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As the ninth edition of Festival Mediterranea, organised by Teatru Astra, gets underway, the focus shifts to our prehistoric heritage with a number of events being held over five days in Malta and Gozo. Once again leading UK archaeologist and scholar David Trump will be taking part. The curious and those...

Includes photos of the concert Following two successful packed nights at the opera, Festival Mediterranea today proceeds with a piano duet at St George’s Basilica. This website will be carrying further extensive reviews following the resounding success of La Traviata in the coming days. Duo Natascha...

Adds further photos It was a moving experience. An evening lavish in infectious bel canto, thrilling bravura and striking characterization. A dazzling performance from the main singers to the last of the choristers. An innovative , almost a-historic staging of a period drama. Lavish costumes and...

La Traviata has marked a special turning point and exceptional event in Verdi’s work, since it depicted a story taken from the contemporary context, an “experimental” piece of opera, which found its place between the shades and shadows of Medieval and Renaissance adventures popular then, as Romanticism...

Final preparations are currently being done on and off the Astra Theatre stage as the opening night of La Traviata, considered a favourite by many locals from Giuseppe Verdi’s magnificent compositions, is now just hours away. The Gozo production, tomorrow and on Saturday, is only the second such production...

Readers of The Times today, 25 October, brought to our attention a commentary written by Candidus II in the section On the Dot under the section Cultured- a most fitting title for the distinctive cultural footprint of Teatru Astra and all of its initiatives. We are accompanying this item with the latest...

Teatru Astra has very recently published the final La Traviata opera poster which now includes all the details of the production. Eventually, this poster is set to frame another milestone in the history of Teatru Astra. All indicators point to an all round succesful production. Two full general rehearsals...

In what can be arguably defined as a significant coverage in the local press in the run up to the Opera La Traviata and Festival Mediterranea, The Malta Independent on Sunday of today 24 October 2010 features prominently yet another page article which is being reproduced below. La Traviata and the heritage...

The Sunday Times of Malta, today 24 October 2010, carries a full page interview in the Culture and Entertainment section with tenor Alessandro Liberatore who will sing Alfredo Germont in Teatru Astra's forthcoming La Traviata. The interview led by Albert Storace is being reproduced below. With his frank,...

Adds further photos from yesterday's rehearsal at the Robert Sammut Hall. Preparations are well underway for Teatru Astra's upcoming production of 'La Traviata'. The main cast together with members of Teatru Astra Opera Chorus have traveled to mainland Malta for their first rehearsal with the Malta...