Gaulitana's Tosca

With the festival underway, we are in full swing preparing for this year’s highlight, Puccini’s opera TOSCA. We are pleased to announce the Locandina with all the artists and crew involved in this full-stage production.

 TOSCA:  3-ACT OPERA BY GIACOMO PUCCINI

Sat 12 April, 19.30hrs, Teatru tal-Opra Aurora, Victoria

CAST

NORMA FANTINI	Floria Tosca, a famous singer
PIERO GIULIACCI	Mario Cavaradossi, a painter
FRANCESCO LANDOLFI	Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police
GIANLUCA LENTINI	Cesare Angelotti, a former Consul of the Roman Republic
	/ Sciarrone, a gendarme
GIOVANNI DI MARE	Sacristan
ANDREA SCHIFAUDO	Spoletta, a police agent
LOUIS ANDREW CASSAR	Gaoler
ANNABELLE ZAMMIT	Shepherd

GAULITANUS CHOIR (Choir Master Colin Attard)                                     

MALTA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Leader: Vincenzo Picone
Conductor COLIN ATTARD

Director / Set Designer ENRICO CASTIGLIONE
Costume Designer SONIA CAMMARATA
Lights Design LORENZO TROPEA
Production Co-ordinator TANIA MASTRANGIOLI
Stage Director ORAZIO CORSARO
Stage Musical Assistant FRANCESCO MAESANO
Repetiteur MILO LONGO
Lights Musical Assistant MONICA ANDRIEKUTE
Make-up and wigs JO RIZZO
Stage Co-ordinator TEDDY MIZZI
Lights Co-ordinator DONALD CAMILLERI
Wardrobe Co-ordinator CELINE DEBRINCAT
Theatre Co-ordinator NORBERT FENECH

Our collabarators, the prestigious TAORMINA FESTIVAL have uploaded information related to the opera on their website together with details about GAULITANA.

In the meantime, the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra have also uploaded TOSCA on their calendar of events.

Tosca will be staged on the 12^th April, 2014 at the Teatru tal-Opra Aurora with the participation of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra and the Gaulitanus Choir under the direction of Colin Attard. Booking is open and tickets can be obtained by phoning 99209779/99248963, online at www.teatruaurora.com or from the Aurora Box Office.

Gaulitana: A Festival of Music will run from March 21 to May 10 with all concerts (except for opera) free of charge. More information on all the other events can be found at www.gaulitanus.com