Mediterranea Festival (23rd & 25th October 2014)

An annual event on the Island of Gozo, Festival Mediterranea offers all that Gozo boasts of in the cultural and artistic arena. This mid-autumn festival has an island-wide aspect, with a wide variety of indoor and outdoor events. Music concerts dominate the celebrations, but there are also international conferences, walks and talks in ancient and historic places, field trips, food and drink events and art exhibitions. Festival Mediterranea offers visitors a great opportunity to learn about Gozo's temples and archaeological sites through a series of lectures and visits.

Giuseppe Verdi’s immortal Nabucco will be the highlight of Festival Mediterranea 2014. This production will see Nabucco being staged at the Astra after an absence of twenty years. It was last performed in the theatre in 1994, a production, the theatre said, that was a resounding success with both critics and public.

Nabucco will be performed on Thursday, the 23rd and Saturday, the 25th of October 2014. The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra will be under the direction of Teatru Astra and Mediterranea’s Music and Artistic Director, Prof. Joseph Vella, while the regia will once again be entrusted to Enrico Stinchelli.