Family Christmas with the MSO

Join the MSO for a magical performance perfect for the whole family featuring traditional carols, modern holiday favourites and classically Christmas selections.  

Gather the family and step into the spirit of the season with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Christmas celebration. Filled with much-loved carols, festive favourites and classic Christmas melodies, this joyful concert brings all the wonder, warmth and magic of Christmas to the stage.

Featuring conductor Leonard Weiss and talented artists from Melba Opera Trust, it’s the perfect festive outing for all ages.

Hear the Christmas songs you know and love, including Deck the Halls, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas and We Wish You a Merry Christmas, alongside a joyful program that will have the whole family singing along.

Featuring  

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra  
Leonard Weiss conductor  
Artists from Melba Opera Trust  

Sophie Hamer soprano  
Chloe James mezzo soprano  
Aidan Hodder baritone  

Featured Artists

Leonard Weiss CF 
Australian conductor Leonard Weiss CF has quickly established himself as one of the most versatile and compelling conductors of his generation, acclaimed for electrifying performances of symphonic repertoire, opera and contemporary music. Prominent recent debuts include Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where he was the first Australian to conduct in a subscription concert. [Read more...]

Sophie Hamer 
British-Australian soprano Sophie Hamer holds a Classical Vocal Performance degree from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Her roles include Ino (John Eccles’s Semele), the Plaintiff Angelina (Trial by Jury), Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance) and the Dew Fairy (Hansel and Gretel). [Read more...]

Chloe James 
Mezzo-soprano Chloe James is a graduate of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music with degrees in Classical Voice and Opera Performance. Her performing credits include Hänsel und Gretel and Die Zauberflöte (Melbourne Conservatorium); The Pirates of Penzance, Boojum!, English Eccentrics, Parrwang Lifts the Sky and The Grumpiest Boy in the World (Victorian Opera); and the Premiere of Eva by Stefan Cassomenos (2025 Port Fairy Spring Music Festival). [Read more...]

Aidan Hodder 
Baritone Aidan Hodder holds a Master of Music Studies from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. He was the recipient of the John Wegner AO Opera Scholarship and the Max & Jill Schutz Opera Society Scholarship with Melba Opera Trust in 2024 and 2025. [Read more...]