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It is common knowledge that the production of opera at Gozo’s Teatru Astra enjoys a well-established tradition of excellence, with the engagement of an internationally renowned cast, a fantastic opera chorus, imposing sets and scenery, outstanding costumes and spectacular lights. There is a strong educational...

Opera at the Teatru Astra is an integral artistic experience. Spearheaded by conductor Joseph Vella and stage director Enrico Stinchelli, Teatru Astra has fielded year in year out, refreshing and compelling opera productions which grace the finest and most prestigious boards anywhere in the world....

The Malta Independent on Sunday's second issue of 'Encore', an arts and culture magazine published on Sunday 30 August 2015, featured prominently the opera at Teatru Astra, in an interview carried with Mr Michael Formosa, Festival Mediterranea's Chairman. The piece is being reproduced in full below. La...

We are reproducing an interview Dr Maria Frendo, chorus mistress at Teatru Astra held with Miriam Cauchi, who will be interpreting the role of Mimí in Teatru Astra's forthcoming opera, La Bohème which was published on the Sunday Times of 30 August 2015. Fresh from her resounding success singing with...

Teatru Astra's Nabucco is still making headlines, now in Italy. We are reproducting below a review of the production of the 1st and 3rd January 2015 held in Rimini, the centre stage of which were the set, props and a selection of costumes which we produced by Teatru Astra for its own the Nabucco of...

Following an agreement signed between Teatru Astra and the Public Broadcasting Authority (PBS) earlier in October 2014, it has been recently announced that PBS will air Teatru Astra's most recent opera on Wednesday 14 January 2015 at 20.45hrs on TVM 2. In a recent press communication, PBS has stated...

Teatru Astra is proud to announce another breakthrough within the ambit of its opera productions; a new ambitious endeavour in an international collaboration - arguably the first of its kind for the Maltese islands. Following the successful staging of Nabucco on the 23 and 25 October, both dates being...

The Sunday Times of Malta of the 23 November carried another glowing review following the production of Nabucco on 23 and 25 October 2013. The piece by Albert G Storace is being reproduced below. Verdi’s earliest great success, Nabucco, remains a perennial favourite and as fresh as ever. The lush music...

This website is reproducing below a review penned by Cecilia Xuereb which was published on The Malta Independent on Sunday 16 November 2014. Exactly 20 years after their first performance of Verdi's opera Nabucco the Teatru Astra in Gozo presented the opera as part of their annual culture festival Mediterranea. This...

Festival Mediterranea, which is being orgainsed in Gozo by Teatru Astra ends on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 November, with a double representation of John Patrick Shanley’s drama, Doubt. Doubt, A Parable is a 2004 play by John Patrick Shanley. Originally staged off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club...