Soprano Lydia Caruana and pianist Yvette-Maria Galea will perform a classical recital at San Anton Palace on Friday November 8 at 7 pm.

The recital is part of the festival ‘The Three Palaces – Celebrating Music’, organised by the President of Malta in collaboration with the Parliamentary Secretary for Culture and Local Government between November 4 and 10.

The duo will perform diverse works by Handel, Mozart, Haydn and Rossini, among which Mozart’s  lovely  Ch'io mi scordi di te? K. 505, Rossini’s engaging La Regata Veneziana  and  Rossini’s captivating Prélude inoffensive.

Soprano Lydia Caruana made her debut in opera in 1995 with La Boheme, and has, since then, exhibited an intriguing versatility both on the opera and concert stage. She has studied voice with the acclaimed Maltese Soprano Antoinette Miggiani. Ms Caruana has performed in major European cities, including Vienna, Prague, Geneva, Bologna, Berlin, Hamburg, Edinburgh and Dublin, besides performing in 16 prominent cities in Germany with a concert tournèe. She has also sung in Washington DC and Toronto.

Lydia has partnered Josè Carreras and Andrea Bocelli to mega audiences in Malta and she has sung with Joseph Calleja in Regensburg, Germany, for the Rathauskonzerte Series. 

Yvette-Maria Galea has performed in England and in Germany. Her first performance in London was at the Barbican Centre in 1983, as part of the Melitensis Trio. In 1998, she appeared in a recital at St James, Piccadilly. In 1993, in Germany, she toured with the Amadeus Chamber Choir, of which she was a member as a chorister, as well as accompanist and soloist in her own capacity. More recently in 2012, Yvette performed in Modena, Italy, as part of a flute and piano duo. In Malta, she has performed on numerous occasions, especially with the chamber group Musique de Chambre “Pro Arte” and later with Trio Sycamore.

Attendance is by invitation only. Those wishing to request an invitation may call 2559 5563/4. Invitations are on first-come-first-served basis.