The Mediterranean Institute at the University of Malta will be holding a public lecture on Maltese and Australian Musicology by Frà Professor Richard Divall AO OBE under the title of The Early Music of Malta and Australia: A Critical Appreciation. The talk will be held at the Aula Magna, Old University, St Paul Street, Valletta on Thursday, 7 May at 7pm. Currently, Richard Divall is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He served for 26 years as musical director of the Victoria State Opera in Melbourne and was for five years principal resident conductor of Opera Australia, conducting over 150 different operas. For his musical contribution, he was awarded the OBE in 1981 and three honorary doctorates, including Doctor of Letters from Monash University and an Honorary Doctorate from the Australian Catholic University. As a musicologist he has edited many works by Maltese composers including major works by Nicolò Isouard, Michelangelo Vella and Francesco Azopardi. His editions of Maltese music have been published by Lyrebird Press, which is one of the principal publishing houses of historical editions of music works. His editions of Maltese music were also played by the Maltese National Philharmonic Orchestra.