Giacomo Puccini’s timeless classic, a love triangle between glamorous opera singer Floria Tosca, painter Mario Cavaradossi and the villain police chief Baron Scarpia, will be performed at the Aurora Opera House in Victoria on October 13 under the musical direction of Colin Attard and stage direction of world-renowned Vivien Hewitt.

Michael Caruana, the president of the Leone Philharmonic Society which owns and runs the Aurora Opera House, lauded the appointment of Vivien Hewitt: "Her star-studded CV, featuring productions from all over the globe, her ability in combining music, text, visual imagery, lighting and the actor’s gestures, action and interaction will deliver a powerful and authentic experience to the viewer.”

This will be complemented by a strategic artistic partnership with camilleriparismode who is this year bringing the opera to life with Luke Azzopardi’s costumes and Andrew Borg Wirth’s sets.

Amarilli Nizza will play the part of Tosca with Stefano La Colla and Marco Vratogna bringing the characters of Cavaradossi and Scarpia to life. The rest of the cast includes Frano Lufi, Matteo Peirone and the Maltese singers Cliff Zammit Stevens and Joseph Lia.

Tosca at the Aurora is being produced as part of the Gozo Cultural Support Programme by Arts Council Malta and the Ministry for Gozo. It forms part of the cultural programme of Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture. Bank of Valletta is once again extending its support to the Teatru tal-Opra Aurora for its production of Tosca.

The opera will be complemented by a number of other events making up the Opera is Gozo festival, organised by the Ministry for Gozo. These include a chamber concert, orchestral and choral music at the Gozo Cathedral and folk music in the Cittadella open-air on Sunday October 21 October, a Cittadella by night experience and the much sought fashion show – On the Opera’s Ruins by Luke Azzopardi at the Teatru tal-Opra Aurora on Saturday October 20.

A limited number of tickets remain and further information is available from www.teatruaurora.com or the 24/7 ticket helpline 7904 5779.

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