Frolicsome Rossini in Gozo

On the last evening but one of this year’s Gaulitana Festival, which also happened to be in its 10th edition, the festival very justly marked the second centenary of the premiere of Rossini’s great masterpiece The Barber of Seville. What a bubbly event it was with the Aurora Opera House almost full for this event. There was much to recommend this production, which was directed by Enrico Castiglione who was also the set designer, and with a frequently effervescent Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (leader Marcelline Agius) conducted by that ever-energetic live wire Colin Attard. It was a case of... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.