Events

The fruit of hate - a talk on the opera Il Trovatore by Dr Abraham Borg

Lecture

Dr Abraham Borg, an authority in opera, will be discussing the context behind "Il Trovatore". Such throwback to the golden age of opera is a perfect storm of excitement: a poignant human story spiked with ferocious drama and fraught with conflicting deep seated emotions and sharpened resolve.

26 October 2019

The impact of Friedrich Overbeck and Tommaso Minardi on art in Gozo: painting and sculpture

Lecture

An on-site lecture by leading art academic Dr Mark Sagona on particular influences affecting on art in Gozo. Register on [email protected]. The German Friedrich Overbeck and the Italian Tommaso Minardi were the two most influential artists in mid-19th century Rome. Their role as leaders of the Nazarene and Purist movements accounted for their huge popularity which was guaranteed through the many...

19 October 2019