Adore Händel’s Cautionary Tales
Everyone’s favourite pansexual, time-travelling songbird returns with a cabaret steeped in desire, decadence, and delicious disaster. Adore Händel revisits centuries of passion — the fleeting glances, the grand gestures, and the glorious mistakes that make history blush. Blending operatic splendour with pop seduction, they weave a glittering tapestry of love, lust, and lingering regret — all delivered with wicked wit and a velvet voice made for sin.
★★★★★ “Formidable, fabulous and fearless” Lilithia Reviews
Best in Cabaret Nominee – Melbourne Fringe
Reviews
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a startlingly powerful baritone that soars - Tiffany Barton, Arts Hub
Rocky Horror meets French opera - Daniel G. Taylor, Australian Pride Network
Formidable, fabulous and fearless - Stephanie Chin, LILITHIA REVIEWS
Presenter
Presented by: Adore Händel
Luke Belle is the classically trained baritone behind the acclaimed drag persona Adore Handel, blending opera, comedy, and drag artistry as both performer and trivia host. Adore Handel has performed across Australia's festival circuit, including FRINGE WORLD, Melbourne Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Feast Festival, and Melt. In Naarm (Melbourne), catch Adore at regular spots like Speakeasy and the 86. This creative vision is brought to life by a collaborative team: Hannah Belle (script writing), Will Toft (original compositions), Drew Johnstone and Jutta Schmitz (hair artistry), and Maddy Connellan complete the ensemble that makes Adore Handel a standout act celebrating both classical tradition and contemporary drag culture.Social media
Suitability & warnings
Accessibility
- High audio content
- High visual content
- Audience members have the opportunity to interact or join artist on stage
- Suitable for audiences who may not have a comprehensive understanding of the English language