Events

The Annual Grand Concert

Musical concerto

The Annual Concert peformed by the La Stella Philarmonic, conducted by Joseph Vella.

19 November 2016

Towards an Innovative and Modern Sensibility in Art in Gozo 1900-1970

Lecture

A close and informed scrutiny of art in places of worship in Gozo between 1900 and 1970 indicates a subtle awakening to an innovative and modern sensibility. Among the more conservative nature of the art of Giuseppe Calì (1846-1930) and Lazzaro Pisani (1854-1932), and that of Cali's son Ramiro Raffaele (1881-1945), a handful of young, emerging Maltese artists who had studied abroad, were commissioned...

12 November 2016

The Hospitallers as Historians

Lecture

A lecture by Dr. Paul George Pisani. When dealing with the historiography of a particular institution, one has to be very cautious. When the historian commissioned to write the history happens to be a member of the institution or on the payroll of the same, there is a strong natural tendency to extol the qualities and merits and minimize the flaws and shortcomings. The lecture shall attempt to show...

4 November 2016

Trio Hvitfeldt, Art Quartett (Sweden)

Musical concerto

A lunch time concert featuring the pianotrio Trio Hvitfeldt and stringquartett Art Quartett from Sweden. Trio Hvitfeldt is a pianotrio consisting of 3 top students on the music program at Hvitfeldtska Music High School. They have played together for 1 1/2 years and have performed on a numerous of concerts both in Sweden and abroad with big success. They are highly appreciated for their both lyric...

3 November 2016
Aida

Aida

Opera Giuseppe Verdi

Any way you look at it, Aida is peerless in Italian melodrama. All the great ingredients which make up Italian Opera are there: grandeur and intimacy; poignancy and implacability; vengeance and redemption; love and envy. It is indeed the triumph of Woman. There is perhaps no better way to put it. Aida is truly universal. Indeed, its appeal is universal, transcending all cultural barriers and mindsets....

27 October – 29 October 2016