Bank of Valletta and Teatru Manoel have launched this year’s Performing Arts Festival. This Festival brings together a number of events that open a window on the wonderful world of performing arts.
Ray Attard, CEO at the Teatru Manoel and Kenneth Micallef, Head CEO’s Office at Bank of Valletta launched this year’s edition of the Festival against the inimitable background of the Theatre’s stage that is almost 300 years old.
The Festival’s highlight is the production of Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir D’Amore, a comic opera in two acts, performed on Thursday 12th March, with a re-run scheduled for the 13th and 15th of March. In spite of the fact that it is believed that Donizetti wrote this masterpiece over a six-week period, it remains one of his most popular works to date.
The Teatru Manoel BOV Performing Arts Festival has another two outstanding appointments lined up. On the 1st April, Rüya Taner, will be giving a piano recital in West meets East. Taner is a widely-acclaimed concert soloist who has performed with leading orchestras around the world. Then it will be the turn of the Toi Toi Big Band Concert – a family show featuring the Big Band Brothers. This performance is scheduled for the 5th April, coinciding with Easter Sunday.
Speaking about the Bank’s involvement with the Teatru Manuel, Kenneth Micallef explained that, “Bank of Valletta has long recognised the value of culture as an integral part of a holistic education. The Bank’s collaboration with the Teatru now goes back over a decade, years in which the Bank gave its financial support to enable the staging of important productions, whilst opening this world to a wider spectrum of people. Thus, it gives us great pleasure to be here today, launching yet another edition of the BOV Performing Arts Festival.”
Ray Attard highlighted the importance of continuous investment in the area of performing arts. “Support, such as that being extended by Bank of Valletta, is critical to continue nurturing a love for the world of performing arts among a wider cross-section of the population. Besides boosting our efforts, such support reinforces the position of Teatru Manoel as an important milestone not only in rich history of our islands, but also in its present and future, particularly in the build-up towards Valletta being named the European Capital of Culture in 2018.”
Booking for the Teatru Manoel BOV Performing Arts Festival can be made online www.teatrumanoel.com.mt by email [email protected] or by phoning 2124 6389.