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BELEURA HOUSE &GARDEN TOURS House & Garden Tours are available during the week withMorning Tea on arrival, talk by the Director, tours of House and Garden by experienced guides followed by a light lunch.Telephone 5975 2027 for bookings. Pickup by our courtesy

buses from the Mornington Golf Club as indicated on your tickets.

9.30am House & Garden Tour includes Morning Tea, talk by the Director, tours of the House and Garden, and Lunch

$39 / $36 Concession. When booking please alert us to dietary, access or mobility needs.

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WEDNESDAY 6 JULYMelba Tribute ConcertThe Melba Opera Trust presents a tribute to the great Melbafeaturing Hannah Dahlenburg and accompanying pianistRhodri Clarke. The programme includes Handel, Arditi,Donizetti, Liszt and others. Fresh and thrilling artists!

Australian-Canadian Soprano Hannah Dahlenburg has been a soloist for many Australian ensembles and is a regularartist for Opera Australia performing Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute (2016, 2015, and 2014), ‘nailing every note of the famous aria with startling accuracy and clarity, whilststriding the stage with confidence and flair’ (Arts Review,2014).

Rhodri Clarke, with first class honours from the RoyalCollege of Music London, performs internationally as a pianosoloist, accompanist and chamber musician. Last year hecompleted a ten-city tour of Europe with Rolando Villazón and his chamber group Bolívar Soloists performing in venuesincluding Berlin’s Philharmonie, the Vienna Konzerthaus,London’s Royal Festival Hall and Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris.

1.30pm Performance followed by afternoon tea $40 / $35 Concession.

THURSDAY 7 &FRIDAY 8 JULYThe Magic PuddingNo matter how often this story is told, just like the pudding itself, you always want to experience it again. Kirk Alexander and Brenda Addie present another magical day for children

at Beleura. Performance adapted by the late Stephanie Daniel from The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay. The book was originally published by Angus & Robertson Publishers in 1918.

Grown-ups must be accompanied by children. 10.30am Morning Tea,Performance and Lunch $20 Adults / $15 Child.

14-24 JULY RARE BOOK WEEKTreasures in the HouseDuring his visit to London in 1953 John Tallis wrote to his family about visiting book shops in search of special andrare books for his brother, finally finding a set of AlexanderPope volumes. We celebrate Rare Book Week by displaying:

The Great Breath by Christian Waller, John Tallis’ copy No. 56 and the Foundation’s purchase, No. 24. Klytie Pate, Christian Waller’s niece, published a second edition,

John Tallis’ copy being No. 261. These and Waller’s The Gates of Dawn will be on display in the house accompanied by an informal talk over lunch about thesespecial treasures.

These displays included in House & Garden Tours on Thursday 14, Friday 15, Tuesday 19, Thursday 21 July9.30am House & Garden Tour includes Morning Tea,

talk by the Director, tours of the House and Garden, display of Rare Books and Lunch - $39 / $36 Concession.

SATURDAY 16 JULYMovies at BeleuraAustralian Designer Orry-Kelly, dressed / undressed most of Hollywood’s greatest movie stars. Steve Rattle, in conversation with Heather Peake, will talk about thestunning outfits worn by Bette Davis and Anne Sheridan

in The Man Who Came to Dinner and then we will enjoy this classic example ofstage-craft, movie making and consummate acting.

10.30am Talk, followed by a light lunch and movie presentation -$40 / $35 Concession.

MONDAY 18 JULYThe Melba Opera Trust and Beleurahost a very special and rare event.

A Master Class with the celebrated British Soprano Dame Felicity Lott.

1.30pm Master Class followed by Afternoon Tea $40 / $35 Concession.

FRIDAY 22 JULYSir George Presents…Their recently presented classic comedy, which

really delighted The National Theatre’s Graduating Class audiences, is all about adifficult dinner guest. (The movie starred Bette Davis and Ann Sheridan who weredressed to sensation by Orry-Kelly – Movies at Beleura above). The stars of thefuture perform today!

The Tallis Foundation supports The National Theatre with the Florence YoungScholarship in honour of Frank Van Straten OAM.

1.30pm Performance followed by afternoon tea $40 / $35 Concession.

MONDAY 25 JULYTalented Performers and Beautiful InstrumentsDaniel de Borah and Dale Barltrop perform on two instru-ments by master craftsmen separated by more than 230 years.

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Dear Friends

This year is a landmark for Beleura – Sir George Tallis purchased Beleura in1916 – so to celebrate, we have pulled out all stops and have commissioned

Bruce Raggatt to confect an extravaganza, 1916 based on the shows Sir Georgewas promoting in the JC Williamson theatres in that year. 1916 is scheduled forlate August.The amazing people at ANAM return with two performances in afour-recital Series. In August we celebrate 100 years of Tallis ownership, Rare BookWeek, sixty years of The National Trust, The National Theatre’s Graduating Classand we welcome back Daniel de Borah and The Melba Opera Trust.

Later in the year …The launch of The Melba Rose Garden, Alex Raineri with Rachmaninoff,ANAM, with Porgy and Bess, Wilma and Friends, Plexus, Stefan Cassomenos andof course our Christmas Bonbons, this year in December. Telephone to pre-book.

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CCHRISTMAS IN JULYDSpecial House & Garden Tours will include the House decorated forChristmas with Sherry and Christmassy dessert served with lunch.

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FRIDAY 1 JULY Peter and the Wolf for Children Returns to BeleuraA symphony for children by Sergei Prokofiev, speciallydevised for Beleura by storyteller Kirk Alexander,performed by George Charters on the Stuart & Sons

Piano. Children will participate in the story and may wish to play our grand piano.A script for everyone will provide ongoing fun at home.

Grown-ups must be accompanied by children.10.30am includes Morning Tea, Performance and Lunch

$20 Adults / $15 Children.

Specialtreat forchildren

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LIMITEDTICKETSAVAILABLE.

To visit, telephone or see our website.A: PO Box 1198,

Mornington Vic 3931 T: 03 5975 2027 F: 03 5977 1021

• info@beleura.org.au • www.beleura.org.au

When booking please alert us todietary, access or mobility needs.

Program could be altered – changeswill be noted on our website

TUESDAY 13, WEDNESDAY 14, THURSDAY 15 AND SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBERFlowers and The HighgroveFlorilegium – Beleura in Bloom

It has often been remarked that there are no flowers in the house. There is a reason – John Tallis could not tolerate them. He suffered and suffered from hayfever. Once, his housekeeper, who at that stage did not live in, put in somedaffodils and was dragged from his bed in the middle of the night and rushed toBeleura to find a suffering, streaming John Tallis demanding they be got rid of.

However, curated by Joan Simpson and her team, the house will be bedeckedwith flowers, and being Spring, the garden well worth a stroll. The HighgroveFlorilegium, a set of books celebrating HRH Prince Charles’ magnificent garden at Highgrove, will be on display.

Admission on Wednesday 14 is by sealed envelope for the St Peter’s BellamyHall Restoration Fund, Mornington.

9.30am House & Garden Tour includes Morning Tea, the House decorated for Spring, talk by the Director, tours

of the House and Garden, and Lunch - $39 / $36 Concession.

FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBERThe Australian National Academy of Music(ANAM) Series No. 2 – ICONIC Featuring The Warsaw Concertoarranged for two pianos by Percy GraingerThis classic masterpiece, originally written as incidental

music for the movie Dangerous Moonlight, was a favourite of Australia's greatpianist/composer Percy Grainger who made this fabulous arrangement. It was also associated with Liberace, the iconic showman who brought joy to so many.

There will be an opportunity to wander through the House decorated with Spring flowers.

1.30pm Recital followed by afternoon tea $40 / $35 Concession.

WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBERMovies at BeleuraWhen ANAM gave us their program for theANAM Series this year we saw they intendedthe Warsaw Concerto by Richard Addinsell.We did some research. Originally, it was the sound track fora 1941 movie Dangerous Moonlight. Steve Rattle has found a copy and will put together a program: the main featureDangerous Moonlight and the Warsaw Concerto.

1.30pm A short introduction, then screening. Afternoon tea during Interval $40 / $35 Concession.

FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBERA program of romantic German songsBronte Zemlic and Luke SevernA magical combination, a mezzo-soprano and Cello. Highlyrecommended by ANAM Syndicate member Heather Johnson,at twenty-five Melbourne-born mezzo-soprano Bronte Zemlichas the world at her feet. She is one of Australia’s mostpromising rising stars performing for many notable musicians in Australia, Europe and America including American sopranoAmy Johnson, Israeli soprano Sylvia Greenberg, American/Austrian conductor David Aronson and Australia’s ownMerilyn Quaife and Yvonne Kenny.

A protégé of Russian cellist Karine Georgian, Luke Severnhas been praised for his unique musicality and expressiveinterpretations. Born in the UK he moved to Australia at a young age and began Cello at the age of twelve quicklydisplaying a flair for it. Within three years he was awarded a

place at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School. He now performsregularly in Europe and Australia.

1.30pm Recital including refreshments $40 / $35 Concession.

WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBERClassic comedy pieces as well as ridiculously rapturous songsguaranteed to tickle your funny-boneand put a smile on your faceJoin Hilary Henshaw with special guest Will Conyers(accompanist extraordinaire, multi music theatre performer)on a rib-tickling tour de force featuring Joyce Grenfell, Gracie Fields, Beatrice Lilly, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker,

Noel Coward, Irving Berlin and Stephen Sondheim, to mention just a few!

1.30pm Recital including afternoon tea $40 / $35 Concession.

For this recital Daniel plays the Stuart & Sons Piano of 2010, joined by Dale Barltrop, concertmaster of theMelbourne Symphony Orchestra and newly appointed leader of the Australian String Quartet, playing a 1784 Guadagnini Violin. A program of works for violin and piano by Mozart and Prokofiev showcases the mature mastery of the ViolinSonata in F-minor alongside the youthful wit and strikingoriginality of the Russian master’s early works.

1.30pm Performance followed by afternoon tea $40 / $35 Concession.

THURS 28 AND FRI 29 JULYChristmas in July - A Dickens’Reading by Kirk AlexanderA specially staged presentation celebrating Christmas in July is a favourite event.

9.30am Morning Tea on Arrival, shortened Tour of the House (Decorated)& Garden, Lunch including Sherry and Christmassy dessert and

Reading in the Tallis Pavilion. - $39 / $36 Concession

Celebrating a Centenary 1916 - 2016In August we celebrate The Tallis Centenary at Beleura –

Sir George purchased Beleura in 1916.So given that musical comedy was a mainstay,

we worked on a few ideas for the month of August.

THURSDAY 4 AUGUSTSir George Presents … Florence, Young as EverOne of JC Williamson’s most successful ventures was the Royal Comic Opera Company and its greatest star was FlorenceYoung, who was Sir George’s sister-in-law – Lady Tallis’ sister.

It’s a sparkling show devised to launch Florence Young’sbiography by Frank Van Straten OAM and in the tradition of

JC Williamson, revived, refreshed and even more… The scintillating Wendy Grosebrings the darling of the Post-Edwardian Comic Opera scene to life in a rollickingperformance.

1.30pm Performance followed by afternoon tea $40 / $35 Concession.

Beleura celebrating 100 years in Tallis ownership.

FRIDAY 12 AUGUSTA Conversation with Frank Van Straten and Anthony KnightJoan and Michael Tallis wrote The Silent Showman in 1999 –reviewed by Kathleen Brisbane as ‘one of the most importantbooks on Australian Theatre yet to be published’. It was based on research by John Tallis and used for the Tallis FamilyArchives as a primary source.

The Silent Showman, Sir George Tallis, married AmeliaYoung, a singer in Light Comic Opera; her sister Florence Young became a legend. Frank van Straten OAM, Australia’sforemost theatre historian, wrote her story: Florence Young and the Golden Years of the Australian Theatre. Frank will talk aboutFlorence and her world. Anthony Knight will talk about Sir George and his world and film buff, Steve Rattle, will add a visual component.

1.30pm Conversation followed by afternoon tea $40 / $35 Concession.

Beleura celebrating 100 years in Tallis ownership.

THURSDAY 18 AUGUSTThe Australian National Academy of Music(ANAM) Series No. 1 – EUPHORICThe Rite of Spring, Igor StravinskyThe first Recital in the ANAM Series this year will be a tourde force of two piano writing, including Stravinsky's originalballet The Rite of Spring in the composer’s own transcription.This is music to set the spirits soaring.

1.30pm Recital followed by afternoon tea $40 / $35 Concession.

Beleura celebrating 100 years in Tallis ownership.

FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER & FRIDAY 7 OCTOBERAshley HribarAustralian pianist, Ashley Hribar, is a prize-winning solo artist,improviser, composer and chamber musician. Combining the musicof yesterday, today and tomorrow, he dazzles audiences with histechnical mastery, fine musicianship and intense performance

energy. Winner of the 2005 International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition inAmsterdam and the 2008 Michael Kieren-Harvey Fellowship, he has since become aleading advocate of contemporary and twentieth century music. Ashley frequently toursAustralia, Europe and China giving live broadcasts for the ABC and Classic FM Radio.

A cellist now based in Germany, Kate Green carved a remarkable career and last yearreturned to Beleura with her Cello and an accompanist, Ashley Hribar. The recital was magic.

Ashley was more than highly impressed with the Stuart & Sons Piano and said hewould love to perform for us. ‘The CD he left was played in the car on the way home and stayed the top favourite for months’.

First recital on Friday 2 September will include the astonishing Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues, Rubinstein in Berlin for speaking pianist and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for solo piano. Ashley is an artist and an amazing talent. I suspect this and his recital on 7 October will be the standout events for 2016.

The second recital on Friday 7 October will again include the iconic Winnsboro CottonMill Blues (a Jelly Roll Morton Finger Breaker) and after interval, a very exciting first,Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Junior, a silent film of 1924 with a live piano accompaniment.Another hit of the year.

1.30pm Recital followed by afternoon tea $40 / $35 Concession. Occasionally the opportunity for performances arises after the production of this program.If you would like to be kept informed of changes please supply us with your

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