Malta’s European Union Council Presidency starts tonight

Today the Maltese Philharmonic Orchestra will join the famous tenor Joseph Calleja at the BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels, under the direction of maestro Brian Schembri. This special concert marks the beginning of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the upcoming 6 months – until June 30, 2017. The concert will feature classical masterpieces written such as La donna è mobile from Verdi’s Rigoletto, E lucevan le stelle from Puccini’s Tosca and other legendary operas and arias are highlights of the programme, alongside Knights of Malta Ballet Suite by Malta’s national composer Charles Camilleri (1931 – 2009).