https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/139290 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:10:57 GMT 2026-06-02T16:10:57Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147006 Title: Orkestra Nazzjonali (Programme) Abstract: Manoel Theatre presents the programme for an operatic concert conducted by Paolo Ponziano Ciardi, starring singers Gillian Zammit (soprano) and David Sotgiu (tenor), and performed by Orkestra Nazzjonali. The concert was initially planned to star tenor singer Rodolfo Canestrari, who could not attend due to family matters, and thus was replaced by tenor David Sotgiu. The concert featured musical works from the operas of Bizet, Donizetti, Mozart, Mascagni, Bellini, Verdi, Rossini, and Cilèa. The performance was held on the 7th of November, 2006, at the Manoel Theatre, in Valletta. Description: Two copies of programme included, one with conductor Paolo Ponziano Ciardi's and singers Gillian Zammit's and David Sotgiu's signatures, and the other without. Both programmes include foreword from the Maltese Minister for Tourism and Culture Francis Zammit Dimech including his photo and signature, list of members of the National Orchestra, list of members of National Orchestra's Board of Directors, Council of Management and Administration teams, list of featured music including composers and their operas, essay with photo on conductor Paolo Ponziano Ciardi, notes with photos on soprano singer Gillian Zammit and tenor singer Rodolfo Canestrani, notes on featured music, essay with photo on the National Orchestra, note advertising Orkestra Nazzjonali's forthcoming concert of Paolino Vassallo's "Messa da Requiem" to be held in November, list of acknowledgements, and separate paper with essay on tenor singer David Sotgiu which was likely given with the programme at the time of the event. Programme is given no. 2359 in archival records. Retrieved from the Manoel theatre records. Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147006 2006-11-07T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147005 Title: Notte Bianca : lejl imdawwal (Programme) Abstract: The Malta Council for Culture and the Arts presents the programme for the Notte Bianca Festival, artistically directed by Mary Ann Cauchi, and featuring various events including concerts, theatrical pieces, dance, exhibitions, and tours. The event was held on the 14th of October, 2006, at various places in Valletta including St. James Cavalier, Manoel Theatre, St James Cavalier, St John's Co-Cathedral, and the MITP. Description: Programme includes list of featured events for Notte Bianca including featured organisers, performers and locations, list of featured shops and food establishments for Notte Bianca, information on services related to attending Notte Bianca, message from the Minister of Tourism and Culture Dr Francis Zammit Dimech with his photo, message from executive director of the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts with his photo, list of credits, list of acknowledgements, and map of Valletta. Programme is given no. 2351 in archival records. Retrieved from the Manoel theatre records. Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147005 2006-10-14T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147004 Title: Mozartfest Malta 2006 : Reaching youths through music (Programme) Abstract: Manoel Theatre, the Renaissance Cultural Foundation, and the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures, in collaboration with the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts, present the programme for the Mozartfest Malta 2006. The event featured an art exhibition titled "8 Positions on Mozart" organised by the Werkstadt Graz; lectures and panels on Mozart led by Prof. Dr. Peter Revers; international master courses; two concerts; and a puppet performance of Mozart's opera "Le Nozze di Figaro" directed by Milan Sladek and produced by Milan Sládek Mime Theatre. The first concert in the event, titled "Song Evening" (AKA "Liederabend"), was performed by baritone singer Thomas E. Bauer, soprano singer Amelie Sandmann and pianists Siegfried Mauser and Ura Hielscher, and featured the musical works of Mozart and Schubert. The second concert featured in the event, titled "Mozart Evening" (AKA "Chamber Music Concert"), featured participants of the event's International Master Courses Gottfried Schneider (violin), Siegfried Mauser (piano), Irmela Bossler (flute), and Diethelm Kühn (clarinet), and featured in the Maltese Notte Bianca celebrations. The event was held between the 29th of September and the 29th of October, 2006, at several locations in Valletta including the St. James Cavalier, the Malta Society of Arts, Casino Maltese, and the Manoel Theatre. Description: Three copies of programme included, one with the "Mozart Evening"'s performers' signatures, one with some signatures from the crew of the Milan Sládek Mime Theatre, and one without any signatures. All programmes include photo of painting of Mozart by Irene Anderson, list of supporters of the event, list of events featured in the Mozartfest including their dates, locations, and featured performers, note on the Renaissance Cultural Foundation, list of members of the Renaissance Cultural Foundation's Board of Trustees, list of project partners of the Mozartfest Malta 2006, list of featured performers in the "Song Evening" concert, list of featured music including composers in the "Song Evening" concert, notes on baritone singer Thomas E Bauer, soprano singer Amelie Sandmann and pianists Uta Hielscher and Siegfried Mauser, list of featured performers in the "Mozart Evening" concert, list of featured music including composers in the "Mozart Evening" concert, notes on pianist Siegfried Mauser, violinist Gottfried Schneider, flautist Irmela Bossler and clarinettist Diethelm Kühn, list of crew with related photos for Milan Sládek Mime Theatre's production of "Le Nozze di Figaro", note on the premier production of "Le Nozze di Figaro" including list of its initial cast, note with photo on the director of "Le Nozze di Figaro" Milan Sladek, synopsis of each act in the opera, list of featured artists in the exhibition "8 Positions on Mozart", short note on Mozart by featured exhibition artist Joachim Baur, essay on the descendants of the Mozart family written by featured exhibition artist Christina Holler, descriptions of the featured items in the "8 Positions on Mozart" exhibition including related pictures, note with information on the conference panel/discussion titled "Who's afraid of Mozart?", note with information on the lecture "Mozart Imagers through the 18th-21st centuries" by Prof. Dr. Peter Revers, note on lecturer Prof. Dr. Peter Revers, essay titled "What a Mozart exhibition can also mean by professor Hans-Jürgen Nagel, images of logos for the institutions creating and supporting the Mozartfest Malta 2006 event, and contact details of the Renaissance Cultural Foundation. Programme is given both no. 2343 (for Mozartfest) and no. 2353 (for the Nozze di Figaro puppet theatre performance) in archival records. Retrieved from the Manoel theatre records. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147004 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147003 Title: Mozart - gala - concert (Programme) Abstract: Manoel Theatre and Peter Deilmann Reederei present the programme for the Mozart Gala Concert, conducted by Ruben Gazarian, starring soprano singer Dagmar Schellenberger and bass singer Sir Willard White, and performed by the Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn. The concert featured the musical works of Mozart. The performance was held on the 13th of October, 2006, at the Manoel Theatre, in Valletta. Description: Two copies of programme included, one with conductor Ruben Gazarian's and singers Dagmar Schellenberger's and Sir Willard White's signatures, and the other without. Both programmes include notes on singers Dagmar Schellenberger and Sir Willard White and conductor Ruben Gazarian, list of featured music including composer, and list of member of the Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn. Programme is given no. 2350 in archival records. Retrieved from the Manoel theatre records. Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147003 2006-10-13T00:00:00Z