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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...

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...

It was the real thing: from the peaks of pride to the lowlands of humiliation: only to rise up again clad in the mantle of grace: Viva Nabucco indeed. Nabucco triumphed at the Teatru Astra: La prima was an integral artistic experience: nothing left to chance or the spur of the moment: every detail...

If as the saying goes “music has to be played or sung from the heart to the heart”, this is especially so in the case of Puccini’s all-time great, and the opera lovers’ all-time favourite, La Boheme. La Boheme is sheer liquid beauty from the word go. The molten passion which once released simply flows...

Teatru Astra announces that the two forthcoming productions of Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco are booked out. The theatre is packed solid for both performances and patrons are kindly asked to be seated 10mins before the commencement of the opera. What augurs to be a magnificent production will be given its...

In many respects Nabucco is an opera-symbol of the Art of Giuseppe Verdi, even if it is one of his early works. The score is characterized by decisive strokes, all fire and brimstone: the abrupt chords which round off the caballette and the concertati betray the young composer’s yearning to establish...

Gozo Channel will be rescheduling two trips to coordinate with the performances of “Nabucco” being staged at the Astra Theatre on Thursday and Saturday (23rd and 25th October respectively). As a result the 23:45 trip from Mgarr will be moved to 00.15 and the 00:20 trip from Cirkewwa changed to 00.45....

On Monday 13 October Teatru Astra piloted an initiative aimed at reaching out to students and the general public ahead of its forthcoming production of Verdi’s Nabucco. In collaboration with Teatru Manoel and Malta’s leading financial institution, the Bank of Valletta, ‘Behind the Opera Curtain’ was...

Teatru Astra has just annouced its latest educational initiative, 'Behind the Opera Curtain', a free workshop with directors and soloists from Teatru Astra’s forthcoming production of Nabucco. Aimed at opera lovers, singers and students, the workshop will be held at the Studio Theatre within Teatru Manoel,...

In the recent days, Teatru Astra and the Parliamentary Secretary for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Active Ageing Dr. Justyne Caruana, have announced a joint initiative whereby free tickets will be made available to eldery people. The secretariat has infact purchased a number of opera tickets...