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Composed by

JOSEPH VELLA

Libretto by

VINCENT VELLA

Completed by

CHRISTOPHER MUSCAT

Directed by

DENISE MULHOLLAND

JOSEPH VELLA'S

VALERIANA

THE TITAN'S ROCK

OPUS 155

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Balcony

€30

Balcony (Concession)

€20

Boxes Tier 1

€80

Boxes Tier 2

€60

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THE OPERA OVERVIEW

THE OPERA OVERVIEW

The opera tells the story of Rosario, a Maltese fisherman, who, having married a local girl, finds himself stranded on the tiny Italian island of Valeriana during the Second World War. The island is under the charge of a despotic fascist podestà named Cirillo. 

Cirillo is a native of Valeriana and has known great deprivation as a child. He sees action in Africa and comes back to the island with a shattered arm. It is time to get his own back. All men of military age are despatched to the front, and the remaining inhabitants, a motely bunch of women, children and old men, are totally at his mercy. 

Since Rosario refuses to renounce his British passport, or to collaborate with the Podestà, his boat is confiscated, and he finds himself beached. The two men are driven by a murderous hate towards each other. Cirillo suffers from paranoia and illusions of grandeur. Having failed to convert Valeriana into another Capri for fascist officials, he now wants to turn it into an impregnable fortress against the Allied Forces, with dire consequences for the inhabitants. It is a comic situation, but one which can and does have tragic outcomes.

The opera tells the story of Rosario, a Maltese fisherman, who, having married a local girl, finds himself stranded on the tiny Italian island of Valeriana during the Second World War. The island is under the charge of a despotic fascist podestà named Cirillo. 

Cirillo is a native of Valeriana and has known great deprivation as a child. He sees action in Africa and comes back to the island with a shattered arm. It is time to get his own back. All men of military age are despatched to the front, and the remaining inhabitants, a motely bunch of women, children and old men, are totally at his mercy. 

Since Rosario refuses to renounce his British passport, or to collaborate with the Podestà, his boat is confiscated, and he finds himself beached. The two men are driven by a murderous hate towards each other. Cirillo suffers from paranoia and illusions of grandeur. Having failed to convert Valeriana into another Capri for fascist officials, he now wants to turn it into an impregnable fortress against the Allied Forces, with dire consequences for the inhabitants. It is a comic situation, but one which can and does have tragic outcomes.

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The opera tells the story of Rosario, a Maltese fisherman, who, having married a local girl, finds himself stranded on the tiny Italian island of Valeriana during the Second World War. The island is under the charge of a despotic fascist podestà named Cirillo. 

The opera tells the story of Rosario, a Maltese fisherman, who, having married a local girl, finds himself stranded on the tiny Italian island of Valeriana during the Second World War. The island is under the charge of a despotic fascist podestà named Cirillo. 

Cirillo is a native of Valeriana and has known great deprivation as a child. He sees action in Africa and comes back to the island with a shattered arm. It is time to get his own back. All men of military age are despatched to the front, and the remaining inhabitants, a motely bunch of women, children and old men, are totally at his mercy. 

Cirillo is a native of Valeriana and has known great deprivation as a child. He sees action in Africa and comes back to the island with a shattered arm. It is time to get his own back. All men of military age are despatched to the front, and the remaining inhabitants, a motely bunch of women, children and old men, are totally at his mercy. 

Since Rosario refuses to renounce his British passport, or to collaborate with the Podestà, his boat is confiscated, and he finds himself beached. The two men are driven by a murderous hate towards each other. Cirillo suffers from paranoia and illusions of grandeur. Having failed to convert Valeriana into another Capri for fascist officials, he now wants to turn it into an impregnable fortress against the Allied Forces, with dire consequences for the inhabitants. It is a comic situation, but one which can and does have tragic outcomes.

Since Rosario refuses to renounce his British passport, or to collaborate with the Podestà, his boat is confiscated, and he finds himself beached. The two men are driven by a murderous hate towards each other. Cirillo suffers from paranoia and illusions of grandeur. Having failed to convert Valeriana into another Capri for fascist officials, he now wants to turn it into an impregnable fortress against the Allied Forces, with dire consequences for the inhabitants. It is a comic situation, but one which can and does have tragic outcomes.

Joseph Vella

COMPOSER

JOSEPH VELLA

Christopher Muscat

CONDUCTOR

CHRISTOPHER MUSCAT

Denise Mulholland

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

DENISE MULHOLLAND

Vince Vella

LIBRETTIST

VINCENT VELLA

The opera tells the story of Rosario, a Maltese fisherman, who, having married a local girl, finds himself stranded on the tiny Italian island of Valeriana during the Second World War. The island is under the charge of a despotic fascist podestà named Cirillo. 

Cirillo is a native of Valeriana and has known great deprivation as a child. He sees action in Africa and comes back to the island with a shattered arm. It is time to get his own back. All men of military age are despatched to the front, and the remaining inhabitants, a motely bunch of women, children and old men, are totally at his mercy. 

Since Rosario refuses to renounce his British passport, or to collaborate with the Podestà, his boat is confiscated, and he finds himself beached. The two men are driven by a murderous hate towards each other. Cirillo suffers from paranoia and illusions of grandeur. Having failed to convert Valeriana into another Capri for fascist officials, he now wants to turn it into an impregnable fortress against the Allied Forces, with dire consequences for the inhabitants. It is a comic situation, but one which can and does have tragic outcomes.

THE CREATIVE TEAM

THE CREATIVE TEAM

THE
CAST

THE
CAST

THE CREATIVE TEAM

JOSEPH VELLA

COMPOSER

VINCENT VELLA

LIBRETTIST

DENISE MULHOLLAND

STAGE DIRECTOR

ANTHONY MIZZI

VIDEO ARTIST

LUKE AZZOPARDI

COSTUME DESIGNER

ANTHONY BONNICI

STAGE DESIGNER

CHRISTOPHER MUSCAT

CONDUCTOR

MORITZ ZAVAN

LIGHT DESIGNER

BEHIND THE OPERA

BEHIND THE OPERA

THE CAST

ANDRÉS MORENO GARCÍA

ROSARIO

MIRIAM CAUCHI

TERESA

LOUIS ANDREW CASSAR

CIRILLO

MARVIC MONREAL

FILIPPA

ILYAS IGE SULTANA

NELLO

NOEL GALEA

IL PROFESSORE

PAU ARMENGOL TORRELLA

SENZ SAL

BRIAN CEFAI

MATTEO

JAMES BERNARD AGIUS

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WHO'S WHO

WHO'S WHO

BEHIND

THE OPERA

DENISE MULHOLLAND

Artistic Director

CHRISTOPHER MUSCAT

Conductor

JOSEPH VELLA

Composer

Vincent Vella

Librettist

ANDRÉS MORENO GARCÍA

ROSARIO

LOUIS ANDREW CASSAR

CIRILLO

MIRIAM CAUCHI

TERESA

IL PROFESSORE

NOEL GALEA

BRIAN CEFAI

MATTEO

PAU ARMENGOL

SENZ SAL

ILYAS IGE SULTANA

NELLO

MARVIC MONREL

FILIPPA

CAST

ROSARIO

Andrés Moreno García

TERESA

Miriam Cauchi

CIRILLO

Louis Andrew Cassar

IL PROFESSORE

Noel Galea

MATTEO

Brian Cefai

NELLO

Ilyas Ige Sultana

SENZ SAL

Pau Armengol Torrella

FILIPPA

Marvic Monreal

BLACKSHIRT

James Agius

CREATIVE TEAM

DENISE MULHOLLAND

Artistic Director

LUKE AZZOPARDI

Costume Design

ANTHONY BONNICI

Set Design

ANTHONY MIZZI

Video Artist

MORITZ ZAVAN

Light Designer

GERALD AGIUS ORDWAY

Video Equipment & Operations

SERGIO COSTA

Sound Mapping

MARIJA GRECH

Photography

on the occasion of the

JAMES BERNARD AGIUS

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