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Il-Qtates ta' max-Xatt, Opra ghat-Tfal
Type
chamber opera
Instrumentation
5 singers + 1 actor + cl (bcl), pno, perc (wdbl, BD, TD, SD, tgl, Sus-cym, xylo), vln, vcl
Duration
35'
Year
2018
Commissioned by
Teatru Malta and Three Palaces Festival
Premiere cast
Ruth Sammut Casingena: Nanna/ Pippistrell
Clare Ghigo: Kannell
Francesca Aquilina: Pinzell
Jean Pierre Busuttil: Nannu
Sean Borg: Cippitatu
Louis Andrew Cassar: Pilatu
Sofia Narmania: Piano
Noel Beck: Clarinet
Joseph Camilleri: Percussion
Maria Conrad: Violin
Christopher Greenhalgh: Violincello
Librettist: Clare Azzopardi
Director: Denise Mulholland
Production Manager: Nicole Blackman
February 2018
Maritime Museum (Birgu, Malta)
Librettist
Clare Azzopardi
Language
Maltese
Il-Qtates ta' Max-Xatt (The cats of the shore) explores the sensitive subject of loss through the eyes of a group of singing stray cats who struggle to come to terms with the ‘disappearance’’ of two of the most important people in their life.
Based on the book of Clare Azzopardi, Il-Qtates ta’ max-Xatt invites audiences, young and old to indulge in this melodious interpretation of a story that explores one of children’s greatest fears through the cheerful mediums of puppetry and song.
