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Miriam Cauchi for La Bohème at Teatru Astra

31 August 2015

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...

Nabucco making the news, in Italy

26 January 2015

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...

National station to air Nabucco

7 January 2015

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's Nabucco Set travels to Italy

27 December 2014

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...

A memorable operatic experience

15 December 2014

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...

Nabucco revisited

20 November 2014

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...

Drama at Teatru Astra draws to an end a successful thirteenth edition of Festival Mediterranea.

18 November 2014

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...

The best of Nabucco in pictures

11 November 2014

The Opera Productions page of this website has been updated with the photo gallery of the Nabucco, the latest opera held at Teatru Astra on the 23 and 25 October - during the thirteenth edition of Festival Mediterranea. Nabucco which was conducted by Prof Joseph Vella and directed by Italian director...

The La Stella Band in concert

8 November 2014

A further highlight of the thirteenth edition of Festival Mediterranea, which is currently underway, is the Annual Grand Symphonic Concert by La Stella Philharmonic. The concert, which starts at 7.30pm, will be held at Teatru Astra. Entrance to the event is free of charge. The symphonic concert brings...

SPETTACOLO NELLO SPETTACOLO

28 October 2014

We are reproducing below a review on Teatru Astra's Nabucco, performed on Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 October, penned by Marta Cutugno, an opera critic from Italy which was published on her blog. Accompanying photos have been taken by Joe Attard, Teatru Astra's resident photographer. Nella splendida...