Wednesday, January 6, 2010

BOV Opera Festival

The month of March at the Manoel Theatre is synonymous with the BOV Opera festival. This year The Manoel Theatre presents yet another series of fresh and exciting operas for this annual event.

The Manoel Theatre will stage its own opera production on the 17th and 19th of March, featuring a selection of Malta's best singers and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Brian Schembri. This will be a double-bill opera night, consisting of 'Aleko' by Rachmaninov and 'Il Cambiale di Matrimonio' by Rossini.

On the 20th March there will be a vocal recital by highly talented young Maltese singers, featuring operatic arias in Sala Isouard. Handel's 'Alcina' will be staged on the 22nd and 24th of March. This opera will be produced and performed by the Weiner Akademie, conducted by Maurice van Lieshout.

Hotel Phoenicia Malta is located in Valletta within walking distnace from the Manoel Theatre.

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