The 14th edition of Gaulitana: A Festival of Music, which had to be postponed in view of the health restrictions has now been re-scheduled, starting this month with virtual events.

The organisers explained that the festival has now been re-framed in three phases. The first being – Virtually a Cappella – a series of four short recitals by four local solo instrumentalists recorded in some of Gozo’s enchanting small sacred spaces, will be streamed on four consecutive Wednesdays at 7pm, starting as from the 19th of May. An artistic leitmotif is the inclusion of local compositions in each recital.

The festival’s second virtual project, is an all-Verdi project, being held in lieu of the annual operatic production.

This four-episode series presents operatic scenes from four principal Verdi operas, featuring Malta-based singers as well as a top international one, together with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra.

While the staging is being shot entirely in locations in Gozo, the series will be launched in the coming months.

It is hoped that the festival can be concluded by a number of varied live public events in Gozo.

The annual Gaulitana: A Festival of Music, artistically directed by Colin Attard and organised by the Gaulitanus Choir, is an awardee of the EFFE label of the European Festivals Association and principally supported by the Gozo Cultural Support Programme of Arts Council Malta and the Ministry for Gozo.

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