2018 Cultural Programme
Opera
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MANON LESCAUT 25 & 27 October 2018 // 7:30 pm Teatru Astra, Victoria, Gozo
c. Joe Attard
Taking a trip to Gozo’s capital city for a night of opera at the beautiful Teatru Astra has become a tradition among culture lovers on the Maltese Islands. Since its inauguration in 1968, the Astra has hosted some of the world’s top singing talent - and staged lavish operas such as Rigoletto, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Aida and many others. World-famed tenor Joseph Calleja made his operatic debut in Macbeth way back in 1997. In 2018, audiences will be able to enjoy Giacomo Puccini’s classic Manon Lescaut, accompanied by the National Philarmonic Orchestra under the direction of Meastro Joseph Vella. Puccini’s classic about a woman who wants it all –love, luxury and ambition – in a society that limits her choices still holds sway over modern audiences. Organised by // Organizzat minn: Teatru Astra Musical Direction by // Direzzjoni Mużikali minn: Meastro Joseph Vella With the Participation of // Bil-Parteċipazzjoni tal-: Malta Philarmonic Orchestra // Orkestra Filarmonika ta’ Malta
MANON LESCAUT Fil-25 u fis-27 ta’ Ottubru 2018 - 7:30 pm Fit-Teatru Astra, Victoria, Għawdex
Vjaġġ lejn il-belt kapitali ta’ Għawdex għal lejl ta’ opra fit-Teatru Astra saret tradizzjoni fost dawk li jħobbu l-kultura fil-Gżejjer Maltin. Mill-inawgurazzjoni tiegħu fl-1968 l-Astra ospita fost l-aqwa talent tal-kant fid-dinja – u ppreżenta opri grandjużi bħal Rigoletto, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Aida u ħafna oħrajn. It-tenur magħruf madwar id-dinja Joseph Calleja għamel id-debutt tal-opra tiegħu
f’Macbeth fl-1997. Fl-2018, l-udjenzi se jkunu kapaċi jgawdu l-klassika ta’ Giacomo Puccini Manon Lescaut, akkumpanjata mill-Orkestra Filarmonika Nazzjonali taħt id-direzzjoni tal-Meastro Joseph Vella. Il-klassika ta’ Puccini dwar mara li tixtieq kollox – imħabba, lussu u ambizzjoni – f’soċjetà li tillimita l-għażliet tagħha għadha ssaħħar lill-udjenzi moderni.