Dame Nellie Melba Birthday Dinner

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Join in for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust scholars.

There will be performances during the course of the five-course dinner.

Dame Nellie Melba was a regular at the Savoy Hotel in London. Auguste Escoffier, the legendary chef from the Savoy, invented and named the light accompaniment of dry thinly sliced bread after her (Melba Toast) when Melba was ill in 1897. Escoffier also created the Peach Melba, Melba Sauce and Melba Garniture in her Honour. They would love the evening to reflect the style and glamour of Dame Nellie, so why not dust off the finery in honour of the fashionista icon.

Tables of six – eight can be placed together depending on availability.

This event is hosted in partnership with the Melba Opera Trust and is part of the Australian Heritage Festival and the Ballarat Heritage Festival.

All Dates & Times

28 Sep
5:30pm - 6:30pm
17 May
6:30pm - 11:00pm

Accessibility Information

Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.

17 May

Ballarat Mechanics Institute

117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central VIC 3350

$150.00 per person

$150 per person plus gst and booking fee – tables of 8/6 can be booked subject to availability

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