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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...

Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco, an opera in four acts composed in 1841 to Temistocle Solera’s Italian libretto, is considered to be the work which permanently established Verdi's reputation as a composer. In his own words, it is the opera “with which my artistic career really begins and, though I had many...

Teatru Astra, together with the support of BOV are proud to announce the 13th edition of Festival Mediterranea, with a series of concerts and events to be held between 23 October and 24 November 2014. Festival Mediterranea is a unique endeavour and the only festival of its kind on the Maltese islands,...