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18-Jan-2013
Jesuits' Church
New Century Baroque in the footsteps of the Grand TourAnthony Hart
Image credit: The New Century Baroque © Mario MintoffMy sweet course of the sumptuous feast, under the title of the Valletta International Baroque Festival, arrived on 18 January. The fare was a selection of various European deserts, performed by the New Century Baroque at the Jesuit Church in Valletta.
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17-Jan-2013
St John's Co-Cathedral
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment pays a tribute to Maltese Baroque music in VallettaAnthony Hart
Image credit: The OAE in St JohnThe main course of the sumptuous feast, under the title of the Valletta International Baroque Festival, arrived on 17 January. The fare was an international favourite with a Maltese surprise. The concert, the eighth in the series, was given by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in the magnificent setting of the ornate St John’s Co-Cathedral.
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16-Jan-2013
All Souls Church
Valletta International Baroque Festival: Italian sacred polyphony in 17th-century MaltaAnthony Hart
Image credit: Cappella Sanctae Catherinae © Valletta International Baroque Festival / Mario MintoffMy second course of the sumptuous feast under the title of the Valletta International Baroque Festival arrived on 16 January. The fare was a Maltese delicacy with Italian overtones. The concert was performed by the Cappella Sanctae Catharinae at the church dedicated to all souls in Valletta.
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15-Jan-2013
Teatru Manoel
Valletta International Baroque Festival: Jeune Orchestre Atlantique revives Maltese musicAnthony Hart
Image credit: Claudia Tabone and Clare Ghigo with Jeune Orchestre Atlantique on stage at Teatru Manoel © Valletta International Baroque Festival / Mario MintoffIf we consider the word “festival” and its synonym “feast”, the Valletta International Baroque Festival, which started on 9 January and continues to 26 January, has proven to be a sumptuous feast, nay, a veritable banquet. The festival has brought Baroque music to a Baroque city. It is the city’s first, hopefully not the last, festival of music of the Baroque period. The concerts have provided a kaleidoscope of music of the period featuring both local and international talent.
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