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Madama Butterfly either soars or sinks. At the Teatru Astra, packed to the rafters, Madama Butterfly started at the top and worked its way upwards…As old-age wisdom goes: something is good if all its parts are good. If ever this maxim ever needed confirmation, it was all there in this splendid production:...

Teatru Astra announces that it will open its theatre season 2013/2014 with Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" on 24 and 26th October 2013, next year being the composer's 200th anniversary from his birth. The opera will be staged once again in Gozo after 10 years. It was the last opera to be performed at...

Festival Mediterreanea, organised by the Astra Theatre, will open this week with the double representation of Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly on Thursday and Saturday and an evening of Argentinian tango on Friday.The festival, which will run until November 17, will include other events to be...

Gozo Channel has just announced it will be rescheduling two trips to coincide with the performances of “Madama Butterfly” being staged at the Teatru Astra on Thursday and Saturday (25th and 27th October respectively). As a result the 23:30 trip from Mgarr will be leaving the Gozo harbour at midnight...

An original production, Tango Emoción, inspired by the Argentinean flavours of the dance genre, will take to the stage locally with an only performance on Friday 26 October at Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz, as part of the 11th edition of Festival Mediterranea, organised by Teatru Astra. Tango Emoción,...

An original production, Tango Emoción, inspired by the Argentinian flavours of the dance genre, will be performed at the Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz on October 26 as part of Festival Mediterranea organised by the Astra Theatre.The production, written by Romanian mezzo-soprano Oana Andra and premiered...

Malta International Airport is supporting this year’s edition of Festival Mediterranea, now in its 11th edition, produced by Teatru Astra. Festival Mediterranea is the only autumn festival on the island, with a month-long programme of events that opens with a double-representation of opera. This year,...

The three main singers in this year’s Teatru Astra opera production, Madama Butterfly, make an excellent cast and one which opera patrons in Malta have never seen locally together before. Soprano Daniela Dessì, tenor Fabio Armiliato and baritone Carlo Guelfi have together graced many important opera...

Bank of Valletta is supporting the 11th edition of Festival Mediterranea, a celebration of art and culture in the heart of Gozo, organised by Teatru Astra, the highlight of which will be the opera “Madama Butterfly”. This year’s festival will be held between the 25th October and the 17th November and...

Teatru Astra has recently published an information booklet which is a comprehensive guide to the Festival. The eleventh edition of the festival kicks off on Thursday 25 October with the premier of Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. This handy publication includes the full programme of events, the respective...