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Giovanna d'Arco at Gozo's AstraYears ago, I used to tell my students never to learn history from opera, stage or screen. The fantasy of playwrights and novelists runs amok. In opera, a genre which necessitates suspension... Read moreAn extraordinary cast for Verdi's Giovanna d’Arco Teatru Astra is thrilled to announce an extraordinary cast of internationally acclaimed singers for its much-awaited brand new production of Verdi's Giovanna d'Arco on the 24th and 26th October 2024. Soprano... Read moreTeatru Astra announces the opera Tosca for October 2025 Teatru Astra is delighted to announce Giacomo Puccini's Tosca on the 23 & 25 October 2025, an event you would not want to miss marking the first time Tosca is... Read moreRockAstra, Glam Rock Edition - Postponed RockAstra has been rescheduled to November 24th! We understand that this change may cause great inconvenience for you and are sincerely sorry. Teatru Astra is offering the following options to all... Read moreMeet the cast of West Side Story In a flurry of anticipation and excitement, the much-anticipated cast for the upcoming production of West Side Story has been unveiled, promising to bring the timeless tale of love and... Read moreA night of intrigue with the La Stella Band 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... Read moreRiveting Rigoletto in Gozo 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 MALTAàMINISTRY FOR GOZO BANK OF VALLETTA p.l.c. JOHN GALEA,... Read moreStellar Cast for Teatru Astra's Rigoletto 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,... Read moreJoseph Vella's opera to be premiered at Teatru Astra 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,... Read moreTeatru Astra announces the opera Giovanna d'Arco for October 2024 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... Read moreVerdi's distinguished opera returning to Teatru Astra 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... Read moreWelcome to "Feel the Magic of Opera Favourites"! 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,... Read moreTeatru Astra proudly welcomes the all time favourite musical The Sound of Music on its stageThe 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... Read moreAlexia Micallef wins the fourth edition of Kantamagħna Festival 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... Read moreMain roles for Astra’s Sound of Musical announced 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... Read moreFirst ever Pantomime in Gozo at Teatru Astra For the first time in panto history, this Christmas, FM Theatre Productions are bringing panto to the Teatru Astra in Gozo from the 26 to the 30 of December. This year,... Read moreGozo's favourite Autumn Festival is back Autumn in Gozo is an attractive proposition, but the jewel in its crown is certainly Festival Mediterranea, the cultural apotheosis that every year - pandemics excluded - enthrals locals and... Read moreTop flamenco and ballet talent to feature in Astra's Carmen Productions of Bizet's Carmen and flamenco have been closely associated with each other for over a Century. The gypsy protagonist is often depicted as a flamenco performer herself, and it... Read moreStar-studded cast for Bizet's Carmen at Teatru Astra Georges Bizet's opera highlights two character types: the femme fatale, and the sentimental heroine. Carmen, the beautiful yet daring and elusive gypsy who seduces Don Jose is the former, opposed... Read moreAn engaging, dramatic, and masterfully orchestrated masterpiece By 1875, Georges Bizet's reputation was firmly established, and thus he opened his latest work, Carmen, at the Opera Comique with all due justifiable confidence. His subject: a rebellious tobacco... Read morePantomime at the AstraFM Theatre Productions & Teatru Astra proudly present - Jack and The Beanstalk - A Rock 'n Roll Panto at Teatru Astra this Christmas! This is not only a Panto... Read moreBREAKING NEWS! Auditions announced for the next Teatru Astra Musical - the classic family show THE SOUND OF MUSIC Teatru Astra is proud to announce its 6th thrilling musical: THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Set against the terrifying rise of the Third Reich and based on the true story of... Read moreOpera returns to Gozo Teatru Astra is steadfastly progressing in its preparations to produce Bizet's masterpiece; Carmen, on the 27th and 29th October 2022. A young soldier, Don Jose, intends to marry Micaela, however upon... Read moreGozo's rock concert by the La Stella Band The La Stella Band will once again rock the city on June 4th 2022. Gozo's capital, La Stella's home, will proudly host its musicians in the former's main square for... Read moreGozo's identity viewed in contemporary art project The project Identity of an Island - Gozo: Art between Past and Present, currently reaching its final stages, aims to wed contemporary art and art history to the identity of... Read moreOpera Carmen being postponed again, to October 2022Teatru Astra wishes to inform its esteemed patrons that the opera Carmen, which was last year rescheduled to October 2021 is yet again being postponed, now to the 27 and... Read moreTeatru Astra constructs new set for an opera in Sicily Teatru Astra, in Victoria, Gozo, is currently involved in the production of the scenography for Pietro Mascagani's Cavelleria Rusticana which will be produced by Coro Lirico Siciliano. In a few... Read moreCarmen postponed to October 2021 Following a lengthy review of the unfolding situation driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, and after holding the necessary consultations with the authorities, Teatru Astra has reached the decision to postpone... Read moreThe MPO premieres Sinfonia Domestica The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra shall be performing Richard Strauss' masterpiece Sinfonia Domestica for the first time in Malta on Saturday 8 February at 7.30 pm at Teatru Astra in Gozo. Although... Read moreA family rock orchestral Christmas show with a difference Following a hugely successful night with the rock orchestral concerts of "QUEEN meets COLDPLAY" and "Not Just ... The WALL", The Gozo Youth Orchestra and 7SPP, with the support of... Read moreThe La Stella Band's Grand Concert at Teatru Astra 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;... Read moreWelcome to the Teatru Astra's 18th edition of Festival Mediterranea 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... Read moreGozo's Festival Mediterranea and Il Trovatore 2019 officially launched 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... Read moreAn extraordinary cast for Astra's Il Trovatore 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... Read moreJohn Galea assumes the role of Astra's opera conductor 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... Read moreTeatru Astra announces CARMEN for 2020 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... Read moreSister Act at Teatru Astra 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... Read moreMariella Spiteri Cefai appointed as the new opera chorus leader at Teatru Astra 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... Read moreIt may be 50 years old, but this technicolour dreamcoat is still in fashion: Out of the wardrobe 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... Read moreThe Teatru Astra Musical is back! 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... Read moreTeatru Astra announces the third show of the musical JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Following a significant demand for tickets - underlining the local audience's keen interest in Andrew Lloyd Webber's acclaimed musical - Teatru Astra has just announced an extra show on Friday... Read more‘Il Trovatore’ to make a triumphant return to the Teatru Astra! Verdi's 1853 spellbinder of Opera's Golden Age to rank with the rosiest of recollections of recent glories at the Teatru Astra. This throwback to the golden age of opera is a... Read moreA very touching Traviata The brief opera spell in Gozo came to an end with the performances of Verdi's La Traviata at the Astra Opera House. Under review here is the second and final... Read moreChristmas Rocks the Astra 2018 - A family rock orchestral Christmas show with a difference Following a hugely successful night in the MCC, on Friday 30th November, with the rock orchestral "QUEEN meets COLDPLAY". The Gozo Youth Orchestra and 7SPP, with the support of Festivals... Read moreBOV supports Teatru Astra's 50th anniversary opera production and Gozo's Festival Mediterranea The 17th edition of Festival Mediterranea was officially launched by Teatru Astra and Bank of Valletta, during a press conference held at BOV's head office in Santa Venera on Tuesday... Read moreTop cast for Verdi’s top opera La Traviata Love, like Art, is inherently dangerous. Is this not what 'La Traviata' is all about? Well that's what the lavish new production which is being set on at the Teatru... Read moreDiscover the 2018 Programme of events Teatru Astra is please to roll out the programme of events for this year's Festival Mediterranea - the seventeenth edition! The double representation of La Traviata on the 25 and... Read moreTeatru Astra's 50 th anniversary opera Teatru Astra has just announced the main roles for it's upcoming 50th anniversary opera production, La Traviata. Gozo's own Miriam Cauchi will interpret Violetta. Giulio Pelligra who wooed audiences in... Read moreThe ever-popular Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat set for the Astra Teatru Astra is proud to announce its fourth consecutive musical – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph and the coat of many colours, this... Read moreSpoil your mum this Mother's Day. She deserves it! The best Mother's Day gifts are those she least expects and, in fact, that's what makes them special. When your mum has everything, it can be quite tough to think... Read moreHappy 50th birthday Teatru Astra Teatru Astra is celebrating the 50th anniversary since its official inauguration as the prime cultural complex on the island on January 20, 1968. The high expectations have not only been met... Read moreLondon based director closely associated with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to lead Jesus Christ Superstar at Teatru Astra On Monday morning, Teatru Astra formally presented Hugh Wooldridge - an international director who will be leading the musical Jesus Christ Superstar at Teatru Astra. The official presentation was held... Read moreSoċji 2018 – Friends of Teatru Astra The La Stella Philharmonic Society has just launched its membership scheme as part of the golden anniversary of Teatru Astra since it first opened its doors in 1968. Becoming a... Read moreLa Stella Band's Grand Concert at Teatru Astra After a stream of six weeks of continuous cultural events, Festival Mediterranea is heading towards its end. Reaching its peak with the much lauded production of Donizetti's masterpiece 'Lucia di... Read moreLa Traviata: the 2018 operatic highlight marking Astra's 50th anniversary celebrations Love knocks unbidden: the result is La Traviata! Gabriele D'Annunzio's telegraphic phrase about Verdi, "colui che pianse ed amÃò per tutti" (he wept and loved for all), sums up in a... Read moreCatching up with Marvic Monreal We caught up with mezzo-soprano Marvic Monreal, to give us an insight into her career and her participation in Teatru Astra's Lucia di Lamermoor. Welcome to the Astra. We're absolutely delighted... Read moreOpera weekend in GozoThe very last preparations are underway for the curtain to rise on Festival Mediterranea 2017 - the sixteenth edition of this annual celebration of high culture that again turns all... Read moreTeatru Manoel and Teatru Astra partner in an opera workshop ahead of Lucia di Lammermoor Teatru Astra has just announced its latest educational initiative, 'Behind the Opera Curtain', a free workshop featuring the artistic and music directors from Teatru Astra's forthcoming production of Lucia di... Read moreDonizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor raises the curtain on the 50th anniversary celebrations of Teatru Astra This October, Teatru Astra will be organizing the 16th edition of Festival Mediterranea. The highlight will be the tragic opera in three acts Lucia di Lammermoor that returns to the... Read moreOutstanding cast for Lucia at the Astra Teatru Astra is proud to announce a top tier cast for the upcoming Donizetti's all-time favourite Lucia di Lamermoor. Lucia will be interpreted by Serenad Uyar whose outstanding rich-timbered voice,... Read moreJesus Christ Superstar at Teatru Astra 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... Read moreTeatru Astra offers opportunity to be part of Lucia di Lammermoor 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... Read moreDonizetti's all-time favourite at the Teatru Astra 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... Read moreHundreds of people expected in Gozo for EVITA in a month's time 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... Read moreTop cast for Evita at Teatru Astra 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... Read moreThe ideal gift this Christmas 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... Read moreAstra's super lavish Aida 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... Read moreThe La Stella Band in concert 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... Read moreAida - Celeste indeed! 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,... Read moreAida - Director's Notes 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... Read moreOpera weekend at Teatru Astra This weekend, Teatru Astra showcases the highlight of its artistic calendar, with two performances of Verdi's grand opera Aida on Thursday 27th and Saturday 29th October. This will be the... Read moreStudents' Scheme for Aida at the Teatru Astra It is common knowledge that the production of opera at Gozo's Teatru Astra enjoys a well-established tradition of excellence, with the engagement of an internationally renowned cast, a fantastic opera... Read moreTeatru Astra announces the opera Lucia di Lammermoor for 2017 Teatru Astra proudly announces the opera production of Lucia di Lammermoor, a tragic opera in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti on the 26 and 28 October 2017. The opera was... Read moreTeatru Manoel and Teatru Astra partner in an opera workshop ahead of AIDA Teatru Astra has just announced its latest educational initiative, 'Behind the Opera Curtain', a free workshop featuring the artistic and music directors from Teatru Astra's forthcoming production of AIDA. Aimed... Read moreTeatru Astra and Bank of Valletta officially launch the opera AIDA, the highlight of Gozo's Autumn Festival Teatru Astra, with the support of Bank of Valletta, is proud to announce the fifteenth edition of Festival Mediterranea, a series of cultural events to be held in Gozo between... Read moreLuxury cast for Aida at the Teatru Astra Carlo Colombara's deep authoritative bass will deliver the opening gambit to what promises to be an outstanding Aida at the Teatru Astra. The Teatru Astra management is justifiably proud to... Read moreLa Stella's player soloist in the Independence Day Concert The La Stella Philharmonic Society would like to congratulate Mr. George Camilleri, one of its leading bandsman, on his appointment as a soloist in the Independence Day Concert organised by... Read moreTeatru Astra launches new online booking portal Two months away from the production of Verdiâs AIDA, preparations are underway for the curtain to rise on the 15th edition of Festival Mediterranea, an annual celebration of high culture... Read moreTeatru Astra to stage its third AIDA in October Teatru Astra has come to mean living up to its promises, delivering opera productions with excellent weight and scale and yet all the delicacy required. A completely new production of... Read moreTeatru Astra offers opportunity to be part of AIDA In preparation for the production of the opera AIDA on the 27 and 29 October 2016, Teatru Astra is extending an invitation to all those who may be interested in... Read moreBooking open for Aida at Teatru AstraTeatru Astra is proud to announce that booking for its forthcoming opera is now open. Following last year's spectacular production of La Boheme, a direct hit with opera aficionados, Teatru Astra... Read moreThe Annual Grand Concert...and more.. Following the two full-house performances of Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme and the first cultural events of the fourteenth edition of Festival Mediterranea, the Teatru Astra now looks forward to further... Read moreLa Bohème – Aglow with Feeling La Bohème staged at Teatru Astra sported a wealth of colour and detail combining elements of period and modern style to field a crowning triumph. It was indeed a beautiful,... Read morePerformance of Oscar Wilde's De Profundis Oscar Wilde's celebrated work De Profundis will be staged for first time in Malta on November 14 at 7.30pm at the Astra Theatre, Victoria, as part of the Festival Mediterranea. Written... Read moreEcclesiastical art discoveries talk 'Design and Decoration for Ecclesiastical Gozo 1800-1900: Recent Important Discoveries' is the title of a talk to be given by Mark Sagona on Friday at 7pm at the Gozo Ministry... Read moreTeatru Astra announces AIDA for 2016Any way you look at it, Aida is peerless in Italian melodrama. All the great ingredients which make up Italian Opera are there: grandeur and intimacy; poignancy and implacability; vengeance... Read moreLa Boheme - few more tickets out for grabs! The Teatru Astra is pleased to announce that Puccini's La Boheme is once again living up to its reputation as a number one favorite with audiences world-wide. With a formidable... Read moreOverwhelming response for the Opera Workshop ahead of Gozo’s La Boheme Teatru Astra, in collaboration with Bank of Valletta, organised an opera workshop themed Behind The Opera Curtain, ahead of its forthcoming La Boheme. The session, which was held on Tuesday... Read moreTeatru Astra and Bank of Valletta launch Gozo’s Autumn Festival and La Boheme Teatru Astra, with the support of Bank of Valletta, is proud to announce the fourteenth edition of Festival Mediterranea, a series of cultural events to be held in Gozo between... Read moreTeatru Manoel and Teatru Astra partner in an opera workshop Teatru Astra has just announced its latest educational initiative, 'Behind the Opera Curtain', a free workshop with directors and soloists from Teatru Astra’s forthcoming production of La Boheme. Aimed at... Read moreStudents’ Scheme for La Boheme at the Teatru Astra It is common knowledge that the production of opera at Gozo’s Teatru Astra enjoys a well-established tradition of excellence, with the engagement of an internationally renowned cast, a fantastic opera... Read moreTeatru Astra announces cast for La Boheme Opera at the Teatru Astra is an integral artistic experience. Spearheaded by conductor Joseph Vella and stage director Enrico Stinchelli, Teatru Astra has fielded year in year out, refreshing and compelling... Read moreAll about beautiful singing The Malta Independent on Sunday's second issue of 'Encore', an arts and culture magazine published on Sunday 30 August 2015, featured prominently the opera at Teatru Astra, in an interview... Read moreMiriam Cauchi for La Bohème at Teatru Astra We are reproducing an interview Dr Maria Frendo, chorus mistress at Teatru Astra held with Miriam Cauchi, who will be interpreting the role of Mimí in Teatru Astra's forthcoming opera, La Bohème... Read moreNabucco making the news, in Italy Teatru Astra's Nabucco is still making headlines, now in Italy. We are reproducting below a review of the production of the 1st and 3rd January 2015 held in Rimini, the... Read moreNational station to air Nabucco Following an agreement signed between Teatru Astra and the Public Broadcasting Authority (PBS) earlier in October 2014, it has been recently announced that PBS will air Teatru Astra's most recent... Read moreTeatru Astra’s Nabucco Set travels to Italy Teatru Astra is proud to announce another breakthrough within the ambit of its opera productions; a new ambitious endeavour in an international collaboration - arguably the first of its kind... Read moreA memorable operatic experience The Sunday Times of Malta of the 23 November carried another glowing review following the production of Nabucco on 23 and 25 October 2013. The piece by Albert G Storace... Read moreNabucco revisitedThis website is reproducing below a review penned by Cecilia Xuereb which was published on The Malta Independent on Sunday 16 November 2014. Exactly 20 years after their first performance of... Read moreDrama at Teatru Astra draws to an end a successful thirteenth edition of Festival Mediterranea. Festival Mediterranea, which is being orgainsed in Gozo by Teatru Astra ends on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 November, with a double representation of John Patrick Shanley’s drama, Doubt. Doubt, A... Read more |
