Wyvern Music Forestville

Aria and Art Songs

Wyvern Music Forestville is delighted to present Arias and Art Songs, a richly varied programme of song and opera, featuring soprano Sarah Melluish, tenor Jordan Sarkis, and distinguished pianist Alan Hicks.

This concert brings together the radiance of operatic favourites with the intimacy and poetic depth of art song. Audiences will hear exquisite lieder and mélodies by Schubert, Strauss, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Obradors, Chausson, Copland, and Joseph Marx — including some of Marx’s most sumptuous and rarely‑heard songs — alongside operatic arias and duets by Mozart, Dvořák, Bizet, Donizetti, Gounod, Puccini and Lehar.

Highlights are set to include Dvořák’s luminous Song to the Moon, Puccini’s ardent Che gelida manina, and a selection of Mozart’s elegant and characterful duets. Together, these works trace a wide emotional landscape: from soaring Romantic lyricism to the sparkling drama of Italian opera.

Sarah Melluish (soprano) is an emerging lyric soprano completing her Bachelor of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium, already performing widely across concerts and staged productions. Jordan Sarkis (tenor), a young Australian tenor in his third year at the Sydney Conservatorium, is studying with Andrew Goodwin and building a growing profile in concert and opera. One of Australia’s leading vocal coaches and collaborative pianists, Alan Hicks (piano) is Discipline Lead – Opera and coordinates Advanced Opera Performance Voice and Repertoire in the Master of Music Studies (Opera Performance) degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

There is a special $25 offer for OLGC congregation and parishioners, on presentation of this article at the concert. For online bookings (recommended), simply tick the “Students” category on the ticketing website listed below. Please note that children under 16 are admitted free of charge.

When: Sunday, 29th November 2026 at 3:00pm
Where: Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 9 Currie Rd, Forestville
Tickets: Full:$40, Concession:$30, Students:$25, Children under 16 Free
Bookings: www.ticketebo.com.au/wyvernmusicforestville
Enquiries: Wyvern Music Forestville Tel: 9416 5234
Website: www.wyvern.fmca.org.au





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