Michael Nyman's 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat'

Wheelchair/Disability Bookings: For all bookings please contact the Athenaeum Theatre Box Office directly on (03) 9650 1500 Mon - Fri 10:00am - 4:00pm
Approximate Running Times: Doors - 45 min before the performance IOpera, in collaboration with Melbourne Opera, presents a 40th anniversary production of Michael Nyman's extraordinary operatic adaptations of Oliver Sacks' best-seller case study THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT. Today regarded as one of the greatest writers on neurodiversity, here Sachs explores the mind of Dr. P, a professional opera singer and music teacher, for whom the world has become rendered incomprehensible as a result of a degenerative neurological disorder. This work of musical theatre that is at once astonishing, amusing, and supremely moving. Featuring some of Australia's finest singers and Melbourne Opera principals Elena Xanthoudakis (Lucia di Lammermoor), Christopher HIllier and Robert Macfarlane (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), and a chamber ensemble conducted by Peter Tregear (Jonny spielt auf, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny) and directed by Macfarlane. .

The box office is located at the rear of the foyer. Enter through main entrance, head toward the bar on the right hand side of foyer. The Box Office is located next to the bar area.

- Available for pre-purchased tickets
- Identification required for pickup
- Collect minimum 30 minutes before performance
- Electronic ticket options also available

The closest car parking is situated at the Westin Hotel on Collins Hotel (enter via Flinders Lane). Other carparks are located within the CBD.

Patrons enquiring about wheelchair seating should phone the theatre direct. Disabled toilets installed. Patrons with mobility problems are advised to purchase seats in the stalls. There is a lift up to the venue for mobility-impaired/disabled patrons

- No outside food or drinks
- Mobile phones must be silenced
- Late entry may be restricted
- Professional photography prohibited

A baby in arms policy operates at the discretion of the hirer, any child occupying a seat must purchase a ticket.