| Summary: | Programme includes welcome message from president of Soċjetà Filarmonika ‘La Stella’ Michael Formosa, essay synopsis with related pictures of each act of "Rigoletto", script of "Rigoletto", portrait painting of composer Giuseppe Verdi, essay with photos on the history of Teatru Astra including list of operas performed in the theatre, lists of cast and crew, notes with photos on artistic director Enrico Stinchelli, conductor John Galea, and singers Simone Piazzola, Gianluca Terranova, Enkeleda Kamani, Dario Russo, Martina Belli, Yvonne Galea, Louis Andrew Cassar, Alberto Maria Munafò, Angelo Muscat, Noel Galea, Hilda Grima, Mario Portelli and Ruth Portelli, notes with photos on chorus leaders Mariella Spiteri Cefai and Francesco Costa and on crew members Joseph Cauchi, Sarah Grech, Miriam Attard, George Camilleri, Maryrose Nolan, George Farrugia, Manuel Grima, Andjela Bizimoska and Maria Selene Farinelli, essay with photo on the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, lists of Malta Philharmonic Orchestra musicians and board/administration members, list of Teatru Astra Opera Chorus members, list of Coro Lirico Siciliano members, lists of dancers, extras, and production crew, essay with related photos titled "Rigoletto on Record: A selected discography of Verdi's Rigoletto" written by George P. Cassar, and list of acknowledgements. Teatru Astra presents the programme of the 3-act melodrama "Rigoletto", written by Francesco Maria Piave, with music composed by Giuseppe Verdi, and artistically directed by Enrico Stinchelli, with musical direction by John Galea. The production featured the Teatru Astra Opera Chorus (instructed by Mariella Spiteri Cefai), the Coro Lirico Siciliano (led by Francesco Costa), and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by John Galea, and led by Marcelline Agius). The performance was held on the 26th and the 28th of October, 2023, at Teatru Astra, in Victoria, Gozo. Gozo Cultural Support Programme, Arts Council Malta, Ministry for Gozo, Bank of Valletta plc N/A
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