The Gaulitanus Choir has announced that it will be presenting the 2016 full-scale opera production of Gioachino Rossini’s 2-act opera buffa Il Barbiere di Siviglia, on Saturday, the 23rd of April, at the Aurora Opera House, Victoria, Gozo.
Now establishing itself as a distinctive opera company reviving opera, in what was once considered as an off-season for opera, the Gaulitanus Choir said that it will be bringing another full-scale production of one of the most loved comic operas ever, The Barber of Seville, to crown the 10th edition of Gaulitana: A Festival of Music (2016).
For the first time ever, the 4-week spanning festival of music will include an OPERA+ weekend, of which Il Barbiere will be the highlight.
The opera will feature an international cast supported by an enlarged Gaulitanus Choir and accompanied by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Gaulitanus’ musical director and Gaulitana’s artistic director Colin Attard.
Early-bird offer until the end of 2015 – A 10% early-bird offer applies to tickets purchased by the end of 2015.
While the Autumn opera season is reaching its peak in the coming weeks, bookings and sales for the Spring opera are already open. Therefore it is now possible to purchase tickets for Il Barbiere di Siviglia, directly online via www.teatruaurora.com [1], by email via gaulitanafestival@gmail.com [2] or via ticket helpline 79045779.
Il Barbiere di Siviglia opera will be part of the Festival’s OPERA+ weekend, 22-24 April – a jam-packed weekend that includes a solo piano recital by Michael Laus on Friday, a lunchtime Wine & Music event by the Gaudos Violin Duo on Saturday at Vini e Capricci, a pre-opera talk at the Aurora Theatre, a lunchtime concert by the Tortorelli-Meluso Duo on Sunday and Miriam Cauchi in an evening concert accompanied by a string quartet.
The Gaulitanus Choir said that in itself, OPERA+ Weekend rounds up a more extensive Gaulitana festival (10th ed.) which spans from Easter Sunday, 27th March, until 24th April 2016 featuring a multifarious programme of events in various genres, styles and locations.
Further details regarding the opera production, the OPERA+ weekend, as well as the full programme of the Gaulitana Festival (10th edition), will be announced in due course.
Photograph: The Gaulinanus Choir’s production of Rigoletto – May 2015