Round Midnight
Melbourne’s favourite jazz-singing cabaret diva invites you to journey ’round midnight with her.
Thurs 4 July – 8.15 pm
Studio Theatre
From $35
The ever-iconic Mama Alto is a jazz singer, cabaret artiste and gender transcendent diva. Her liquid velvet voice comes to the fore in beguiling interpretations of jazz standards and ballads. In Round Midnight, she turns already rich material inside out for heart-wrenching new interpretations.
Traversing smoky torch songs, sumptuous jazz ballads and luscious velvet vocals, this concert’s repertoire holds familiar melodies and unexpected morsels. With a soaring voice, exquisite sense of musicality and wondrously statuesque stage presence, Mama Alto continues establishing herself as one of Australia’s pre-eminent interpreters of torch singing.
Enigmatic, multifaceted and resplendent, her weaving of song and story, triumph and tragedy, poignancy and pathos make for an unforgettable musical experience.
“Mama Alto is an exceptionally talented singer, who makes the question as to whether it is a woman or a man singing obsolete. It is clearly an angel.“ – The Conversation
Receive up to a 15% discount if you select three or more concerts in the one transaction. Keep an eye on our social media channels for suggested itineraries. There is a diverse range of concerts for you to choose from to fill your calendar across the 10 days of the Festival.
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Tickets
Premium early bird – $39
Premium – $49
A Reserve early bird– $35
A Reserve – $45
Early bird tickets are available until the allocation is exhausted
Booking fee
- For bookings with a total value of $15 or less, a booking fee of $3 will be added upon check-out.
- For bookings with a total value between $15.01 and $199.99, a booking fee of $5 will be added upon
check-out. - For bookings with a total value of $200 or more, a booking fee of $10 will be added upon check-out.
Duration
1hr
Patron advice
12+ event
VENUE: Studio Theatre
Getting to the venue
- The Theatre Royal Studio Theatre is at 27-29 Campbell St, Hobart TAS 7000
- Drop off car spaces are available at the entrance to the Theatre Royal on Collins Street.
- 2 accessible parking spaces are available outside the Theatre Royal on Collins Street (1 hour time limit applies)
- Please follow this link to experience a virtual tour of the venue.
Accessibility
Assistive listening
- The Theatre Royal Studio Theatre is equipped with an Assisted Hearing Service that offers amplified sound through dedicated headphones or using a neck loop that interacts with modern hearing aid devices, and also has ability to connect Hearing Aids to the system. This equipment can be collected, complimentary, from the Box Office. There are a limited number of these units and bookings are essential. Please contact the Theatre Royal Box Office – 03 6146 3300 to discuss your needs and reserve a device for your attendance and the team will ensure that the equipment is ready for your collection on arrival.
Guide dogs / registered assistance animals welcome
Wheelchair accessibility
- For wheelchair bookings please contact the Theatre Royal Box office on (03) 6146 3300 (9am to 5pm) with specifications and dimensions of the wheelchair and any additional user requirements, or email them on [email protected].
- Lift access is available from the main foyer entrance reaching all building levels including the box office, Main Stage Stalls, Dress Circle and Gallery.
- Accessible bathrooms are available on every level of the Theatre Royal building.
Her solo performances are critically acclaimed & programmed at venues & festivals including Chapel off Chapel, Melbourne Recital Centre, Adelaide Cabaret Festival (South Australia, Australia), Festival of Voices (Tasmania, Australia) & more. She has collaborated with legendary figures across the arts including Finucane & Smith, Declan Greene, Taylor Mac, and Brook Andrew. She is theco-creator of highly acclaimed variety cabaret “Gender Euphoria,” Australia’s largest ever trans & gender diverse main stage production, and is currently an ensemble member in Taylor Mac & Matt Ray's epic queer opera "Bark of Millions."
Additionally in the arts, she has worked as a diversity, equity and inclusion specialist (including as a consultant, and as former Artist Development Coordinator at Midsumma Festival), as a writer (including for Archer magazine, for publications from the NGV and Queerstories, and an MTC Cybec Electric playwright), and a cultural development specialist - for which she was awarded the prestigious 2021 Australia Council for the Arts Kirk Robson Award.
She has also been recognised with a 2020/2019 Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowship, a 2019 Creative Victoria Creators Fund fellowship, and awards including the 2019 Australian LGBTI Awards Music Artist of the Year, 2018 City of Yarra Contributions to the Arts Award, and the 2017 GLOBE Melbourne LGBTI Awards Artist of the Year.
Working in service to her diverse communities, she has served as CEO of Transgender Victoria (2021-2022), a Board Member of Switchboard Victoria (2020-2022), Artist Development Coordinator at Midsumma Festival (2020-2021) and has sat on multiple advisory groups to government and industry.
Image credit: Trent Pace
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- All tickets are non-refundable unless otherwise specified on the specific event page.
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Contact us
For assistance please contact us on 03 6224 5975 or at [email protected].
