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Valletta International Baroque Festival 2014

Programme

(booking opens shortly)

Friday 10 January 2014

7.30pm
Ta' Gieżu Church

 

Handel’s Messiah

Performed by

Gillian Zammit, soprano

Claire Massa, alto

Nicholas Mulroy, tenor

Albert Buttigieg, bass

Anon Ensemble

Goldberg Ensemble

Director and harpsichord: Michael Laus

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€10

Saturday 11 (8.30pm) and Sunday 12 (5pm) January 2014

Saturday 11th - 8.30pm

Pre-opera talk (7.30pm in Sala Isouard) by Françoise Rubellin, Opera Parody Expert


Sunday 12th - 5pm

Post-opera talk for adults by Françoise Rubellin, Opera Parody Expert 

and Toi Toi “meet the puppets” event for children

Teatru Manoel 

Hippolyte et Aricie ou la belle-mère amoureuse

 

 

World premiere of this innovative production of the parody of the opera by Rameau performed with with marionettes, live singers and musicians from Centre de musique baroque de Versailles

 


Produced by

Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles and Teatru Manoel

 

buytickets

 

€30 - €10

50% discount for children

Monday 13 January 2014

7.30pm
St. John's Co-Cathedral

 

Mass in B Minor by J.S. Bach

Performed by

The English Concert

buytickets

Free/by invitation  (see note below)*

 

Tuesday 14 January 2014

7.30pm
Teatru Manoel

The Six Brandenburg Concertos by Johann. S. Bach

Performed by  

Concerto Köln

 

buytickets

 

€25 - €20 - €10

Wednesday 15 January 2014

7.30pm 
Teatru Manoel

 

Creation, Battles and Concertos

G.B. Pergolesi: Concerto for two pianos and strings in F major 

J.S. Bach: Concerto for two pianos and strings in C minor BWV 1060

J.S. Bach: Concerto for two pianos and strings in C minor BWV 1062

Heinrich Biber: Battalia

Jean-Féry Rebel: Les Elemens

Performed by

Soloists: Marco Sollini and Salvatore Barbatano (piano)

Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

Conducted by Michael Laus

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€25, €20, €10

Thursday 16 January 2014

7.30pm

Ta Giezu Church 

 

 

Galerie de Portraits by Rameau

Performed by

Beatrice Martin (Harpsichord) and Les Folies Francoises


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€10  

Friday 17 January 2014

7.30pm 
Teatru Manoel

 

Baroque on High Sea

Music by A. Vivaldi, G. Fr. Handel and Telemann

Performed by

Carolyn Sampson and Freiburger Barockorchester


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€20 - €15 - €10  

Saturday 18 January 2014

12 noon
All Souls Church

 

J.S.Bach - The Goldberg Variations

A Transcription by Gjorgji Cincievski for double bass, viola and violin

Performed by

Gjorgji Cincievski's 4String Play

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€10

Saturday 18 January 2014


7.30pm
St. Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral



Monteverdi Vespers (Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610)

Performed by

Valletta Baroque Festival Ensemble

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€10  

Sunday 19 January 2014

11.30am
President's Palace

Mandolin Baroque Music

Instrumental Neapolitan Music from the 17th and 18th Century

Performed by

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 €10

Sunday 19 January 2014  
3pm
Teatru Manoel

 

 Toi Toi Baroque Sunday 2

 Workshop for children 

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 FREE

Sunday 19 January 2014

5pm
Church of St. Catherine d'Italie

 

Sweet stay awhile (Dowland's Melanchoic Ayres)

Performed by

Justin Burwood (singer) and Magnus Andersson (lutenist)

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 €10  

Sunday 19 January 2014 
7pm
All Souls Church

Tribute to Rameau

Performed by

Bruno Procopio (harpsichordist), Patrick Bismuth (violinist) and Hager Hanana (cellist)

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 €10

Monday 20 January 2014 

7.30pm
Teatru Manoel

 

Music from the Habsburg Court

Music by

Benedikt Anton Aufschnaiter - Leopold I - Georg Christoph Wagenseil - Johann Georg Reutter - Joseph I - Johann Joseph Fux - Antonio Caldara

Performed by

Concilium musicum Wien

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€20 - €15 - €10


  

Tuesday 21 January 2014 

7.30pm
St. Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral

 

Bach meets Pergolesi's Stabat Mater

Performed by

Max Emanuel Cencic, Camille Poul and Les Cyclopes


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€20   

Wednesday 22 January 2014

7.30pm 
President's Palace

 

Coffee with Venus

 J.S. Bach: Coffee Cantata

Francois Colin de Blamont: Cantata La Toilette de Venus

Performed by

Valletta Baroque Festival Ensemble


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€15 

Thursday 23 January 2014
7.30pm
Teatru Manoel

 

Airs Enchantee by  Rameau

Performed by

Die Kölner Akademie


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€25 - €20 - €10

Friday 24 January 2014

7.30pm
All Souls Church

 

Guitarist Simon Schembri

Music by

A.Vivaldi,  L.Boccherini and  M.Giuliani

Performed by

Guitarist Simon Schembri and the Ensemble Baroque de Toulouse

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€20

Saturday 25 January 2014

11am
St. Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral

 

Lords and Masters

Programme:

Prota: Sonata for trebles and continuo opus 1

Handel: Two arias from "9 German Arias" for soprano and treble obligato

Festing: Sonata for two violins opus 2 - 1731

Telemann: "Hemmet den Eifer, verbannet die Rach" for voice, flute and continuo

Performed by

Rebecca Hall (flute), Philip Walsh (harpsichord), John McDonough (oboe), Maria Conrad (violin), Nemanja Ljubinkovic (violin), Tim Smedley (cello) and Gillian Zammit (soprano)

buytickets

 

€10 

Saturday 25 January 2014

9pm
Teatru Manoel

Baroque Festival Ball

in the auditorium of Teatru Manoel with a 10 piece band and string quartet led by Gjorgji Cincievski 

€20 per person
€50 extra per box

Dress code: Costume or Black Tie and mask

Discounted costume hire from Teatru Manoel Costume House

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€25 per person

€50 extra per box

Sunday 26 January 2014

12.30am
Church of St. Catherine d'Italie

In Bach's footsteps

Programme:

Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo

English Suite No.2

Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue BWV 903

Italian Concerto BWV 971

Performed by

Joanne Camilleri

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€10

Sunday 26 January 2014
3pm
Teatru Manoel

Toi Toi Baroque Sunday 3

 Workshop for children

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 FREE

Sunday 26 January 2014

5.30pm 
President's Palace

Villains and Lovers

Join 'Les Bougies Baroques' and five young talented singers in this unique concert of instrumental and vocal music showcasing the 'Villains and Lovers' from the operas of Rameau and Handel.

'Les Bougies Baroques' is the only international period instrument ensemble that is headed by a Maltese conductor-harpsichordist/fortepianist – Ian Peter Bugeja – who founded the ensemble in November 2012.

'Les Bougies Baroques' 

Conductor/Harpsichord | Ian Peter Bugeja 

Leader | Katherine Evans

Soprano | Nicola Said

Soprano | Claudia Tabone

Mezzo-soprano | Clare Ghigo

Countertenor | Cenk Karaferya

Baritone | Justin Burwood

buytickets

€15

 

Booking opens shortly and can be made:

  

ONLINE:   

www.vallettabaroquefestival.com.mt     

www.teatrumanoel.com.mt

 

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TELEPHONE:     +356 2124 6389

 

IN PERSON:                 

Teatru Manoel Booking Office

Old Theatre Street

 

Mon-Fri:  10am to 1pm & 5pm to 7pm

Sat:        10am to 1pm


Discounts:

20% discount if bookings are made by 31 July 2013.

10% discount if bookings are made in August, September and October 2013.

No discount for bookings after 31st October 2013.


Senior citizens and students:

Senior citizens and student card holders: 50% discount on all performances but they do not qualify for the additional early bird discounts as per above. Senior citizens and student card holders need to make their bookings at the Booking Office in person.

Culture Card accepted.

No commission will be given on senior citizen and student card holders bookings, even if booked in bulk.


Agents:

Approved agents will get a commission rate of 5% on group bookings of less than 30 people and 10% for groups of 30 or more for any of the performances. They can also avail themselves of the early bird discounts as per 1 and 2 above, however, bookings have to be confirmed and paid for by the early bird deadline date.


* 13th January - Mass in B Minor -  St. John’s Co-Cathedral:

When you purchase two or more tickets for three (or more) different performances you qualify for reserved seats for the above concert.

Tickets for St. John's Co-Cathedral are issued on a first come, first served basis and subject to availability

Reserved seats for group bookings made through Tour Operators can only be made by the Tour Operator directly with the Teatru Manoel Booking Office. These are also subject to availability.