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Melbourne Opera was founded in 2002 as a charitable not-for-profit company dedicated to producing opera and associated art forms in Melbourne, Australia. With philanthropic assistance[1] it has also toured to outer-suburban and regional Victorian theatres, as well as to Canberra and Hobart interstate. Despite receiving no government funding since its foundation,[2][3][4] the company mounts between three and five main stage productions each year. Its principal rehearsal and performance home is the Athenaeum Theatre.
Melbourne Opera is the business and trading name of South East Regional Touring Opera Ltd.[5] The corporate name was changed on 1 June 2007 to reflect the company's much expanded geographical scope.
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- ^ "South East Regional Touring Opera Company Limited". acnc.gov.au. 6 May 2021.