While in Cheltenham my eldest called to give me some very sad but not totally unexpected news: a dear friend of the family, Chantal Lau Kwen Wing, had passed away. We knew that her cancer of the lung...

Preparations are in full swing for the annual Science in the City event being held on Friday 27 September.  The science and art festival gives everyone a chance to enjoy science by showing how...

When did you first decide to become a comedian?   Vanity is a terrible thing. I always wanted to be a comedian and was kind of the funny kid in the class. But what kind of career is it...

Tell us a little bit about Żghażagh Haddiema Nsara.   Żghażagh Haddiema Nsara (ŻHN Malta) forms part of the international Young Christian Workers movement – young lay workers whose...

Massive flying structures, magic in a medieval library, a live jukebox choir on the stairs of St John’s co-Cathedral... for one night in October, Valletta will take on several of its possible...

The non-governmental organization Wirt Għawdex today manages historical sites in the Citadel, the Tower of Mġarr ix-Xini, and a unique medieval chapel, all in Gozo.   The society has roots...

Maestro Damiano Binetti is not a new face in Malta. He has come here on other occasions; in 2011 to conduct Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor at the Manoel Theatre; the following year, also at the...

Cheltenham’s Girls College    During my stay in the beautiful Regency town of Cheltenham, this summer,  I passed many a time one building you simply cannot miss: the...

Bringing Verdi's final act, for the first time, in Gozo   Verdi’s bicentennial birthday is fast approaching, this October, and the Aurora Opera House is busily gearing towards...

In the course of the research field in Maltese musical culture, this article offers homage to the first prominent 20th century composer, Carmelo Pace, whose output includes contributions to virtually...