Opera in the Market 2011     Visit our dedicated OPERA IN THE MARKET website!

Monday 14 March & Wednesday 16 March 2011 K Shed, Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne Gates (via the car park) and food/wine trail opens at 5.30pm              STRICTLY NO BYO ALCOHOL or FOOD The concert will commence at 7.45pm and concludes at 10:15pm with one 40 minute interval Taryn Fiebig Soprano  David Hobson Tenor 2011 Scholars items Guy Noble Conductor  Alpha Sinfonia Opera in the Market Choir

Fruit and forklifts will make way for glistening chandeliers, flying banners and music when leading global recruitment company, Boston Kennedy Executive Search + Selection presents Opera in the Market. One of Melbourne's most highly anticipated philanthropic arts events, returns to the Queen Victoria Market on Monday 14 March and Wednesday 16 March 2011 and is now incorporated into the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. With Opera in the Market in its eleventh year, Australian Music Events is delighted to continue the exciting partnership with St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. The event's net proceeds will contribute to the Hospital's new cancer centre.

Featuring one of Australia's most exciting sopranos, Taryn Fiebig, together with acclaimed tenor David Hobson, 100 voices and the new Alpha Sinfonia conducted by Guy Noble. This stellar line-up will perform classical, contemporary and operatic favourites during the two evenings of alfresco music, accompanied by fine food and wine in Queen Victoria Market's ‘K-Shed'. 

An exciting addition to the 2011 event is the expansion of the Opera Food and Wine Trail. Be sure to take time before the performance and during interval to explore this innovative food and wine showcase of all things Victorian. Stimulate your senses whilst feasting on an exquisite selection of tasting plates created by some of Melbourne's top chefs and caterers; sip and savour the very finest Victorian wines and micro-brews. During interval visit the final stretch of the trail with a selection of petite desserts ready and waiting for you to devour.     
 
Private Market Stall Packages will provide a premium hospitality experience inclusive of complimentary car parking to ensure a comfortable arrival at the Queen Victoria Market and pre-dinner drinks in your exclusive themed market stall. A special degustation menu will be complemented with fine wines and micro-brews from Victoria, and hosts will escort you and your guests to VIP concerts seats. An exquisite dessert buffet awaits during interval.
 
Opera in the Market will be staged over two nights, Monday 14 March and Wednesday 16 March, the opening night coinciding with the final day of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.
 
What better way to celebrate the culmination of an amazing journey of the senses than by joining us at Opera in the Market 2011 - where guests will also support the new Cancer Centre at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. 

To learn more about the St Vincent's new Cancer Centre click here