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
OPERA PREMIERE
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Auditorium
€65/€60
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.
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.
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
THE CAST
The
creative team
the
creative team
WHO'S BEHIND THE OPERA
MORITZ ZAVAN
Light Designer
BEHIND
THE OPERA
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
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