Ġawhar Misjub Archives | Mikiel Anton Vassalli College

Opportunity to take part in MAVC’s annual production.

For the third time, Mikiel Anton Vassalli College is putting up a multi-disciplinary production involving all of it’s 4 schools through the artistic platform Belt il-Bniedem (City of Humanity) . In 2022 MAVC produced Blat: The Island Fortress, the first ever Maltese oper film and this year MAVC produced the operetta Ġawhar Misjub. For May […]

5 December |

Video of Ġawhar Misjub – an operatic banquet – now available on the MAVC YouTube Channel

Ġawhar Misjub – An Operatic Banquet, was the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College’s annual production for 2023. It was premiered on May 27, 2023. The College have now released the video of the whole performance for you to enjoy. This live production created awareness of the existence of high quality opera by a number of Maltese composers […]

18 October |

Mikiel Anton Vassalli College – an Appreciation by Mr Matthew Vella, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry for Education Sport Youth and Research and Innovation.

Dear Mr Galea, I would like to express my appreciation for the excellent work that educational professional and students of the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College have done to organise the artistic production Ġawhar Misjub at St Agatha Auditorium in Rabat. …

10 July |

Gawhar Misjub – a critique by Albert George Storace

ĞAWHAR MISJUB- An operatic banquet, REUBEN PACE, original concept and Artistic Director, VICTOR GALEA, executive producer, Head College Network MAVC , NICOLE SCIBERRAS, CLARE GHIGO, mezzo-soprano, also devised the plot, researched the music and stage directed Sopranos: KIMBERLEY GRECH, MARIA GRAZIA GRECH, MARIAH COSTA, MADELEINE GRUPPETTA ANGELO MUSCAT, tenor KEN SCICLUNA baritone Choreography: ELISA ELLUL, JOSEF FARRUGIA CHRISTOPHER MUSCAT, music director GEOFFREY THOMAS, choir master SIMONE ELLUL, […]

14 June |

Photo archive of Ġawhar Misjub

‘Ġawhar Misjub – an Operatic Banquet’ has come and gone, however we have taken care of making some memories for those of you who attended and some insight for those who have not. The photos are in 3 different categories (Click on the photos or links to access the archives): Preparations Rehearsals Live Performance If […]

9 June |

Ġawhar Misjub – An Operatic Banquet’ production comes to an end.

The production ‘Ġawhar Misjub – An Operatic Banquet’ came to an end last Saturday with the premier at St.Agatha, Auditorium, Rabat. This was Mikiel Anton Vassalli College, Malta’s national college for the performing and visual arts’s, annual production after last year the college put up ‘Blat : The Island Fortress’ the first ever Maltese opera […]

7 June |

Ġawhar Misjub – An Operatic Banquet – Some of the Students taking part

The production ‘Ġawhar Misjub – An Operatic Banquet‘ also involves many students, which is a great opportunity for them to learn from direct experience. Thea de Gray and Jodie Grech are two of the dancers taking part in the production. Almikaya Aquilina, Amy Cachia Musu and Faye Galea are 3 students taking part in the […]

27 May |

26 May |

Ġawhar Misjub: Soprano Mariah Costa

The production ‘Ġawhar Misjub – an Operatic Banquet’ includes operatic excerpts by different Maltese composers highlighting Malta’s rich heritage in operatic music. The production involves several artists including some solo voice students. Today we shall take a look at the biography of Mariah Costa. Mariah Costa is an eighteen year old soprano. She started singing […]

Ġawhar Misjub: Soprano Madeleine Gruppetta

The production ‘Ġawhar Misjub – an Operatic Banquet’ includes operatic excerpts by different Maltese composers highlighting Malta’s rich heritage in operatic music. The production involves several artists including some solo voice students. Today we shall take a look at the biography of Madeleine Gruppetta. Madeleine Gruppetta is a Maltese soprano who has made her debut […]

Ġawhar Misjub: Soprano Maria Grazia Grech

The production ‘Ġawhar Misjub – an Operatic Banquet’ includes operatic excerpts by different Maltese composers highlighting Malta’s rich heritage in operatic music. The production involves several artists including some solo voice students. Today we shall take a look at the biography of Maria Grazia Grech. Maria Grazia has had a passion for music since a […]

25 May |

Ġawhar Misjub: Orchestral conductor Mro. Chistopher Muscat

The production ‘Ġawhar Misjub – an Operatic Banquet’ includes operatic excerpts by different Maltese composers highlighting Malta’s rich heritage in operatic music. The production involves several artists, today we shall take a look at the biography of the orchestral conductor Mro. Chistopher Muscat. Recipient of first prizes in the Joyce Dixey Competition (UK) in 2000, […]