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The La Stella Philharmonic Society, will once again be holding its acclaimed seasonal appointment, presenting its stalwart audiences with some of the most relished symphonic pieces in the classical repertoire; as a closure to this year's 'Festival Mediterranea'. This year, the La Stella Philharmonic...

Victoria is gearing up for a highly charged cultural week - animated by Teatru Astra's 18th edition of Festival Mediterranea. Kicking off the cultural extravaganza will be Francis James Camilleri's pianoforte concerto, on the 18th of October, will highlight works by Beethoven, Chopin, and Liszt, amongst...

Teatru Astra and Bank of Valletta officially launched the 18th edition of Festival Mediterranea, Gozo's main autumn festival, which annually features a double operatic production and an array of other events including concerts, vocal recitals, art exhibitions, lectures and a symphonic band concert by...

Il Trovatore has it all - a brave hero, a selfless heroine, a sinister villain and four acts brimming with gloriously passionate music. Verdi's score also contains some of the best-loved arias and cabalettas ever written. It plunges listeners into a world turned upside down by jealousy and rage, love...

Conductor John Galea assumes the role of resident conductor of Opera at Teatru Astra and Artistic Director of Festival Mediterranea as from this year. Although he is no newcomer to the operatic genre, this will be his first opera at Teatru Astra. We are so much looking forward to making music with this...

Teatru Astra's offering for the 2020 Opera month will feature Bizet's captivating masterpiece of passion, jealousy and betrayal - Carmen. It has been said that the world of opera has plenty of femmes fatales, but there is only one Carmen, with her vibrant sensuality as the gypsy cigarette girl with too...

Teatru Astra proudly presents its fifth consecutive live musical. This season, Astra is planning to continue the diversification of its genres and repertoire, through the choice of 'Sister Act', a 1992 American blockbuster turned into a record-breaking hit musical in the recent years. Three performances...

Teatru Astra has recently appointed Ms Mariella Spiteri Cefai as its new opera chorus leader. Mariella, a well-known personality in the local music circles, has been actively involved in a number of musical and opera productions at Teatru Astra. Since the successful introduction of musicals at Teatru...

Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat is being staged at the Astra Theatre next week. Jennifer Grech speaks to artistic director Chris Gatt. Originally released as a concept album in 1969, the first musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew...

And this year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. It seems like only yesterday when Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice collaborated on the first of three ground-breaking musicals. And this March, the Astra will have performed the hat trick of presenting...