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A night of intrigue with the La Stella Band

5 November 2023

Get ready for a night of espionage, intrigue, and above all, timeless music as the La Stella Philharmonic Society proudly presents "The Best of James Bond", a one-of-a-kind concert event that will immerse audiences in the iconic world of James Bond. It promises to be an unforgettable evening for fans...

Riveting Rigoletto in Gozo

1 November 2023

MALTA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA MARCELLINE AGIUS, leader TEATRU ASTRA OPERA CHORUS in collaboration with the CORO LIRICO SICILIANO With the support of GOZO CULTURAL SUPPORT PROGRAMME ARTS COUNCIL MALTA MINISTRY FOR GOZO BANK OF VALLETTA p.l.c. JOHN GALEA, conductor ENRICO STINCHELLI, artistic director Every...

Stellar Cast for Teatru Astra's Rigoletto

4 September 2023

Teatru Astra is proud to announce its stellar cast for the upcoming production of Verdi's Rigoletto, promising to bring to life on stage an unforgettable experience brimming with passion, drama, and most of all exquisite music. The talented ensemble of performers will include Simone Piazzola in the title...

Joseph Vella's opera to be premiered at Teatru Astra

25 August 2023

Teatru Astra is proud to announce a collaboration with Festivals Malta in the production and premiere of Joseph Vella's 'Valeriana' next May. Vella, who passed away in 2018 leaving the opera, his last masterpiece, unfinished, was Teatru Astra's musical director since its inception, having been at the...

Teatru Astra announces the opera Giovanna d'Arco for October 2024

25 August 2023

Of battles and victories...breakthroughs and primacy. Teatru Astra looks forward to the long-awaited return of a rare Verdi opera in October 2024. Giovanna d'Arco will make its triumphant return to enchant Maltese audiences after its absence since 1852 when it was produced for the first and last time...

Verdi's distinguished opera returning to Teatru Astra

16 April 2023

Rigoletto: Verdi's distinguished three act opera composed in forty days in 1851. Based on Francesco Maria Piave's libretto after Hugo's Le Roi s'Amuse, it premiered at La Fenice in Venice on the 11th March 1851 as a tour de force of Verdi's musical creation. Twenty years, with all their implications...

Welcome to "Feel the Magic of Opera Favourites"!

14 April 2023

This enchanting event is for all those who crave the drama, passion, and intensity of opera. Come witness the power of the human voice as it reverberates through the hall, filling your senses with a wave of emotions. The renowned opera singers Soprano Claudia Sasso and Tenor Leonardo Capalbo backed by...

Teatru Astra proudly welcomes the all time favourite musical The Sound of Music on its stage

8 February 2023

The Broadway musical, famously inspired the 1965 film following the success of the Trapp Family Singers through their concerts and tours throughout the United States. Various publishers sought to convince Maria to write her memoirs and the story of the family choir. After much initial hesitation, the...

Alexia Micallef wins the fourth edition of Kantamagħna Festival

23 January 2023

On Saturday 21st January 2023, DCapitals Big Band presented the 4th edition of Kantamagħna - A Singers' Festival at the Teatru Astra in Victoria. 24 singers participated in the festival and were divided in three categories. Alexia Micallef was selected from the professional jury as the overall winner...

Main roles for Astra's Sound of Musical announced

15 January 2023

Teatru Astra is proud to announce the main roles for the ever popular Rodgers - Hammerstein musical: The Sound of Music. Based on the 1949 memoir of Maria Von Trapp and set in Austria on the brink of Hitler's Anchluss, the final collaboration between the Rodgers-Hammerstein duo tells the story of Maria...