The Malta Independent 8 December 2024, Sunday
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's music returns to the Aurora

Sunday, 3 November 2024, 08:15 Last update: about 2 months ago

Building on the resounding success and glowing reviews of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in November 2022, The Gozo Youth Orchestra, in collaboration with The Helping Hand Group, will once again present a Gala performance with The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber 2. The event will take place on Saturday, 23 November at 8.30pm at the Teatru tal-Opra Aurora in Gozo.

This show will commemorate the huge success attributed to the collaboration of the Gozo Youth Wind Band & Orchestra and The Helping Hands Group. The latter was instrumental to re-introduce in Gozo the concept of musical theatre with productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, Les Miserables, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the Scarlet Pimpernel, The Best of Musicals, A Night with the Musicals and LesMisSaigonGuerre, among others.

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It is with great pleasure that once again The Really Useful Group Ltd - UK has granted the rights to present another large-scale spectacular show, with the Gozo Youth Orchestra under the musical direction of Mro Joseph Grech performing original West-End orchestrations purposefully hired and authorised from the Really Useful Group Ltd - UK of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's masterpieces for stage including Superstar, Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat, Phantom of the Opera, Beautiful Game, Sunset Boulevard, Evita, Cats, Tell Me On a Sunday, Song and Dance, Starlight Express and Whistle Down the Wind.

anthony bezzina (Masquerade Theatre Company - Malta) will be the artistic director of the show and a star-studded cast of solo musical theatre singers include Ludwig Galea, Dorothy Bezzina, Lawrence Gray, Rachel Fabri, Neville Refalo and Clara Sciberras. The organisers are proud to announce the participation of violinist Armita Azar (UK) and Tilly Goodwin (UK). The children's chorus will be coached by Dorothy Bezzina.

This event is supported by the Cultural Heritage Directorate within the Ministry for Gozo and Planning, Arts Council Malta, MTA, General Soft Drinks Ltd, CVC Media, Aurora Bistro Café, Malta International Airport, Creative Europe Desk Malta, The Duke Boutique Hotel and Paul Stellini Design Studio.

For ticketing and reservation details visit www.teatruaurora.com

 


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