Melbourne Recital Centre Tickets

Patrons can choose from a variety of conveniently located car parks when attending events at Melbourne Recital Centre. • The Arts Centre Car Park (enter from Sturt Street), 150 metres north along Sturt Street • The Australian Ballet Centre Car Park (enter from Kavanagh Street) - 150 metres north along Sturt Street, then left into Kavanagh Street. • Plus a number of smaller car parks along Sturt Street. Disabled access parking is available at all major car parks in the vicinity, including the Arts Centre Car Park and the Australian Ballet Centre Car Park. Further information on parking and planning your visit to Melbourne Recital Centre can be found at: http://www.melbournerecital.com.au/experience/

There is wheelchair accessible seating available in both Salon and the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. Box Office can assist people with selecting seats that best meet your individual needs. There are accessible toilets located on all levels of the Centre. Key service signs in the venue are also presented in Braille. Assistive Listening Devices are available on request. Please notify the Box Office when purchasing your tickets. Companion Card is a program administered by the Department of Planning and Community Development on behalf of the Victorian Government. Melbourne Recital Centre accepts the Companion Card for all events at the Centre. Companion Card holders are eligible to receive a complimentary ticket for their carer. To book your seats using the Companion card, please contact the Box Office. Further information about the Companion Card program is available at the website www.vic.companioncard.org.au

Melbourne Recital Centre is a fully licensed venue. Late Seating: For the safety and comfort of the performers and other audience members latecomers will only be admitted into venues at a suitable break. This varies from performance to performance and for some performances can be at the first interval. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment. If you leave a performance once it has commenced, you will only be re-admitted at a suitable break. We regret any inconvenience and disappointment this may cause latecomers and provide viewing from monitors in the foyers. Cloaking: For your convenience, Melbourne Recital Centre provides a complimentary cloaking service. The Cloakroom is located next to the Box Office on the Ground Floor. Large items, including umbrellas and large bags, must be cloaked. Where possible, We recommend that you do not bring larger items or items of significant value with you to Melbourne Recital Centre. Audio /Video recording and photos: Melbourne Recital Centre prohibits the audio / Video recording and taking of photos (including camera phones) anywhere in the venue. When to applaud: For some shows, there are no expectations on when to applaud. Performers greatly value the applause of an audience and it is never unappreciated. However, for chamber music and symphony performances, there are some generally accepted conventions on when to do so. If in doubt, wait to see when the rest of the audience applauds and follow their lead. Symphony: Just before the performance begins, all members of the Orchestra except the Concertmaster will be seated on stage. The Concertmaster is the violinist who sits in the first chair of the first row of the Orchestra. The audience will greet the Concertmaster with applause when he or she enters the stage. A few moments later, the Conductor will follow and the audience will applaud again. Should there be a soloist or soloists performing, they will enter with the Conductor and should also be applauded. Once the performance commences, you will notice that symphonic works are often composed of several movements or sections with short pauses between each movement. It is customary to sit quietly during these pauses and save your applause for the end of the final movement. Chamber Music: Like symphonies, chamber music pieces are often made up of several movements with short pauses between each movement. Audience members are encouraged to hold their applause until the end of the piece. Melbourne Recital Centre provides free program sheets for each performance, available from stewards in the foyer, which will outline the movements for each piece. Dress Code: Unless specified, there is no formal dress code at Melbourne Recital Centre, although shoes must be worn at all times. If in doubt, smart casual is always a good choice. If an event does have a dress code, this information will be provided to you with your tickets or confirmation.

Children are generally welcome at Melbourne Recital Centre, though arrangements may vary depending on the event. Further information will be available later in 2008 at www.melbournerecital.com.au