Cliff Zammit Stevens Tenor
James Agius Baritone
Noel Galea Bass
Michael Laus Conductor
Goldberg Ensemble Choir
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Michael Laus) Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565
Giacomo Puccini Messa di Gloria 

Resident Conductor Michael Laus leads the MPO in a sublime Easter concert of choral and instrumental music in the spectacular setting of St John’s Co-Cathedral. The programme opens with an arrangement for strings of Bach’s majestic Toccata and Fugue. The main highlight, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria for orchestra, choir and soloists features tenor Cliff Zammit Stevens, baritone James Agius, bass Noel Galea and the Goldberg Ensemble. Composed in his youth, this riveting gem is bursting with vitality and enchanting melodies. 

This concert is presented with the support of APS Bank.