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Teatru Astra is proud to announce the musical 'Jesus Christ Superstar' for March 2018 – a highlight in the 50th anniversary celebrations of Teatru Astra. The theatre opened up its doors to the public in January 1968. Jesus Christ Superstar is the third consecutive musical being staged by Teatru Astra,...

In preparation for the production of the opera Lucia di Lammermoor on the 26 and 28 October 2017, Teatru Astra is extending an invitation to all those who may be interested in participating in the opera. Teatru Astra will be considering applications for interested persons to form part of the chorus for...

Lucia di Lamermoor is making a very welcome and much awaited for return to the Teatru Astra boards after almost 30 years. One of the flagships of the bel canto golden age, Lucia has enthralled and enraptured audiences since its premiere at Naples' Teatro San Carlo in 1835. Enjoying almost cult status,...

Teatru Astra has announced further details about its forthcoming musical Evita, including an added third show on Sunday 2 April - following unprecedented demand for tickets - underlining the local audience's keen interest in Andrew Lloyd Webber's acclaimed musical, which has topped box-offices since...

Teatru Astra has announced the principal cast for the upcoming musical Evita scheduled for this March. Evita follows the tour-de-force experience in Grease last April - the first ever-live musical produced at Teatru Astra. Cathy Lawlor will star in the iconic role of Eva Peron opposite the local tenor...

The Teatru Astra is pleased to announce that during this festive season it is offering its esteemed patrons a 15% discount on a selected number of tickets for the forthcoming production of EVITA, due to be staged on the 25th and the 31st of March. Just like last April's Grease, EVITA promises to be another...

Less than a fortnight after having enjoyed Carmen at the Aurora Opera House, I was back just up the road for the first of two performances of Astra Opera House's production of Aida. Considered as Verdi's only really grand opera, it is full of spectacle and colour, both vocal and instrumental. It is rich...

The Annual Grand Symphonic Concert by La Stella Philharmonic, scheduled for Saturday 19th November, will bring to a fitting end the fifteenth successful edition of Festival Mediterranea. The concert, which starts at 8.00pm, will be held at Teatru Astra. Entrance to the event is free of charge. The symphonic...

The signs were all there. It was more than obvious that with such a gilt-edged cast, a choral mass of singular distinction, an artistic director with a flair for innovation, a seasoned conductor second to none and a superb scenic artist with his fine honed team, this Aida was going places. It just did! The...

A premise: As everyone knows, Verdi never set foot in Egypt. The handsome commission to the tune of 150.000 francs, a considerable sum in those days, by the Regent Ismail Pascia', could not lure him to Egypt! Verdi composed Aida in the safety of his home, wryly justifying his decision to stay away from...