Teatru Manoel’s education programme TOI TOI, in collaboration with the Valletta 2018 Foundation, is presenting an original musical; written and directed by Denise Mulholland, with music and lyrics by Luke Saydon and performed by Teatru Manoel Youth Theatre from the 17^th to 19^th March 2018 at the Manoel Theatre.

 

HUSH is a story which will appeal to all ages (from 8+). It is a modern fairy tale about finding your voice when nobody seems to be listening.

Gus Nightingale is a little boy from a m...

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As part of this season’s Teatru Manoel BOV Opera Week, Teatru Manoel presents a concert by Maltese soprano Miriam Gauci with the Goldberg Ensemble conducted by Michael Laus on 10th March at 7.30pm at St. Augustine’s Church, Valletta.  

 

The programme includes Church Sonatas K67, K328, K336, Quere superna K143, Tantum ergo K142, Agnus Dei from Coronation Mass K317, Offertorium pro festo Stii Ioanni Baptistae, K72, Te Deum K141, Miserere K85 and Ave verum corpus K618.

 

Mozart’s sacred music...

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1.     GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Xrar is an artistic project developed by ĠF Abela Junior College and Troupe 18:45 under the curation of Dr Trevor Borg.  The project is divided in two parts: Contemporary Inside 2018 Exhibition and a Visual Arts Expo for Young Artists at the Junior College campus.  The project is supported by the Premju tal-President għall-Kreattività 2017.

 

Xrar, Maltese for sparks, is the working title of this visual art project. Within the artistic spheres ...

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After successful performances of last year of "Nutcracker" and "Cinderella" ballet,  the Russian dancers returns to Malta with new brilliant production !

The greatest  love story of all time  by The Crown of Russian Ballet dancers  with  soloists  from Bolshoi Theatre from Moscow are proud to present  the  “Romeo & Juliet” ballet, which will be dedicated  to the 125th year Anniversary of the Sergey Prokofiev  and  400th year Anniversary of  William Shakespeare.

Romeo and Juliet fa...

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Teatru Manoel and Valletta 2018 Foundation are presenting a completely new and exciting production of Jacques Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld” at Teatru Manoel on Saturday 8^th and Sunday 9^th October 2017 at 8pm.

The Teatru Manoel Youth Opera production is being directed by Brock Roberts, who recently directed Carmen for Edinburgh Studio Opera and also co-directed a Baroque double bill at Birmingham Conservatoire working with Michael Barry on John Blow's Venus and Adonis a...

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The 2016-2017 season at Teatru Manoel and for the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will be officially launched with a concert of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Brahms’ Symphony No.3 on Friday 30^th September 2016. The concert, a joint production between the two entities, will be conducted by Brian Schembri and will feature the Maltese pianist Charlene Farrugia.

After it premiered in 1807 Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 4 was described as the most admirable, singular, artis...

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Kenneth Zammit Tabona, Artistic Director of Teatru Manoel and the Valletta International Baroque Festival has been invited by the Ambronay Festival to adjudicate, together with other Artistic Directors from around Europe,  the E-emerging Ensembles at the 37the edition of the festival next October.

 

The new selection presents six young and talented ensembles and being part of the selection process is a great honour and a formal recognition of the success the Valletta festival has had ...

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Mnarja is a typical Maltese feast which includes a mixture of tradition, religion, food and music. Although it is one of the oldest feasts, it is still celebrated nowadays. This boisterous feast portraits a typical Maltese folklore and agriculture festival with plenty of music, folk dancing, feasting, exhibition and competitions involving not only animals such as cows, pigs, rabbits, horses, poultry, dogs, sheep and goats but also a variety of vegetables, fruit and Maltese sp...

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Saturday 28 May In collaboration with ‘Fundazzjoni Wirt Ghawdex’, tour will include a visit to the newly restored Latini boat (on the quay overlooking the Mgarr harbour), the Santa Cecilia Chapel (recently restored by the foundation), a visit to the Citadel and the newly excavated archaeological finds, the silos, the gunpowder rooms and fortifications. Finally, visits to Ta’ Kola Windmill, local artisan workshops and the Ggantija Temples (guided tour). Time: 09.00hrs at Mga...

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World-renowned violinist Charlie Siem returns to the Manoel for a one-off recital on Monday 25^th April 2016 at 8pm. He will be accompanied by Maltese pianist Julian Dyson.

Charlie Siem first performed at the Manoel in October 2014 with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. He is one of today’s foremost young violinists. Educated at Eton College, he later read Music as an undergraduate at Cambridge University and from 1998 to 2004 he studied with Itzhak Rashkovsky in London at the Royal ...

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The Valletta International Baroque Ensemble (VIBE) will be performing a selection of baroque music written for the theatre at Verdala Palace on Friday 22^nd April 2016 at 8pm. 

The programme includes Suite from Abdelezar by Henry Purcell, ‘Oft she visits this lov’d mountain’ from Dido and Aneas, ‘Sweeter than Roses’ from Pausanias, ‘If love's a sweet passion’ from The Fairy Queen, Fantasy upon a Ground for 3 violins and continuo, ‘Strike the viol’ from Come ye sons of...

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For the first time in Malta Teatru Manoel is presenting, as part of the BOV Performing Arts Festival, a new production of “Orphée et Eurydice” (1859 Berlioz revision) on the 16, 17, 19 and 20 March 2016 at 8pm.

Considered as composer Christoph Willibald Gluck’s finest opera, “Orphée et Eurydice” is based on the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by  Jean Louis Molineit. It belongs to the genre of the azione teatrale, meaning an opera on a mythological subject with choru...

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Heritage Malta will be treating adults and children alike to a day of culture and entertainment in an event entitled “Mortem” at the newly renovated St. Paul’s Catacombs on Sunday 21st February.

“Mortem”, as the event is being called, is being held on the last day of what used to be known as the“Roman feast of Agape”. Derived from the Greek for love, the word Agape was used by the Romans and early Christian to represent the meal carried out to commemorate their...

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Vienna is a city of music and a city of dreams. No other city conjures the sound of music simply at the mention of the name. Home to Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler and site of the world famous Staatsoper, as well as the Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna shares its musical charms with the world.

 

On 17 February, Vienna will share an evening of these delights with Maltese audiences. Following last year’s sold out performance at Teatru Manoel, musicians of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra w...

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On Wednesday 3^rd February 2016 at 8pm at Teatru Manoel Sandro Zerafa teams up with some of the most important musicians in the European jazz scene for this unique concert.

Sandro will appear with bass player Yoni Zelnik, who can be heard with Avishai Cohen's TRIVENI amongst others, Yonathan Avishai, who is currently touring with Omer Avital's band, and Cuban drummer Lukmil Perez, who can be heard with Jacky Terrasson, Givoanni Mirabassi and Jean Michel Pilc. 

Sandro Zerafa is one of t...

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Two weeks of gorgeous music make up the fourth edition of the Valletta International Baroque Festival which runs from 16th to 30th January 2016 and includes 25 events over 15 days in 9 different Valletta venues.

Produced and managed by Teatru Manoel the Festival has leapt from strength to strength since its inception in 2013 and now attracts a strong local support and an international audience happy to spend a week or two in the inimitable atmosphere of Valletta, our tiny but impressi...

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Teatru Manoel and the Malta Association for Contemporary Music is presenting a fabulous double bill dance programme titled “Chancel / Spirall” featuring the Ballet de l’Opéra Théâtre de Metz Métropole from France on Saturday 9^th January 2016 at 8pm at Teatru Manoel as part of the Modern Music Days (MMD).

The music presents two very different facets of 20th century expression. Chancel is inspired by the music of German-born British composer Max Ritcher, with post-minimalist me...

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Teatru Manoel opens 2016 with a great recital by contemporary pianist Tricia Dawn Williams on Wednesday 6^th January at 8pm. This is part of the “Wednesdays at the Manoel” series which was launched last season and is proving to be a popular midweek cultural break for both locals and tourists.

Tricia Dawn Williams is a concert pianist with an unusual and colourful profile. As a dedicated promoter of music by living composers, she has commissioned, premiered, recorded and b...

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In collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, Teatru Manoel is presenting the next in its series of ‘Wednesdays at the Manoel’ with a wonderful piano recital by Turkish pianist Gülsin Onay on Wednesday 9^th December 2015 at 8pm (pre-recital talk at 7.15pm).

Gülsin Onay is one of Turkey’s leading musicians with an international career that has spanned 68 countries across all continents. She has performed in the major musical venues of the world and has also perfor...

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Teatru Manoel is proud to present the return of the Leipzig Quartet for the third two recitals of the series of concerts featuring Beethoven’s string quartets. The two different recitals will take place on Monday 30^th and Tuesday 1^st December at 8pm.  

Founded in 1988, the Leipzig String Quartet is now widely acclaimed as one of the most exciting string quartets on the international chamber music scene. In 2002 "The New York Times" wrote "if there is a Leipzig sound, this is it!" Th...

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The 22^nd edition of The Malta International Choir Festival kicked off last night with a street parade followed by the official opening ceremony at St. John’s Co-Cathedral. This international event is being organized by the Malta Tourism Authority in collaboration with the Ministry for Tourism.

This year, the festival has attracted over 650 choristers, together with the participation of 26 choirs from 15 European countries as well as Maltese choirs.

These choristers took p...

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On Tuesday 27^th October at 8pm, 13 percussionists will get together to perform IONISATION by Edgard Varèse. Written between 1929 and 1931, IONISATION is among the first concert hall compositions ever written for percussion ensemble.

Produced by the Malta Association for Contemporary Music in collaboration with Teatru Manoel as part of the Valletta 2018 Cultural Programme in the run up to the European Capital of Culture year, this eclectic concert also features some of the most unique...

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Teatru Astra has just announced its latest educational initiative, 'Behind the Opera Curtain', a free workshop with directors and soloists from Teatru Astra’s forthcoming production of La Boheme. Aimed at opera lovers, singers and students, the workshop will be held at the Teatru Manoel’s Studio Theatre on Tuesday 20 October 2015 at 18.00hrs.

Artistic Director, Enrico Stinchelli, the Musical Director, Joseph Vella and the lead singers of the forthcoming La Boheme, namely local Sop...

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“Every time I come to Malta I walk down Strait Street and hairs stick up at the back of my neck when I recall the happy times I spent down the Gut with my mates on Royal Navy ships.

“On the other hand, my wife, Catherine fell in love with Malta so much that we have visited at least 18 times, sometimes twice a year.”

This was how John Finley, 61, a former member of the Royal Navy recently described his feelings about Malta and about Strait Street when he was shown roun...

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Featuring one of the most famous operatic arias "When I am laid in earth" (popularly known as "Dido's Lament") along with the rest of the beautiful melodic score, Henry Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas is being staged in a stunning new production at Teatru Manoel on the 9^th and 11^th October 2015. 

The opera is being presented as a joint collaboration with Valletta 2018 Foundation, organisers of the year when Valletta will be designated as capital of culture and will be performed by T...

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The Malta Tourism Authority office in the Netherlands has recently held two events in order to further promote the Maltese Islands in the Dutch market. The first event was in relation to a recent Joseph Calleja concert held in Amsterdam, while the other was a networking event held at the IASS (International Association for Shell and Spacial Structures).

 

Maltese tenor, Joseph Calleja, recently performed at The Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam, whereby the MTA invited severa...

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Teatru Manoel is presenting “Concertos for Strings from 17th century Europe” performed by VIBE (Valletta International Baroque Ensemble) at the beautiful Auberge d’Aragon on Sunday 28^th June 2015 at 7.30pm.

'Concertos for Strings from 17th century Europe' is an invitation to explore one of the most innovative musical forms that developed during the Baroque period.

By the 1700, the concerto grosso had become the dominant instrumental genre, whereby musical material is passed betw...

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The Malta Jazz Festival in collaboration with the Valletta 2018 Foundation is proud to present the third edition of the Malta Jazz Contest. The contest gives young Maltese jazz soloists the opportunity to perform in front of a distinguished foreign jury as part of the prestigious annual jazz festival.

The Contest will be held on Sunday 19 July at Ta’ Liesse during the Commonwealth Jazz Day and is open to jazz soloists of Maltese nationality up to the age of 35. Participati...

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Teatru Manoel is presenting as part of its ‘Wednesdays at the Manoel’ series a great recital of works by Chopin and Debussy performed by one of the best up and coming pianists Kotaro Fukuma on Wednesday 22 April at 8pm.

Born in Tokyo, Kotaro Fukuma started learning piano at the age of 5. He was won several awards in international competitions and in 2003, at the age of 20, Kotaro won both First Prize and the Chopin Prize at the 15th Cleveland International Piano Competition. Since...

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This year’s annual Teatru Manoel opera production is Gaetano Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” to be staged on 12, 13 and 15 March 2015.

 

Possibly Donizetti’s most popular opera, “L’Elisir d’Amore” is a piece full of joy, hope and optimism and which makes you believe in love. The characters are a delight and the story is captivating. This is a fairy-tale opera which, very simply, makes you feel happy.

 

This production is also a brand new one, designed and directed...

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Teatru Manoel is presenting an exciting and fun evening of music from Naples with the renowned Italian folk singer Lucilla Galeazzi on Wednesday 18^th February 2015 at 8pm.

The vastness of the Neapolitan repertoire extends in time over five centuries. Its great variety of forms from instrumental music to vocal music, from serious opera to opera buffa, from villanelle to sacred music, and the important contribution by composers from around the world make the city of Naples “...

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Teatru Manoel together with the Austrian Embassy are producing an exciting concert on Wednesday 4^th February 2015 at 8pm in which, for the first time in Malta, musicians from the world famous Vienna Philharmonic will join forces with members of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra in an evening celebrating three masters synonymous with the City of Music: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

Wener Hink, who served as concertmaster with the Vienna Philharmonic for almost 40 years, Edward...

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Teatru Manoel has combined the festive season, one of the most beautiful baroque churches in Malta and one of Europe’s leading ensembles to present a Baroque Christmas Concert on Saturday 20^th December in the Our Lady of Graces Sanctuary (Żabbar Parish Church). Added to this is a unique programme of French sacred music of the 17^th century which focusses on music by Charpentier written for Christmas. This will be performed by Ensemble Correspondances, conducted by the renowned Frenc...

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Teatru Manoel is proud to present the return of the Leipzig Quartet for the second two recitals of the series of concerts featuring Beethoven’s string quartets. The two different recitals will take place on Monday 1^st and Tuesday 2^nd December at 8pm. 

 

Founded in 1988, the Leipzig String Quartet is now widely acclaimed as one of the most exciting string quartets on the international chamber music scene. The "Neue Züricher Zeitung" has described the ensemble as "one of the towering...

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Teatru Manoel and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra present the next concert in the MPO at the Manoel series on Friday 28^th November 2014 at 8pm (with a pre-concert talk at 7.15pm). The concert will be conducted by Brian Schembri and will feature soloist Etienne Cutajar on the horn.

 

Etienne has been associate principal horn of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra since 2006. He was appointed 3rd Horn of the National Orchestra of Malta at the age of 18. He then pursued a two-year full-...

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Teatru Manoel is starting this season’s new series of “Wednesdays at the Manoel” with a fantastic evening of eclectic music ranging from classical to modern by The Gershwin Quartet and clarinettist Roman Kuperschmidt on 22 October 2014 at 8pm.
 
The quartet is made up of violinists Michel Gershwin and Natalija Raithel, violist Juri Gilbo, and cellist Dmitrij Gornowskij. They have been performing as an ensemble since 1990. Their repertoire covers a variety of music genres including classic...
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On October 8th the St Paul’s group, in collaboration with Teatru Manoel, will present 1914 a concert of Words & Music from WW1 – Under the Spire – at St Paul’s Anglican pro-Cathedral, Valletta, at 8pm.
 
This is the only such event taking place which commemorates the beginning of the First World War.
 
The First World War engulfed Europe for four long years: the aim of this concert is to take the audience on a journey, beginning at the outbreak of hostilities between Great Britain and Ger...
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Teatru Manoel officially starts its 2014-2015 season with a concert by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra on Friday 3rd October. The concert, a joint production between the Manoel and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, will be conducted by Brian Schembri and will feature the renowned violinist Charlie Siem.
 
Charlie Siem is one of the brightest young classical stars. He has given concerts in Asia, Europe, Scandinavia and North America and appeared with orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic ...
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Avant-Garde Expression in a Baroque Setting
 
Valletta: a Baroque masterpiece; the fortress city; UNESCO World Heritage site; city of the knights. Valletta has many titles, all recalling its rich historical past which lures you into sepia-tinted postcard experience. Yet Modern Music Days is an avant-garde concert series which is about to splash vibrant colours over the historical snapshot.
 
Modern Music Days (MMD) is a brand new international concert series committed to promote 20th century repe...
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Carnival floats are set to push their way through the main streets of Bugibba and Qawra once again this summer as the Malta Summer Carnival returns to one of the island’s main tourism hotspots.

 

A miniature of the gigantic February Carnival, the Malta Summer Carnival aims to give tourists a taste of the Carnival tradition and culture in Malta, affording a glimpse of the burst of life and colour that is Carnival in Malta.

 

Held on 16 and 17 August, the Malta Summe...

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Paul Frank Wagner is a contemporary artist based in Paris. His art is strongly influenced by what was coined in the 1960's as Conceptual Art, Arte Povera, Land Art and Minimalism Movements of the 60s. The use of rope as his main material essentially aims to promote a revolutionary art, free from any convention and power of structure. His primary inspiration originates from a fascination for Christo and Jeanne Claude's large scale outdoor installations whereby rope is among...

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Whether you want to be charmed by contemporary duets in an open-air theatre, weep at Lear’s agony or be moved by a circus which blends poetry and humour, this year’s Malta Arts Festival promises to bring all that and more. And now it’s only a few days away.

 

Preparations for Malta’s largest arts festival, now in its ninth edition, have been ongoing for months now. From stage hands to promotion and from artistic direction to performers, the festival mobilises la...

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Teatru Manoel is pleased to announce the full programme of the forthcoming third edition of the Valletta International Baroque Festival 2015, for which booking is now open. The success of the Baroque Festival on the international cultural stage is evidenced by the growing interest from Tour Operators who are bringing in more overseas visitors specifically for this event. It is, therefore, advisable to book early for 2015 Festival to avoid disappointment. For the full Festi...

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An estimated 600 people from various towns and villages flocked to the Malta Maritime Museum on Sunday 15th June, to participate in the first edition of Qatt ma Ninsa, organised by the Valletta 2018 Foundation in collaboration with Heritage Malta.  Many of them brought artefacts and objects that were associated with a fascinating story related to the sea.  All objects and stories were recorded in a data base of collective memory.

The activity was an encouraging success w...

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Russian Poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko – best-known for his poem Babi Yar and the eponymous symphony made in collaboration with composer Dmitri Shostakovich – will visit Malta at the end of June.

 

The distinguished Russian poet, writer, actor and film director will attend a literary evening with readings of a few of his poems, translated into Maltese, on 28 June at the Russian Chapel in San Anton Palace, Attard. The event will start at 7.30pm and will be moderated by awar...

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During Qatt ma Ninsa, people will have the opportunity to take centre-stage, and tell their story.  “Through Qatt ma Ninsa, the public will become the protagonist while we will take a step back and become the audience” said Jason Micallef Chairman of the Valletta 2018 Foundation while addressing a press conference, opening the first edition of Qatt ma Ninsa on Friday evening.  Qatt ma Ninsa is being organised by the Valletta 2018 Foundation in collaboration with Herita...

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The Valletta 2018 Foundation, in collaboration with Heritage Malta, have launched the first edition of Qatt ma Ninsa a collective memory project, aimed at collecting stories about objects related to the sea.  Qatt ma Ninsa shall take place all day on Sunday 15th June at the Malta Maritime Museum in Birgu.

Addressing a press conference overlooking the Grand Harbour, Valletta 2018 Foundation Chairman Jason Micallef, said Qatt ma Ninsa invites the public to the Maritime Mus...

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“Excuse me, may I take a photo?”  The woman with the shy but curious air, always in white and with camera in hand, comes up to the great producer, the famous actor, the severe artist, the stylist who has been photographed a thousand times. They barely look at her, just long enough to be taken by something that possesses her and her spirit, a gentle hidden strength, a serene determination, something mysterious that you can’t get away from, They all say “yes”, subd...

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On Thursday 15th May, pianist Joanne Camilleri returns for another exciting recital in Sala Isouard, the last in this venue for this theatre season.  The programme includes Bach’s English Suite No.2, Bach-Busoni’s Toccata & Fugue in D minor and the world premiere of Alex Vella Gregory’s Sonata No.5 Litanija.
 
Joanne is one of Malta’s leading pianists. A prize-winning graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music (UK), Joanne Camilleri has recently been the first pianist to be awarded...
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There will be a video opera where film and reality mirror each other mysteriously, a circus which brings together poetry and humour and a film festival under the stars. The Malta Council for Culture and the Arts (MCCA) has unveiled its programme for the ninth edition of the Malta Arts Festival 2014, Malta’s largest arts festival.

 

Running from 14 July to 2 August, artists from Croatia, the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, South Africa and Russia will join ...

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Valletta 2018 today unveiled the designs of a contemporary artistic installation PROSPETTIVA – to be erected at the foot of Ġlormu Cassar Avenue, in Valletta (close to St James ditch).
Addressing a press conference at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity, Valletta 2018 Foundation chairman Jason Micallef said the aim of the project is to celebrate Valletta’s title of European Capital of Culture, while putting the best of Maltese contemporary design, architecture and public art on a pla...
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An Easter Sunday Concert by Rino Cirinnà and Animae gospel choir will be held at Pjazza Teatru Rjal on Easter Sunday.

 

Rino Cirinnà

Born in Hartford, Connecticut in the United States, Rino Cirinnà comes from a musical family through three generations and studied clarinet at the conservatories of Catania and Rome. In 1984 he won a competition as a soprano saxophone at the prestigious National Band of the Carabinieri of Rome. It was in Rome that he had the opportunit...

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The Malta Jazz Festival has announced its full programme line-up today with world-class acts and rising jazz stars spread over three days in the unique setting of the Grand Harbour. Once again the stage at Ta’ Liesse – where the city meets the sea – will host some of the biggest names in jazz, including Tom Harrell Colors of a Dream and Brecker Brothers Band Reunion “The Heavy Metal Bebop Tour”.

 

Now in its 24^th edition, the Malta Jazz Festival has helped rai...

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Valletta 2018 Foundation, in collaboration with Għaqda Każini tal-Banda, on Saturday launched Band on the Run – Banda Nazzjonali ta’ Valletta 2018. The initiative aims to bring together musicians from all band clubs in Malta and Gozo, forming one national band. 

“Valletta 2018 is not just about the capital city, as one of the aims is to engage with the younger generation to create a lasting legacy” said Valletta 2018 Foundation chairman Jason Micallef. “The Va...

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Valletta 2018 Foundation this morning marked Valletta’s Foundation Day in an activity with school children at Our Lady of Victory Church, Valletta.  A group of children, from St Ġorġ Preca College, St Elmo Primary School, Valletta, were shown around the church on occasion of the city’s 448^th anniversary of its foundation.

In a short address to the media present, Valletta 2018 Foundation Chairman Jason Micallef said “The Foundation strives to bridge Valletta’s ...

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Staġun Teatru Malti is known for courting controversy in Maltese drama. Their latest production,  JIEN INHOBB INTI THOBB broke all records for Maltese plays at the Manoel and is bound to break all records of attendance for all productions this May when the play will be re-staged on the 24rd and 25th (two months away and it is already half sold out).
 
This April 11th 12th and 13th, STAGUN TEATRU MALTI will be presenting their most challenging production so far. CITTADIN VASSALLI is about the m...
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On Thursday 5th December at 8pm in Sala Isouard at Teatru Manoel, Maltese flautist Fiorella Camilleri and Italian guitarist Luca Lucini will merge music from the East and West into an exciting recital that will take the audience on an emotional journey through different times and musical styles.
 
The ‘Camilleri-Lucini’ Flute and Guitar Duo was born out of its members’ common passion for classical and world music. Since its formation in 2012, the duo has been building an ever-growing repe...
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The ADRC Trust has signed an agreement to support Teatru Manoel’s Toi Toi Education Programme over three years including the Toi Toi element of the Valletta International Baroque Festival 2014.   The Trust was established by the Chalmers family in memory of their son and brother Alistair David Robert Chalmers, who died in 2012, aged just 31. The ADRC Trust seeks to support causes that were important to Alistair Chalmers – encouraging talent in the young, Hispanic studies, the visual and p...
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Following a weeklong Masterclass by the renowned Laura Sarti, the participants, local young singers, perform operatic arias and classical songs in a recital on Friday 29th November at 8pm in Sala Isouard.
 
The Masterclass is a four day intensive classical singing course and members of the public are welcome to observe the classes for free on Monday 25th, Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th November from 4pm to 9pm in Sala Isouard.
 
Laura Sarti, mezzo-soprano, was born in Trieste, Northern Italy. He...
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The return to school also marks the start of the performance season at Teatru Manoel. Apart from concerts, recitals, plays, opera and the baroque festival a significant part of this season is dedicated to finding and fostering the next generation of theatre-lovers. This is the aim of the Toi Toi Education Programme which now enters its third season and which is supported by BOV and The ADRC Trust. It is designed and run by educator, performer and music therapist, Rosetta Debattista, and devis...
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Monday 7th October (8pm) marks the start of the second series of “Mid-Dinja tat-Teatru” at Teatru Manoel. From now till the end of the performance season (May 2014) there are seven events during which protagonists from Maltese theatre share their ideas, experiences and memories on the Teatru Manoel stage. Through these interviews, audiences gain a historical perspective of Maltese theatre from different aspects of stage production.
 
In the first interview (7 Oct 8pm) Immanuel Mifsud interv...
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The 2013-2014 performance season at Teatru Manoel starts on Tuesday 24^th September with an exciting show by the “Gypsy Devils”. This is a departure from the traditional opening season classical concerts and in the words of Teatru Manoel’s CEO, Ray Attard, “The cocktail of different genres of music which the Gypsy Devils perform in their distinctive style reflects the eclectic programme in place for the rest of this season.”

The “Gypsy Devils” is one of the ...

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To mark summer solstice, Heritage Malta will once again be organizing guided tours of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples on Wednesday 20^th and Thursday 21^st of June. Apart from visiting a World Heritage Site during summer solstice, those present will also have the opportunity to visit Hagar Qim Park's Visitor Centre.

 

Summer solstice occurs once every year. Sunrise on the first day of each season underlines the relationship between the temples and celestial bodies. Although...

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Heritage Malta is organising an open day at Fort St Angelo on Sunday 17^th June. This will effectively be the public’s last chance to visit the Fort before major restoration works commence as part of the €13.4 million European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) project – The Fort St Angelo Heritage Experience. This project shall involve the restoration of the historic fabric of the Fort and its development into an engaging and multifaceted visitor attraction in the hear...

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Heritage Malta will be opening four of its museums for free on Republic Day. These museums are the Inquisitor's Palace, Ġgantija Temples, Ta' Kola Windmill, and St Paul's Catacombs. Several events and exhibitions will be organised for visitors throughout the day.

The Inquisitor's Palace in Birgu will  have on display an exhibition of works by Carmelo Agius (1922-2004). This exhibition entitled 'Carmelo Agius, a tribute to a prolific artisan' is the sec...

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Heritage Malta, in conjunction with the 9^th European Week of Region and Cities co-organised in Brussels by the European Commission and the Committee of the Regions, will this Saturday be opening Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra Temples free of charge to all visitors. The temples of Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra, both holders of World Heritage Site status, benefited from an ERDF project within the 2004-06 Structural Funds Programme.

 

The main aim of this ERDF project was to reduce the i...

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Heritage Malta will this weekend be offering to the public taking part in Birgufest an opportunity to visit the Inquisitor’s Palace and the Malta Maritime Museum at a reduced price of €2, both museums included.

 

Several events organised by Heritage Malta will be held within these two museums throughout the Birgufest weekend. On Friday evening, the Malta Maritime Museum will organise an event entitled ‘The Liquid Shark Tooth’, during which animators will be ‘cook...

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Five of Heritage Malta’s museums will be open for free to the general public on Monday 15^th August, a public holiday. The museums and sites included in this open day are the National War Museum in Valletta and the four Citadella Museum in Gozo; Folklore Museums, Museum of Archaeology, Museum of Natural Science and The Old Prison.

 

During this event, members of the general public will also have the opportunity to join and become a member of Heritage Malta. Membership wi...

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Heritage Malta’s renovation of the Bronze Age Hall at the National Museum of Archaeology is the latest display project undertaken. The Bronze Age Hall, and another section dedicated to the mystery of the Cart Ruts, shed further light on Malta’s prehistory and provide for further understating of people’s livelihoods during that particular period.

 

The official patron of the National Museum of Archaeology is Mediterranean Bank Plc, whose generous help and recent contr...

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