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15 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 6 MARCH 2019 LISTINGS WHAT'S ON Theatre MARCH 15 – 18 Macbeth Teatru Manoel presents an exciting new production of one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. Shake- speare's masterpiece tragedy about ambition comes back to Malta in this wonderful production. Victorious from battle, heroic Macbeth allows three witches to feed his in- ner darkness and ambition so that he commits regicide and becomes king. Egged on by his wife, Macbeth com- mits this atrocious act while the king is resting inside his castle. To keep power, Mac- beth becomes blood thirsty, leaving a trail of blood any- where he goes. The opposi- tion finally unites with the English forces and Macbeth is defeated. More information and tickets: https://www.te- atrumanoel.com.mt/defau lt. asp?m=shows&id=795 Music MARCH 9-10 "WOJT YLA – God's Clarion Call" In early March, the Don Bosco Oratory of Gozo will be producing this brand new musical in maltese called "WOJTY-LA – God's Clari- on Call", written by gozitan composer Antoine Mercieca based on lyrics by gozitan poet Joe W. Psaila. This musi- cal is being staged by the Don Bosco Oratory of Gozo with the collaboration of Fondazz- joni Santa Ċeċilja."WOJTYLA – God's Clarion Call" is being produced to commemorate the 40th anniversary since Karol Wojtyla became Pope. At the same time the musical would be also launching spe- cial celebrations on the 70th anniversary since the official opening of the Don Bosco Oratory in Victoria. Tickets can be obtained from the Don Bosco Oratory of Gozo every day between 5.00pm and 7.00pm, or else by phoning on 21556616 or 99487751. Book- ing by e-mail on donbogo@ gmail.com is also accepted. MARCH 4-10 Così Fan Tutte Teatru Manoel is staging a brand new production of Mo- zart's opera Così Fan Tutte on 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th March 2019. With Così fan tutte, os- sia La scuola degli amanti, the theatre concludes the brilliant opera trilogy of Le Nozze Di Figaro (produced in 2017) and Don Giovanni ( produced in 2018) resulting from the collaboration be- tween Wolf-gang Amadeus Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. The first of them, Le Nozze di Figaro (was pre- miered in Vi-enna on 1 May 1786 while Don Giovanni's was in Prague on 29 Octo- ber 1787. Così fan tutte was to follow with a premiere in Vienna on 26 January 1790. This production is supported by Bank of Valletta. There are discounted tick-ets for those attending the opera. Booking is from www.teatrumanoel. com.mt, telephone 2124 6389. APRIL 12 Gianni Morandi Concert Gianni Morandi will be singing live at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre in Tà Qali on April 12. The show will feature more than 40 tracks from Morandi's repertoire forming a playlist that would retrace the funda- mental stag-es of his 60-year career. They include Occhi di ragazza, Scende la pioggia, La fisarmonica, Non son degno di te, Uno su mille, Dobbiamo fare luce, and Una vita che ti sogno. These last two tracks are part of Morandi's 40th album D'Amore e D'Autore, in which Morandi interprets songs of love.The show starts at 9.30pm. JULY 10 Pink Floyd's Nick Mason live in Concert Rock 'N Malta are proud to present Pink Floyd's founding member Nick Mason and his band Saucerful of Secrets live in concert on the 10th of July at St.George's Square, Val- letta. Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets featuring Nick Ma- son, Gary Kemp, Guy Pratt, Lee Harris and Dom Beken is a unique opportunity to experience Pink Floyd's cele- brated and significant early body of work played live in- cluding songs from albums 'The Piper At The Gates of Dawn' and 'A Saucerful Of Secrets'. Tickets are available from www.kultura.mt Exhibitions FEBRUARY 1 – MARCH 23 Rosella Biscotti Exhibition Blitz is pleased to announce the opening of a solo show by internationally acclaimed art- ist Rossella Biscotti (Molfet- ta, 1978; live in Brussels and Berlin). The exhibition por- trays the artist's practice with a selection of her key art- works along with a work in progress, her most ambitious to date, originally presented at Van Abbemuseum in Ein- dhoven (2016) and intended to be produced in Malta over the coming year. The show will be accompanied by a free illus-trated publication with an essay by the curator, visu- als from the exhibition and more insights about the art- works. A public talk between the curator and the artist will take place on 2 February 2019 at 5:30 pm, followed by drinks at the Blitz Bar. Festivals MARCH 8 – APRIL 7 Gualitana Festival of Music "Gozo's main classical music festival" returns between 8 March and 7 April 2019. This year's edition promises to be an exciting programme of events focusing on the theme "Women in Society". Gauli- tana will include an eclectic mix of events with multifari- ous styles – orchestral, cham- ber, recitals, vocal, featuring international and local artists and ensembles. Held in vari- ous locations around Gozo (with some events in Malta), the festival incorporates mul- tiple creative arts, from liter- ature, to acting, cinema and live-painting, whilst present- ing multiple genres (jazz, pop, musi-cals and folk music). It will also host an exhibition by 30 Chinese female artists and shall commemorate the bi-centenary since the birth of Clara Schumann. Lectures MARCH 14 Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege (1940-1942) Celebrated UK author and broadcaster James Holland will tell the island's incredible story of wartime defiance, to help Save Valletta's Skyline. In his lecture entitled For- tress Malta: An Island Under Siege (1940-1942), popular au-thor, historian and BBC broadcaster James Holland will share the human drama experienced as Malta became the most bombed place in the world and the islanders were literally starving. The lecture will be held on Thursday 14 March in the Ballroom at the Phoenicia Hotel in Valletta. The talk will be followed by a short meet-and-greet with guests, and an optional VIP dinner. For further informa- tion, tickets to the talk with drinks and canapés (priced at €25), and details about the optional VIP dinner, please email petragd@guisthall. com. Advance booking is es- sential. MARCH 27 ROTOT - Mediterranean Routes through Intercultural Dialogue This seminar organised by the cultural association Inizjamed aims to address how different local realities can be brought together to ref lect a wider, more com- mon Mediterranean reality, or set of realities, that inter- relate with one another. The aspect of the Phoenicians being a sort of mythical, leg- endary archetype of common Mediterrane-an roots that however still inspires many cultural operators in seeking exchange through intercul- tural dialogue, as opposed to neocolonial and neolib- eral economic measures, will provide us with a framework to which all of our speakers can relate to.The seminar will take place on Wednes- day 27 March 2019 at 6pm at the Malta Society of Arts, Palazzo De La Salle, Republic Street, Valletta, and is free of charge. Proceedings will be in English. ROTOT - Mediterranean Routes through Intercultural Dialogue