Melba Opera Trust relies entirely on philanthropic donations to continue to deliver our world-class Program, to inspire excellence, realise potential and forge careers for Australia’s most promising opera artists.
You can support our work by making a gift via bank transfer to the Melba Opera Fund. There are no transaction fees for gifts made via EFT.
BSB: 083-004 Account: 24 173 8698. Please include your name in the reference.
Donations to Melba Opera Trust are made to the Melba Opera Fund, which is a tax deductible fund listed on the Register of Cultural Organisations under subdivision 30-B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. All donations of $2 or more to the Fund are tax-deductible.
Donations may also be made with your credit card via the form below, but please be aware that these will incur a service fee. Thank you for your understanding and for your donation.
If you are considering a large gift or would like to direct your contribution to an established scholarship, leave a bequest, or even establish a Named Endowment, please contact us directly.
MAKE A DONATION
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If you prefer to speak to us about alternative payment options, we encourage you to download our Donation Form here and contact us directly:
info@melbaoperatrust.com.au, +61 3 9944 2100.
WAYS TO SUPPORT
The freedom to plan ahead is made possible thanks to our regular givers. Indicating an annual gift or pledging an annual donation for a set number of years has an enormous impact on our artistic planning. Donors may indicate a preference to align their gifts with Melba Opera Trust programs, or alternatively a scholarship or program of interest.
Please contact our office on (03) 9944 2100 for further information on pledging an annual donation.
Please contact our office on (03) 9944 2100 for further information on Melba’s Will Bequest Circle.
Named Endowments provide perpetual support for a scholarship or one of our vital development programs. A Named Endowment Fund requires a minimum commitment of $500,000 which can be structured through a combination of major gifts, pledges or a legacy commitment through our Melba’s Will bequest program. Acknowledgement of the perpetual fund is at the donor’s discretion.
Please contact our office on (03) 9944 2100 for further information on establishing your own named endowment.
Should you wish to find out more about personally supporting Melba Opera Trust, please contact (03) 9944 2100.
We have a number of dedicated scholarships that are awarded annually to opera singers and repetiteurs of outstanding merit. You may request a preference for your gift to contribute to one of these established scholarships.
AWARDED IN 2020
Dame Nellie Melba Scholarship
The Dame Nellie Melba Scholarship was established in 1931 via Dame Nellie’s will, which bequeathed to the Albert Street Conservatorium the sum of £8,000 or the equivalent $1million in 2019 dollars. Dame Nellie’s largesse resulted in The Albert Street Conservatorium being later renamed The Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music, which in 2018 became the Melba Opera Trust.
Melba directed through her will that the annual income from the fund be used to support the vocal and professional development of a young, female, opera singer “so that another Melba may arise”.
The Scholarship has been awarded for nearly 80 years and the inaugural recipient under the Melba Opera Trust was soprano Stephanie Gibson in 2009.
Since 2010, the Patrick & Vivian Gordon Award has been awarded in conjunction with the Dame Nellie Melba Scholarship. The inaugural recipient of the Dame Nellie Melba Scholarship and Patrick & Vivian Gordon ward was Jacqueline Porter.
Annie McFarling Opera Scholarship
Annie McFarling was steeped from a young age in the important role of philanthropy. Her mother, Dame Patricia Mackinnon DBE was a substantial supporter of Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital among others. It was Annie’s childhood friendship with our Founding Patron, Mary-Jane Joscelyne OAM, that drew her to the work of the Melba Opera Trust. Annie, now retired from a career in public relations, established the scholarship in late 2017.
The inaugural recipient was mezzo-soprano Fleuranne Brockway in 2018.
John & Elizabeth Wright-Smith Scholarship
One of the early public performances by the new Melba Opera Trust was at Domain Chandon in September 2009. One audience member was especially engaged, exclaiming “Bravo” after the performances. General Manager Amy Black introduced herself to this man—John Wright-Smith. John professed his love of opera and introduced Amy to his wife, Elizabeth. Following many decades as a GP and Gerontologist, John and Liz, a nurse, retired to the Yarra Valley, to pursue their equestrian passion. John and Liz were ‘early adopters’ of the Trust’s vision. As passionate advocates for music and the arts, John and Liz endowed what was the first scholarship with the newly established Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust.
The inaugural recipient was Baritone Nathan Lay in 2011.
Ryman Healthcare Opera Scholarship
Ryman Healthcare was founded in 1984 in New Zealand by a man seeking a retirement home for his mother. After visiting a number of facilities, he was inspired to establish a better way of looking after people, and one where the care offered would be “good enough for mum”. More than 30 years later, Ryman Healthcare has grown to become the largest retirement village operator in New Zealand and a significant operator in Victoria. Ryman Healthcare names their villages after significant individuals and then engaging in philanthropic, community activities related to that individual. Ryman approached the Melba Opera Trust in 2018 to in relation to naming their latest facility in Brandon, Victoria in honour of Dame Nellie Melba.
In keeping with the company’s philanthropic values, Ryman Healthcare established an endowed scholarship in 2018, and Baritone Samuel Piper is the inaugural recipient in 2019.
Amelia Joscelyne Memorial Scholarship
Amelia Joscelyne was a promising voice student at the Melba Memorial Conservatorium in the late 1980s. Her tragic death while a student at the Conservatorium motivated the Joscelyne family and wide circle of friends to establish the Amelia Joscelyne Memorial Scholarship in 1989. Amelia cherished her short time at The Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music and, above all else, loved to sing. This scholarship provides opportunities to other young female singers, in Amelia’s memory.
The “Amelia” has been awarded for 30 years, and the inaugural recipient under Melba Opera Trust was Siobhan Stagg in 2009.
Joseph Sambrook Opera Scholarship
After major international careers in biological research, Professors Joseph Sambrook and Mary-Jane Gething retired to Melbourne, the place of Mary-Jane’s birth. Joe, in particular, has had a lifelong love of opera, having sung as a boy chorister in the UK for the likes of Benjamin Britten. Joe and Mary-Jane approached the Trust in 2012 to explore the establishment of a bequest. As they learned more about the work the Trust, their own experiences with young researchers cultivated a deep appreciation for the value of mentorship for young singers.
Joe and Mary-Jane endowed the Scholarship in 2013 and bass-baritone Jeremy Kleeman was the inaugural recipient of this award, in 2014.
Paulette Bisley Opera Scholarship
Paulette and Warwick Bisley retired to the Yarra Valley following decades of living overseas for Warwick’s career in the international energy and minerals industry. Warwick and Paulette have nurtured life-long passions for music and the arts, and Paulette’s mother was an accomplished singer. They were introduced the Trust by another Yarra Valley resident and long-time Melba supporter, Jenny Sutherland, who is Dame Nellie’s grand-niece. Warwick and Paulette had already established an engineering scholarship at Melbourne University in Warwick’s name, so when they decided to endow a scholarship with the Melba in 2014, they did so under Paulette’s name and in so doing honoured Paulette’s mother, an accomplished singer.
The inaugural recipient of this award was Daniel Carison in 2015.
Eleanor Blakemore Opera Society Scholarship
Lead by its Chair, Valma Allaway, the Opera Society first established a scholarship through Melba Opera Trust in 2013. The society has a membership of over 300 opera enthusiasts and funds underpinning the scholarship are raised annually through member lunches, social activities and fundraising initiatives. They are passionate about helping young opera singers access the development opportunities their talent deserves.
Eleanor Blakemore was a long-standing member of Opera Society and, through her estate, bequeathed a generous fund to grow the Opera Society’s support for this scholarship.
The inaugural recipient was Robert Barbaro in 2013.
Ruskin Opera Scholarship
In 2004 Jeremy Ruskin and Roz Zalewski instituted the Alfred Ruskin Recital Award through the Melba Conservatorium of Music. The Award was initially made in memory of Jeremy’s late father, Alfred Ruskin AM who was Chair of the Conservatorium from 1972 until 1996.
When the Melba Opera Trust was established, the Award transitioned to the Ruskin Opera Scholarship and continues to be supported by a loyal syndicate of Roz and Jeremy’s family and friends. Roz Zalewski-Ruskin has been Chair of Melba Opera Trust since the end of 2017.
The inaugural recipient of the Ruskin Opera Scholarship was Stacey Alleaume in 2012.
Margaret Schofield Opera Scholarship
Margaret Schofield was one of Australia’s leading pianists of the 20th century. Her distinguished career included performances as a soloist, accompanist and an active piano teacher for almost 60 years. Margaret lectured at the Melba Conservatorium of Music in addition to examining for the AMEB and adjudicating many of Victoria’s preeminent eisteddfods and musical competitions. In 1988 Margaret Schofield was awarded the OAM for her services to music and to the community. She continued to teach and play until almost 80 years of age.
In her honour, her children, Andrew and Fiona Cochrane, established the Margaret Schofield Opera Scholarship, initially offered through Melba Conservatorium and more recently offered through Melba Opera Trust. Over the years the scholarship has been awarded in support of concert pianists, opera singers and currently, Melba Opera Trust’s repetiteur scholarship.
The inaugural recipient of the Margaret Schofield was Sophie Yelland in 2010 with Simon Bruckard and Jonathan Wilson sharing the 2016 award with its renewed focus on Repetiteur Scholars.
Mel & Nina Waters Award
Emeritus Professor Mel Waters was the director of The Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music for over a decade and guided the transition from The Conservatorium to Melba Opera Trust. In 2010 the Chairman and Board decided to establish the Mel & Nina Waters Award in recognition of their dedication to The Conservatorium and more recently, Melba Opera Trust.
The inaugural recipient of the Mel & Nina Waters award was Nathan Lay in 2011.
PATRONS & SUPPORTERS
PATRONS IN CHIEF
HER EXCELLENCY THE HONOURABLE LINDA DESSAU AC, GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA & MR ANTHONY HOWARD AM QC
We were honoured to receive news in October 2015 that HE The Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria & Mr Anthony Howard AM QC accepted the appointment of Patrons-in-Chief during the Governor’s terms of service.
FOUNDING PATRONS
THE LATE PAMELA, LADY VESTEY
Granddaughter to Dame Nellie Melba
“As Patron of The Melba Memorial Conservatorium since 1995, and as a Founding Patron of Melba Opera Trust, I am gratified that the Board has seen fit to preserve for the future the legacy and special vision for the Melba that was so close to my grandmother’s heart.”
MARY-JANE JOSCELYNE OAM
“It is a great thrill for me to be a Founding Patron of Melba Opera Trust, and an honour that I share with my family, friends and supporters of the Amelia Joscelyne Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship has kept alive Amelia’s memory and the joy of singing in the hearts and lives of so many Melba students over the last eighteen years, and we are all delighted that it will continue to be a centre piece of Melba’s new future.”
HONOURARY PATRON
THE HONOURABLE SAFFRON FOSTER
Great, great granddaughter to Dame Nellie Melba
“My grandmother would have been so happy that Melba Opera Trust asked me to be patron. I feel very honoured to be carrying on. I do hope that I will be of some use and, with my planned trips to Australia, I hope we can do more and more at Coombe Cottage for much-needed fundraising.”
SUPPORTERS
IMPRESARIO ($500,000 and above)
Warwick & Paulette Bisley
Mary-Jane Gething & the late Joseph Sambrook
John & Elizabeth Wright-Smith
PATRON ($250,000 – $499,999)
Peter Reilly & Linton Soderholm
Roz Zalewski-Ruskin & Jeremy Ruskin QC
GRAND CIRCLE ($100,000 – $249,999)
Charles Allen AO & Jocelyn Allen
Janet Calvert-Jones AO & John Calvert-Jones AM
A/Prof Andrew Cochrane
Dr Fiona Cochrane
Joseph Diflo
Diana Gibson AO
The late Lady April Hamer
Peter Laver AM & Anne Laver
David & Sallie Prior
Andrew Sisson AO
DRESS CIRCLE ($50,000 – $99,999)
Andrew & Victoria Fox-Smith
Louise M. Gourlay OAM
Peter Griffin AM & Terry Swan
Peter Hansen OAM & Neroli Hansen
Ann & the late Ian McFarling
Kate & Stephen Shelmerdine
GALLERY CIRCLE ($25,000 – $49,999)
James & Judith Beattie
Ernest Dawes OAM OBE & Nola Dawes
Val Diamond & John Funder AC
Ian Dickson & Reg Holloway
Rose Downer & John Downer AM
Frank & Judith Firkin
Dale & Ian Johnson
David Jones
The Family of the late Jack McLeish
The Hon Justice John & Mrs Judith Middleton
Tom & Ruth O’Dea
Lady Potter AC CMRI
Anita Simon
Lady Southey AC
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BALCONY CIRCLE ($10,000 – $24,999)
Jim Allen OAM
Judy Allen
The late Betty Amsden AO
Chris Arnold AM & Margot Costanzo
Peter & Jan Clark
Kevin & Margaret Collecutt
Dr Helen M Ferguson
Matthew Field
Nance Grant AM MBE & Ian Harris
John & Jo Grigg
Hon Peter Heerey AM QC & Mrs Sally Heerey
Hans & Petra Henkell
Margaret & Trevor Holborow
Gill & Giles Hunt
Dr Alastair Jackson AM
Suzanne Kirkham
Elizabeth Lithgow
Robert G Logie-Smith AM & Sue Logie-Smith AM
Patricia McKenzie
Graeme Parncutt
Helen Paterson
Judith Robinson & the late Michael Robinson AO
Margot & Warwick Ross
Phillip & Susan Schudmak
John E Smith
Jennifer & David Sutherland
Dr Michael Troy
The Hon. Justice Michael Wheelahan & Cathryn Wheelahan
MAESTRO CIRCLE ($5,000 – $9,999)
Philip Bacon AM
The Hon Justice David Beach & Marea Beach
Marc Besen AC & Eva Besen AO
Dr Dianne & Lino Bresciani, Youth Music Foundation of Australia
Elizabeth Brown
The Hon Alex Chernov AC QC & Elizabeth Chernov
Sandy Clark & Marie McDonald
Catherine & Mark Clisby
Jillian Cobcroft
Ann Cole
Rosie Cunningham
David Curtain QC & Sally Curtain
Hilary Day & the late Arthur Day AM
Jane Douglass AM
Sir Andrew & Lady Fairley Foundation
Catherine & the late Roger Freeman
Fleur Gibbs
Peter & Elizabeth Goodman
Christine Hughes
Darvell Hutchinson AM & Barbara Hutchinson
Mary-Jane Joscelyne OAM
Anne Kantor AO & the late Dr Milan Kantor OAM
Bryan Keon-Cohen AM QC & June Keon-Cohen
John Kiely & the late Lorraine Elliott AM
Lesley King
Kathryn Kings
Dr Peter A Kingsbury
Julie Lidgett
Peter Mander & Walter van Nieuwkuyk OAM
Suzanne Maple-Brown
Mary-Ruth & Peter McLennan
Margaret & the late Patrick Mills
Susan Morgan
Diane & Tim Morris
The late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC; DBE
Geoffrey Norris
Miki Oikawa
The late Nancy Petersen and daughter, Dale
Tony & Elizabeth Rayward
Aubrey Schrader
Graham Sellars-Jones
Sue Stanley & the late Richard Stanley QC
Gillian Storey AM
Rob Thomas
The Lord & Lady Vestey
Prof Mel & Nina Waters
Cameron Wenck
Paul Worthington
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MELBA CIRCLE ($1,000 – $4,999)
C A Alston
Dr Patricia Armstrong-Grant OBE
Robbie S. Barker
The Beale Family
Judy & Michael Begg
Elizabeth Beischer
Simon Bell & Jennifer Coghlan-Bell
Kenneth Betts
Ann Blainey
Chris Blanden QC
Caroline Brain
Jonathan & Anne Breadmore
H & J Burger
The Hon Justice David Byrne & Jenni Harris
Adrienne & The late Ross Cameron
J S Chambers Foundation
Dr M P Chipman
Janet Clark & the late John Clark AM
Libby Colenso
Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins
Caroline & Glenn Crane
Mr John Craven
Shaneen Crouch & the late Michael J Crouch AO
Charles Curran AC & Eva Curran
Mrs David Darling
Bruce & Pat Davis
Ros & John Dowling
Terry & Linda Elliott
Jack & Vivian Fajgenbaum
The Hon Diana Fisher OAM
Barbara Fleischer
Shirley Fong
William J Forrest AM
The Hon Saffron Foster
Jenny Fullard
Peter Garnick
Christina Gebhardt & the late Peter Gebhardt
Annie Gibson
Dr R & Ms K H Grinberg
Elisabeth Guinness
Hugh Hallard
The Hon Hartley Hansen AM QC & Mrs Rosalind Hansen
Bill Hayward OAM & Alison Hayward
Dr Martin & Jacqui Higgs
Her Hon Judge Frances Hogan
Robert Hook
Peter Hordern
Rosemary & David Houseman
Dr Sam Howes & the late Margaret Howes
Penelope Hughes
Alison Hyams
Cynthia Jackson AM
Barry & Prue Johnson
Lewis & Paula Johnson
William M.P. Jones
Grace & the late George Kass
Julia King
Anthony Knight OAM & Beverly Knight
Peter & Barbara Kolliner
Lynne Landy & John Landy AC MBE
Joy Laurence
Deirdre & The late Hon Justice Leo Lazarus
Valerie & Dr Roger Le Maitre
John & Erin Lidgerwood
Janet Limb AO
Norma Lithgow
Dr Bruce & the late Dianne Livett
Colin Lovitt QC & Margaret Lovitt
Probus Club of Melbourne Inc.
Marin Charitable Trust
David & Jane Martin
Margaret Mayers
Barbara Mayes
Denys & Ingeborg McCullough
Ian McDonald
Dr Sue McNicol QC
Ross McPherson AM
Dr Bryan Mendelson & Mrs Debora Mendelson
Fiona Menzies
James Mighell SC
Michael & the late Judy Morrison
Kristin Moses
Dr Kenneth Muirden AO & Lesley Muirden
Kris Neill
Margaret Nevett
Liz Nield
Rosemary Norbury
Stephen O’Meara QC & Kate Galvin
Jocelyn & the late John O’Neil
Sarah Patterson
Joan Pigdon
Roger & Catherine Poole
The late Joy Potter
Ms Georgia Bassingthwaighte & Mr Andrew Powell
Clare & David Pullar
Kenneth R Reed AM
Greg J Reinhardt AM
Janice Roberts & Achim Leistner
Alexander & Rosemary Roche
Tom & Elizabeth Romanowski
Dr Paul & Gay Rosen
Margaret S Ross AM
Mr Nick Ruskin & Dr Annette Shiell
Susan Santoro
Graham & Lorraine Schmidt
Dr David Scott AM & Dr Lyndal Scott
Penelope Seidler AM
The Hon. Justice Melanie Sloss SC
Prof Richard Smallwood AO & Carol Smallwood
Smedley Family
Russell & Margaret Smith
Barbara Soulie
Lyn Stephenson
Emma Stephenson & Joanne Smith
Jo Strutt
Swindel-Hurst Family Trust
Hugh & Liz Taylor
Leslie C. Thiess
Rob & Ruth Thomas
Dr George Tippett AM
Sylvia Urbach
Geoffrey Webb
Messrs Grant Johnson & Steven Wharton
Alexander G. White
Christine Williams
James & Clytie Williams
Helen Woods & Lewis Rowell
Barbara Yeoh AM
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FRIENDS OF THE MELBA (All gifts up to $999)
John & Cecily Adams
Floss Ager
Valma Allaway OAM
Michael & Margaret Arnott
Rosie Baer
Phillippa Baker
Meredith & the late John Baldwin
Geraldine Barnes & Donald Buckett
Rosetta Baron
Michael & Mim Bartlett
Fran Batrouney
Gemma Baxter
Jim & Tui Beggs
Margie & the late Robert Beggs
David & Sinead Berry
Fiona Bisko
Amy & Clayton Black
Diana Boehme
Wendy Borthwick
Gary Brill & Paola Battengo
Judy Brodribb
David Brown
Harvey & Suzie Brown
Jane Brownfield
Margot, Lady Burrell
Dorothy Button
Lucy & Frank Calabria
Mrs Noel Calvert
Ron & Ruth Cameron
Sarah Campbell
James & Jenny Campbell
R. Campbell & B. Parncutt
Colin Carter
Judy Casey
Prof Lynette Casey-Brereton
Elaine & Adrian Castellini
Louisa Christie
Pauline Cleary
Christine Clough
Rosie Cocklin
Anne Collins
B Collison
Comvision Victoria
Rosemary Creswell
W E Cromby
Gretchen & the late Noel Crosling
Jan Croucher
Madeleine Culbert
Lyn Cummings
Cara Cunningham
Cherrie Cunningham
Hannah Dahlenburg
Diana & Ian Daly
Laurie David
Marie T A David
Jan & James Davies
Janice & Richard Davies
Lucas de Jong ACMM
Charles De Long
Bernard & Sarah Depasquale
Angus Dixon & Val Armstrong
Des & Margaret Dodds
Jens & Kate Dowling
Rosemary Dowling
Marion Downe
Dr William Downey
Elizabeth Duffield
Robert Dugdale
Stephanie Dundas
Margaret Dunn
Rodger Eade & Margot Milne
Eric Easton
Jenifer Eddy OAM
George & Laila Embelton
Dr John & Maggie Faulkner
Garry A Fehring
Anne Fenner
Cluny Ferguson & Rohan Skinner
Helen & Paul Finn
Lucinda Forwood
Diane Francis
Dennis Freeman
A/Prof Jane & Jim Freemantle AO
Mr Glenn Fryer
Paula Fulton
Pamela Furnell & Prof Lester Johnson
Richard & Waylin Galbraith
Leona Geeves
Olivia Giglia
Georgia Gillam
Ross Gillies QC
Sir Archibald Glenn OBE & Lady Glenn
Dr Fiona Glover
Cathering Ann Godony
John Goldberg
Gove Family
Tony & Sue Graham
Sir Andrew Grimwade CBE & Lady Grimwade
Alexandra Grimwade
Suzanne Grogan
Colin & Judy Gronn
Sue & Roger Haldane
John & Susie Hall
Dr Geoffrey Hall AM & Nonie Hall
Chris Hamer
Tim Hannah
Brian Hansford
Shona & Richard Harding
Amanda Hardy-Lai
Maree Harrison
Elaine & Bob Hayes
Jacqueline & James Hayes
Fern Henderson
Cathy Henry
Dr John Higgins
Michael & Margaret Hilditch
Sinclair Hill AM OBE & Wendy Hill
Helen Hiscock
Jack & Ella Hodgson (nee Banner)
Robin & Peter Hone
Pauline Hook
Judy Hooper
Henning Horn
Neil Inall OAM & Anne Innall
Peter & Penelope Inge
Ian & Prue Ingham
Inglis Family
Robyn Jarvis
Christine Johnston
Kay & Greg Jopson
Matthew Joscelyne
Kevin & Barbara Kane
Veronica & Walter Kastelan
Michael & Claire Kearins
Peter & Wendy Keating
Liane Keegan
Lyane Kelynack
K Khoo & Kate Chen
Bob Kingman
David & Margaret Knight
Tony Kosky OAM & Victoria Kosky
Dr David & Belinda Kram
Juliet & Toby Lawson
Diana Lempriere
C Lethborg
Tony & Helen Lewis
Dr Anne Lierse
Michael Liffman & Virginia Routley
Dr John Lill OAM & Rosemary Lill
Trudy Lindblade
Sheila Little
John & Jenny Lorimer
Ian Lowe
Betty Lynch
Marga Macdonald
Carissima MacDonald
Capt Hamish & Frances MacGowan
Rosemary MacIndoe
Sarah Mahon
Judy Manifold
John & Kate Manton
Sally Marshall
Lady Suzanne Martin
Elizabeth Ann Mattingly
Charles Maxwell
Arnold Mayfield & Deborah Bannister
Nicky McCartney
Juliet McFarlane
Carolyn McFarlane
Eve McGlashan
Sarah McIntyre
Christopher McLeod
Deborah & Duncan McNab
Gerard & Roisin Meehan
Grainne Meehan
Ronald Meldrum QC & Margot Meldrum
Peter & Jocelyne Mitchell
Jamie Moffat
Isobel & John Morgan
William & Andrew Morris
Dr Peter & Mrs Susie Muller
Lee-ann Nazzari
John & Penny Nelson
Richard & Ladi Nemec
Stephen & Sandra Nicholas
Peta & Phil Nicholl
Her Honour Julie Nicholson
Sir Gustav & Lady Nossal
Alexandra & Brian Nugent
Anne & Murray Oakleigh
Howard & Judy Obst
John & Gabrielle O’Connor
Mrs Diana-Rose Orr
Moffatt Oxenbould AM & Graeme Ewer AM
Roslyn Packer AC
The Hon Justice Tony & Margaret Pagone
John Parncutt
Bruce Parncutt AO
Denis & Mrs Parry-Okeden
The Hon David Parsons & Christine Nathan
Patsy Patten
Tutti Pike
Lyn Pike
Prof John Poynter AO; OBE & Marion Poynter
Valerie Rae
Ann Randall
Richard & Vivienne Reed
Elizabeth Reid
Renaissance Tours
Cynthia Richards
Eda Ritchie AM
Julie Robertson
Bill & Joan Robinson
Faye Rodgers
Belinda & the late Ian Roper
Johanna Rosenthal
Judge Aileen Ryan QC
Mary Ryan
Mary Ryllis Clark
Margie Rymill & Richard Vincent
Jan & Graeme Salthouse
Merran Samuel
Libby Saunders & the late Del Bobeff
Glenda Sayers
Lynette Schiftan
Catherine & Robert Scott
Sheila Scotter
Simon & Wendy Seward
Robin Shand
William Sharpe
Jenny Shelmerdine
Nick & Helen Sidoryn
Mr George & Mrs Alison Simon
Fay A Simson
Philip Solomon
Kate & Philip Spanton
Mr Ian & Mrs Lin Stanway
Jerry Stern
Gail Stewart
Benita Stribley
Elizabeth & Ivan Sutherland
Elaine Sutton
Jillian Symons & Ken Forge
Jim Tehan
Bettina Terry
Linda Thompson
Ms Leonie Thompson & The Hon. Ray Finkelstein
Robert Thomson & Hugh Ratten
Paul & Amanda Timmins
John Tracey
The Hon Justice Richard Tracey
Edith Trenerry
Simon & Mary Ann Trumble
Peta Tsindos
Elisabeth & Peter Turner
Murray Vagg
Caroline Vaillant
Dana Van de Wiel
Susan Verge
Jasmin Verginis
Voshege Family
Felicity Gay Voss
Graeme Wall OAM & Margot Cory-Wall OAM
Mr David & Mrs Margaret Walsh
Mr John Walton AM & Mrs Carolyn Roberts
Wendy Watson
Pamela Webster
Liz Weeks
Emma Welsh
Patricia White
Allen & Libby Williams
Julia Wilson
Michael Wright QC & Maxine Cooper
Barbara Yuncken
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Melba’s Will Bequest Circle
Dr Patricia Armstrong-Grant OBE
Michael Bertram
Garry A Fehring
Ian & Dale Johnson
Mary-Jane Joscelyne OAM
Ann McFarling
Diane Morris
Mary Ryllis Clark
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PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS
Melba Opera Trust is grateful for the support of its philanthropic partners.
Cochrane Schofield Fund
Hamer Family Fund
John and Elizabeth Wright-Smith
Reilly & Logie Smith Mentor Endowment
Lady Southey AC
Tallis Foundation
Stuart Leslie Foundation
The Opera Society
PROFESSIONAL PARTNERS
Melba Opera Trust is grateful for the support of its professional partners.
EVENT PARTNERS
Melba Opera Trust is grateful for the support of its event partners.
BUSINESS SPONSORSHIPS
Your company could make a valuable contribution to the community, and help young people to fulfil their potential, by becoming a sponsor of Melba Opera Trust.
We host a series of events throughout the year, for fundraising and to provide opportunities for our young singers and repetiteurs to perform. Your support, either financial or in-kind, would benefit young artists, and in return create an opportunity for us to promote your company and products to our supporters. Our Mentor Program and our performance arm, Melba Artists, are also available for sponsorship.
There is an opportunity for businesses to endow a named scholarship in the business name, demonstrating support for young artists and Melba Opera Trust in perpetuity.
To discuss sponsorship opportunities, contact our office on (03) 9944 2100.