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Duo Natascha Chircop and Marco Rivoltini will perform in a piano duet recital on Sunday 31 October at Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia, St George's Basilica at 20.00hrs. This event forms part of the ninth edition of Festival Mediterranea. The programme of the recital, which is uploaded in full under the respective...

As part of its educational outreach programme in connection with its opera production La Traviata later this month, Teatru Astra is organising a lecture for the general public, free of charge, in Malta, in which the dynamics of Verdi’s immensely popular opera will be explained and demonstrated. The public...

The local media, especially the newspapers which were published today, Sunday 10 October 2010 reported extensively the media releases made by Teatru Astra and Festival Mediterranea in last days following the official launch of the festival on 27 September 2010. The Malta Today, Il Mument and It Torca...

Malta’s renowned YADA Dance Academy is set to be another protagonist in Teatru Astra’s La Traviata.Under the direction of Felix Busuttil, Malta’s leading dance company will produce the choreography in Verdi’s opera which make a welcome return to Teatru Astra after the first production back in 1988. Earlier...

La Traviata, in the ninth edition of Festival Mediterranea, which will be held on Thursday 28 and Saturday 30 October will mark the first appearance of Alessandro Liberatore on the stage of Teatru Astra. Liberatore, a tenor will be interpreting the role of Alfredo Germont. Born in Rome, Alessandro...

Following the launch of the students’ scheme, Teatru Astra’s opera La Traviata is being promoted on the University of Malta campus. This scheme aimed at students offers a heavy discounted price for opera tickets. 200 tickets have been made available on a first-come first-served basis to students aged...

Students 25 years old or under may benefit from heavily special discounted tickets offered by the Teatru Astra of Gozo for the upcoming opera production La Traviata, held at the Teatru Astra on Thursday 28th and Saturday 30th October 2010. The Teatru Astra, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education,...

The La Stella Band is currently engaged in a series of rehearsals ahead of the Annual Grand Concert of Saturday 20 November 2010. The Kuncert Annwali, besides being a highlight in Festival Mediterranea, represents the annual milestone for Gozo’s principal musical ensemble, the La Stella Band, which...

The ninth edition of Festival Mediterranea will include a special focus on another aspect of the local heritage, Gozo’s viticulture. The event titled The vines of San Mitri is scheduled for Saturday 13 November at 14:00hrs. This activity includes a lecture about Gozo's viticulture and oenology followed...

Heritage-and-history enthusiasts should keep their agenda free from other appointments and commitments during the first week of November as Dr David Trump, leading UK archaeologist and scholar, will be back in the Maltese Islands for yet another week of heritage-related events! Dr Trump is once again...