009200-1717014600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-29-may-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kadampa-Ballarat-sep-dec-2023-1-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240601T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240601T110000 DTSTAMP:20250325T122032Z CREATED:20240529T033111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T122032Z UID:55591-1717236000-1717239600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballart Pride Month Launch Morning Tea DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-pride-month/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/438301586_122105900390074158_15024554087572215_n.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240601T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240602T140000 DTSTAMP:20250325T132922Z CREATED:20240517T033112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T132922Z UID:55204-1717236000-1717336800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Winter Book Sale | Stockpile your reading pleasure DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/winter-book-sale/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Winter Festival,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/book-sale-square-promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240602T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240602T150000 DTSTAMP:20250325T122255Z CREATED:20240529T053135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T122255Z UID:55625-1717322400-1717340400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballart Pride Market DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-pride-market/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/qtq_70.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240604T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240604T200000 DTSTAMP:20250325T121220Z CREATED:20240223T021113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T121220Z UID:51430-1717524000-1717531200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Paula Gleeson DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-paula-gleeson/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/square-promo-paula-gleeson.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240605T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240605T203000 DTSTAMP:20240520T002702Z CREATED:20240520T002250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T002702Z UID:55266-1717614000-1717619400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-5-june-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kadampa-Ballarat-sep-dec-2023-1-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240606T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240627T223000 DTSTAMP:20240520T020650Z CREATED:20240520T020515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T020650Z UID:55318-1717695000-1719527400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-chess-club-jun-24/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ballarat-chess-club-square-with-boarder.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240612T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240612T203000 DTSTAMP:20250325T142553Z CREATED:20240520T003854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T142553Z UID:55271-1718218800-1718224200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Anger Management DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-12-jun-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240613T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240613T210000 DTSTAMP:20250325T143052Z CREATED:20240129T233757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143052Z UID:50586-1718307000-1718312400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Alcarràs DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-alcarras/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/alcarras-e1706571998967.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240617T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240726T150000 DTSTAMP:20250325T071412Z CREATED:20240530T040409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T071412Z UID:55716-1718618400-1722006000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Human Designs | Zlatko Balazic & John McKee (aka Jack Morph): Featuring the art of Melinda Muscat DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/human-designs-melinda-muscat/ LOCATION:Hugh Williamson Foyer\, Level 1 CATEGORIES:Art programs,Ballarat Winter Festival,BMI Produced Event,Exhibition,Festival,Projection ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/baroque-wonderland-adjusted-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240619T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240619T203000 DTSTAMP:20240520T005401Z CREATED:20240520T005039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T005401Z UID:55277-1718823600-1718829000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Anger Management DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-19-jun-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240626T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240626T203000 DTSTAMP:20250325T122257Z CREATED:20240516T004219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T122257Z UID:54715-1719428400-1719433800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Happiness Confidence & The Power Of The Mind\, A Public Talk with Kelsang Luma DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-power-of-the-mind-kadampa/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/HCPM-Ballarat-PT-June.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240703T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240703T203000 DTSTAMP:20240520T010039Z CREATED:20240520T005851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T010039Z UID:55282-1720033200-1720038600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Detox & Simplify - 3 Steps to Uncomplicate Your Life DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-3-jul-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240704T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240725T223000 DTSTAMP:20240520T020449Z CREATED:20240520T020300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T020449Z UID:55316-1720114200-1721946600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-chess-club-jul-24/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ballarat-chess-club-square-with-boarder.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240710T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240710T203000 DTSTAMP:20240520T010519Z CREATED:20240520T010116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T010519Z UID:55286-1720638000-1720643400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Detox & Simplify - 3 Steps to Uncomplicate Your Life DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-10-jul-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240711T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240711T210000 DTSTAMP:20250325T143049Z CREATED:20240130T001431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143049Z UID:50597-1720726200-1720731600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | The New Boy DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-the-new-boy/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-new-boy-scaled-e1706574079357.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240712T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240712T200000 DTSTAMP:20250325T121216Z CREATED:20240514T061801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T121216Z UID:54564-1720807200-1720814400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Léonie Kelsall DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/leonie-kelsall/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/square-promo-leonie-kelsall-v2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240716T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240716T200000 DTSTAMP:20250325T110700Z CREATED:20240612T054536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T110700Z UID:56092-1721152800-1721160000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Louise Le Nay DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/louise-le-nay/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/square-promo-louise-v2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240717T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240717T203000 DTSTAMP:20240520T010743Z CREATED:20240520T010549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T010743Z UID:55290-1721242800-1721248200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Detox & Simplify - 3 Steps to Uncomplicate Your Life DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-17-jul-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240721T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240721T160000 DTSTAMP:20250325T071407Z CREATED:20240627T030459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T071407Z UID:56613-1721566800-1721577600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Fashions in Time Mannequin Parade & Devonshire Tea Fundraiser DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/fashions-in-time/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/square-promo-fashion-in-time.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240722T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240727T150000 DTSTAMP:20250325T072904Z CREATED:20240625T090014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T072904Z UID:56453-1721644200-1722092400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Rare Book Week | BMI Vintage Book Sale DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/rare-book-week-bmi-vintage-book-sale/ LOCATION:hooper Room CATEGORIES:About us,Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Rare Book Week ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/promo-square-vintage-book-sale-v3.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240724T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240724T203000 DTSTAMP:20240520T010944Z CREATED:20240520T010815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T010944Z UID:55292-1721847600-1721853000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Happiness\, Success & the Law of Karma DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-24-jul-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240726T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240726T143000 DTSTAMP:20250325T071410Z CREATED:20240614T045623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T071410Z UID:56207-1721998800-1722004200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Rare Book Week Melbourne | Regional Event | Introduction to the BMI Collection DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/rare-books-melbourne-regional-event-introduction-to-the-bmi-collection/ LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:About us,Important Dates,Rare Book Week,The Collection ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG39-BMI-crop.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240729T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240729T200000 DTSTAMP:20250325T113538Z CREATED:20240605T015052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113538Z UID:55878-1722276000-1722283200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Leah Kaminsky & Jacinta Halloran DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kaminsky-halloran/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/promo-square-from-poster-leah-jacinta.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240731T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240731T203000 DTSTAMP:20240520T013636Z CREATED:20240520T013514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T013636Z UID:55309-1722452400-1722457800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Happiness\, Success & the Law of Karma DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-31-jul-24/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Meditation-Class-Ballarat-Q2-24-Flyer-1-event-image.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240801T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240829T223000 DTSTAMP:20240520T020238Z CREATED:20240520T020059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T020238Z UID:55314-1722533400-1724970600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Chess Club DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-chess-club-aug-24/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Chess Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ballarat-chess-club-square-with-boarder.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240803T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240803T194500 DTSTAMP:20250325T061828Z CREATED:20240716T042041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T061828Z UID:57298-1722708000-1722714300@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Preludes\, Intermezzi and Nocturnes DESCRIPTION:Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop\, the World’s First Daringly Defiant Diva \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n7:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n8:15 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$20 – $35 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Melba\, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields\, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved arias like Lucia’s Mad Scene\, The Last Rose of Summer\, and Home Sweet Home\, Sarahlouise Owens channels Anna’s bold spirit\, fierce independence\, and infectious charisma — breathing life into a woman who dared to live on her own terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERA’S BAD GIRL tells the untamed true story of Anna Bishop — opera’s original rebel. A Victorian-era trailblazer who defied her time\, she lived fast\, sang farther\, going where angels fear to tread. From scandal to spotlight\, Anna Bishop was unstoppable. She left her famous composer husband and defied polite society by running off with a virtuoso harpist — embarking on a globe-trotting adventure so wild it reads like fiction: shipwrecks\, tiger attacks\, hostage-takings\, war zones and epidemics — and through it all\, she sang. To royalty. To rebels. To packed houses on every continent — including three history-making tours of Australia\, helped shape our musical identity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opera’s Bad Girl is not just for opera lovers. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt the pull to break free\, to dream bigger\, to fight harder for the life they want. It’s history with heart\, high notes\, and a heroine who deserves her place among the legends. Whether you’re 18 or 80\, this show will move you\, inspire you — and leave you wondering why you’ve never heard her name before. One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story. Don’t miss Opera’s Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Sarahlouise Owens \n \n Sarahlouise Owens: Versatile performer\, Sarahlouise’s performance experience embraces Musicals (legit\, including Gilbert & Sullivan)\, Musical Theatre\, Opera\, Operetta\, Music Hall\, straight Theatre\, Oratorio and Liturgical music repertoire\, Early Music and Art Song. A graduate of Australian National University (Hons.) and RNCM Manchester\, she has worked in noted international theatres such as Frankfurt\, Hagen\, Hannover\, Paris Chatelet\, Brussels La Monnaie\, most nobably in the Bayreuth Wagner Festival over several years. She is a sought after soloist in Canberra having sung with many groups. She also formed an early music ensemble\, and Opera in a Nutshell. She is passionate about Art Song and performs regular solo concerts. Having learnt of Anna Bishop’s she’s not looked back. \n \n About Kathleen Loh \n \n Kathleen Loh: A graduate of the Canberra School of Music\, ANU\, Kathleen has been very active in the music scene in Sydney and Canberra. In Sydney\, she was the répétiteur for the Nepean Choral Society and official accompanist at the Parramatta Eisteddfod\, Sydney Percussion Eisteddfod and the Australian Flute Festival. More recently\, Kathleen has worked as répétiteur in various productions for the Canberra Opera and National Opera and was the Musical Director for the Canberra Opera productions of La Boheme\, Die Fledermaus and Cosi Fan Tutte. She has worked as the official accompanist for the Australian National Eisteddfod\, Art Song Canberra soirées\, has performed with the National Capital Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $35 adults\, $30 Concession\, $20.00 for full time students. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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. URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/preludes-intermezzi-and-nocturnes/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Classical Music,Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Concert-graphics-Square.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR