Hosted by Lucy Durack and Richard Thomas, enjoy your favourite carols performed by local and national artists.
Lucy is one of Australia’s most well-known leading ladies, with major roles to her credit in productions including Wicked, Shrek the Musical, Legally Blonde and Midnight the Musical as well as TV series The Letdown, Sisters, A Perfect Pairing and Doctor Doctor. She’s been a judge on Australia’s Got Talent and performed on The Masked Singer.
Richard has been entertaining Melbourne audiences for more than 25 years. As an avid musical theatre performer, his credits include Mame, Sweet Charity, Follies, The Secret Garden, Les Miserables, Chicago, Rebecca, The Producers, The Phantom of the Opera and Mary Poppins.
Performers include:
- All Star Carols Band led by renowned musical director John Turcio with Dean Cooper on drums, Robert Severini on bass, and Jack Pantazis on guitar.
- Manningham Concert Band, led by esteemed musical director Andrew van Gemert.
- Leyla Sabo, 12-year-old Melbourne singer-songwriter, who has performed on some of Melbourne’s biggest stages and has already released her first single Hard to Breathe.
- Stephen Coutts, operatic tenor who has performed extensively with the Victorian Opera, Opera Su Presto, Victorian Concert Orchestra, Amore Duet, Melbourne Shakespeare Company and others.
- Team Dream, one of Australia’s most exciting bands for kids.
- Katrina Couroyannis, a Manningham local singer, dancer and actor whose professional credits include Australia’s Got Talent 2022 and performances with the Victorian Opera and major sporting events.
- Chloe Lara, another talented local singer, who has performed in many productions and was principal vocalist for the Victorian State School Spectacular for seven years from 2012-2019.
- Bianca Baykara, a Manningham performer whose credits include Jersey Boys in the US, Chess the Musical, School of Rock, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Rocky Horror Show, In the Heights, Singin’ in the Rain and more.
- Tanjil Adams, a talented young performer who has featured at many eastern region events, performing both as a soloist and with her bands Soldiers Road and The Curls.
- Catherine Bolzonello, from Manningham, is a classical soprano and experienced performer in Melbourne’s community music theatre, opera and concert scene.
- Wendy Samantha Productions, these talented local students aged 6-18 are dynamic, energetic and enthusiastic, and love to get a crowd excited and happy.
- Danielle and Michael Zuccala are a classically trained set of twins from Manningham, who will be performing two mezzo-soprano and baritone duets. They have trained at the University of Melbourne Conservatorium and performed in multiple operas and concerts across Victoria.
