Gaulitana has announced that Maltese Tenor Nico Agius Darmanin, will be interpreting the role of Il Conte d'Almaviva, in a full-scale opera production of Gioachino Rossini's 2-act opera buffa Il Barbiere di Siviglia, which is being presented in the spring by the Gaulitanus Choir, at the Aurora Opera House, Victoria, Gozo.
Agius Darmanin, a finalist of the `BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in 2015,' is currently interpreting the role at the Welsh National Opera.
The opera production will be on Saturday, the 23rd of April and 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.
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, the 27th of March, until the 24th of April, with a programme of events in various genres, styles and locations.
It is now possible to purchase tickets for Il Barbiere di Siviglia, directly online via http://www.teatruaurora.com/ [1], by email via gaulitanafestival@gmail.com [2] or via ticket helpline 79045779.