Introductions continue; meet the Wardrobe Mistress of Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film! WARDROBE MISTRESS Glorian S. Micallef Grimaud is in charge of the costumes for the opera-film. As the Wardrobe Mistress, and liaising with the Art Coordinator Umberto Buttigieg, the initial stages consist of a careful study of clothing worn in the time-period being […]
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 |
A work by artist Anthony Spagnol has been recently donated to the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College- Malta School of Art. Mr. Spagnol attended the School from 1974 to 1981. The gesso and charcoal drawing representing the Écorché Combattant by Jacques Eugene Caudron (1818-1865), was completed whilst Mr Spagnol was following the Diploma course at the […]
20 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 MAVC Malta School of Music launches its first ever Chamber Music Festival this week. Four consecutive days of masterclasses, starting on the 1st of September, will culminate in a concert on Saturday 4th of September. 10 Chamber Music Ensembles, featuring students who are currently following their Diploma in Music Performance at the School of […]
On Wednesday 21st July 2021, the Prime Minister of Malta Robert Abela, together with the Minister of Education Justyne Caruana, inaugurated the restoration programme at The Malta School of Arts Valletta, a school that forms part of the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College, with an investment of €5 million given by the Foundation for Tomorrow Schools. A […]
30 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 |
An oil on canvas painting by an early student of the Malta School of Art, Mr Paul Mamo (1898 – 1986), was donated to the newly restored premises of the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College-Malta School of Art in Valletta. The large oils on canvas painting depicting a landscape with trees, Mamo’s favourite subject. Ms Anna […]
28 July |
The Mikiel Anton Vassalli College is the national network of specialised schools for Visual and Performing Arts Education in Malta and Gozo.
Malta Office of the College Principal
32, Joseph Abela Scholaro Street,
Hamrun HMR 1304, Malta
Gozo Office of the College Principal,
Mikiel Anton Vassalli College, Industrial Zone,
Jean De La Valette Street,
Xewkija, XWK 3000, Gozo
+356 2598 3710
mavassalli.college@ilearn.edu.mt
