VALLETTA 2018
EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE
AĦNA REFUĠJATI 31 August 2 & 4 September 2018 Floriana, il-Fossos
Valletta 2018’s opera season includes a challenging new operatic work by Maltese composer, Mario Sammut. Aħna Refuġjati is Sammut’s first operatic venture after working on multiple international and local media projects. In recounting the struggles of a family attempting to escape their war-torn country, the opera addresses timely concerns in the Euro-Mediterranean region, the human cost of large-scale migration and the universal theme of loss as a result of political convenience, racism and prejudice. Created by // Maħluq minn: Valletta 2018 Music by // Mużika minn: Mario Sammut Music Direction by // Direzzjoni Mużikali minn: Richard Merrill Brown Libretto by // Librett minn: Mario Philip Azzopardi Organised by // Organizzat minn: Valletta 2018 In Collaboration with // Bil-Kollaborazzjoni ta’: Floriana Local Council, Grand Harbour Regeneration Corporation, Armed Forces of Malta, Mad About Video, Transport Malta // Kunsill Lokali tal-Floriana, Korporazzjoni għar-Riġenerazzjoni tal-Port il-Kbir, il-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta, Mad About Video, Transport Malta
AĦNA REFUĠJATI Fil-31 ta’ Awwissu 2018 Fit-2 u fl-4 ta’ Settembru 2018 Fuq Il-Fosos tal-Furjana
L-istaġun tal-opra ta’ Valletta 2018 jinkludi xogħol tal-opra intriganti ġdid mill-kompożitur Malti, Mario Sammut. Aħna Refuġjati huwa l-ewwel xogħol ta’ opra għal Sammut wara li ħadem fuq għadd ta’ proġetti tal-midja internazzjonali u lokali. Fir-rakkont tal-isfidi ta’ familja li qed tipprova taħrab mill-pajjiż mifni mill-gwerra tagħha l-opra tindirizza tħassib f’waqtu fir-reġjun Ewro-Mediterranju, il-prezz uman tal-migrazzjoni fuq skala kbira u t-tema universali tat-telf bħala riżultat ta’ konvenjenza politika, razziżmu u preġudizzju.