Early on Sunday morning 12th September, Minister for Education Justyne Caruana visited the filming for the Opera-Film BLAT – The Island Fortress. On that day the filming set was Fort St. Elmo in Valletta. Upon visiting the production on set, The Hon. Minister acknowledged the “enormous benefit to both the students and staff at the […]
29 September |
Meet the Choral Conductor of SOM Young Singers, the children’s choir of MAVC Malta School of Music taking part in Blat The Island Fortress opera film, a production by Mikiel Anton Vassalli College! CHORAL CONDUCTOR From a very young age, Marouska Attard has been actively involved as a chorister with several choirs in Malta with […]
31 August |
The adult choir taking part in Blat – The Island Fortress Opera-Film has been formed particularly for this production. It is a four part choir (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) and is made up of advanced voice students from the MAVC Malta School of Music. The choir master is Mro. Riccardo Bianchi.
In Blat – The Island Fortress Opera-Film we have two brilliant choirs, Adults’ Choir and Malta School of Music Young Singers, led by two professional conductors. Here is the one directing the Adults’ Choir! CHORAL CONDUCTOR Riccardo Bianchi is a young choir and orchestra conductor born in Varese, in the north of Italy, near Milan. […]
22 August |
We are delighted to introduce the talented Baritone Soloist of Blat – The Island Fortress Opera-Film, an executive production of Mikiel Anton Vassalli College! BARITONE Ken Scicluna has been active in the visual and performing arts scene from an early age, presenting Opera and Film Music radio programmes, as an actor in theatrical and TV […]
Introductions continue; meet the accomplished Bass-Baritone Soloist of Blat – The Island Fortress Opera-Film, a production executed by MAV College! BASS-BARITONE Louis Andrew Cassar is an active Maltese Baritone in both opera and sacred genres. He has interpreted the roles of Alfio (Cavalleria Rusticana), Marcello (La Boheme), Michele (Il Tabarro) and Don Giovanni in theatres […]
9 August |
Now up for introduction is the acclaimed mezzo soprano of Blat – The Island Fortress Opera-Film! MEZZO SOPRANO Clare Ghigo is a mezzo soprano with a Master’s Degree in Opera Performance at RWCMD (Cardiff). Ghigo’s operatic roles include Cherubino in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, Annio in Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito and Hansel in Humperdinck‘s […]
4 August |
Next up for introduction is the gifted Soprano Soloist of Blat – The Island Fortress Opera-Film! SOPRANO Astrid Cacciatore has been engaged in the Classical world since 2014. Her first public performance was with the Wives of Italian Ambassadors choir who performed the Stabat Mater by Pergolesi in 2015. Cacciatore’s debut was the interpretation of […]
Meet the promising young Tenor Soloist of Blat – The Island Fortress Opera-Film! TENOR Angelo Muscat started singing at an early age with the Chorus Urbanus, under the direction of Dr. John Galea. He later proceeded with his opera and classical studies with Juliette Bisazza Zanni and Dr. Andriana Yordanova. Muscat is currently furthering his […]
20 July |
This week we shall introduce the talented sopranos of Blat – The Island Fortress Opera-Film! SOPRANO Maltese Soprano, Malta Airport Foundation Ambassador and BOV Joseph Calleja Foundation Scholar Nicola Said is one of the two Soprano Soloists in Blat – The Island Fortress Opera-Film. Said has performed both locally and abroad; she has covered the […]
15 July |
We are fortunate to have two talented librettists collaborating on Blat – The Island Fortress Opera-Film. So, after presenting Ġorġ Peresso, here is the second one! LIBRETTIST 17-year-old Amy Borg is a prodigal student with an outstanding talent for creative writing. She has just finished her studies at St. Aloysius College Sixth Form, where she […]
No opera could be created without the work of dedicated librettists!A librettist is the person who writes the words for a musical work for the theatre. LIBRETTIST Ġorġ Peresso is an acclaimed author, poet and broadcaster, and also one of Malta’s most veteran authors. He wrote the libretto for Blat – The Island Fortress together […]
30 June |
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