Opera festival starts this week

The BOV Opera Festival kicks off on Wednesday with Gioacchino Rossini's Cenerentola by Teatro Borgatti di Cento with the participation of the National Orchestra under the musical direction of Maestro Michael Laus. At the young age of 25, Rossini...

The BOV Opera Festival kicks off on Wednesday with Gioacchino Rossini's Cenerentola by Teatro Borgatti di Cento with the participation of the National Orchestra under the musical direction of Maestro Michael Laus.

At the young age of 25, Rossini (1792-1868) composed Cenerentola based on Charles Perrault's fairy-tale Cinderella which sees Angelina (Cenerentola) and her stepfather (Don Magnifico) as the main protagonists.

Cenerentola is directed by Giovanni Dispenza and the cast includes Giuliana Castellani as Angelina (Cenerentola), Francesca Bruni as Clorinda, Gianluca Breda as Don Magnifico and Alejandro Escobar as Don Ramiro. Dandini will be performed by Davide Rocca.

The festival also includes a double bill of Giacomo Puccini's Gianni Schicchi and Nino Rota's Notte di un Nevrastenico.

The BOV Opera Festival has now established itself as the main operatic highlight in Malta's busy cultural calendar.

These masterpieces will run as follows: March 5 and 7, Cenerentola; March 10 and 12 Gianni Schicchi and Notte di un Nevrastenico (double bill).

Tickets are available from Manoel Theatre's booking office on telephone number 2124 6389 or by sending an e-mail to booking@teatrumanoel.com.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.