VALLETTA 2018
EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE
MALTA INTERNATIONAL BAROQUE FESTIVAL Valletta, Mdina, The Three Cities 13 - 27 January 2018
c. Nine Lamentations at St Nicholas Church
Each year, the Valletta International Baroque Festival draws crowds to the capital city with two weeks of world-class contemporary Baroque music. Previous editions have boasted a renowned line-up of artists – Mahan Esfahani, Philippe Herreweghe, Jordi Savall, lestyn Davies and Christophe Rousset – and this edition promises an equally enticing music programme. The popular music festival also gave rise to the Valletta International Baroque Ensemble (VIBE) – a local group devoted to performing Renaissance and Baroque music in a historically informed way on original period instruments. In addition to its regular programme, 2018 also sees the Valletta International Baroque Festival bringing its magic out to play during Valletta 2018’s Opening Weekend. Produced and Managed by // Prodott u Mmexxi minn: Teatru Manoel Supported by // Bl-Appoġġ ta’: Valletta 2018
FESTIVAL INTERNAZZJONALI TAL-BAROKK TAL-BELT VALLETTA 13 - 27 ta’ Jannar 2018 Il-Belt Valletta, L-Imdina u t-Tlett Ibliet
Kull sena, il-Festival Internazzjonali tal-Barokk jiġbed il-folol lejn il-belt kapitali b’ġimgħatejn mużika Barokka kontemporanja ta’ klassi dinjija. L-edizzjonijiet preċedenti ppreżentaw b’sodisfazzjon elenku ta’ artisti bħal Mahan Esfahani, Philippe Herreweghe, Jordi Savall, Lestyn Davies u Christophe Rousset. Din l-edizzjoni twiegħed programm mużikali daqstant ieħor eċċitanti. Dan
il-festival ta’ mużika popolari wiled ukoll il-Valletta International Baroque Ensemble (VIBE) – grupp lokali ddedikat għall-prestazzjonijiet mgħarrfa mill-istorja ta’ mużika Rinaxximentali u Barokka, bi strumenti tal-perjodu oriġinali. Flimkien mal-programm regolari tiegħu, fl-2018 ilFestival Internazzjonali tal-Barokk mistenni jkun qed jixħet il-maġija mużikali tiegħu matul il-Ftuħ ta’ Valletta 2018.