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The popular concert with the Valletta International Baroque Ensemble returns with a new programme filled with the magic of baroque Christmases gone by. ViBE is the resident ensemble of the Valletta International Baroque Festival. It was born out of a cultural need for Malta to have its own ensemble specifically focused on the study and performances of baroque music, including a rich repertoire of Maltese baroque works. The ensemble consists predominantly of Maltese musicians in collaboration with international baroque specialists. This year, the ensemble will be joining forces with KorMalta a...

What better way to get into the spirit of merriment this end-of-year than with a trip to Malta’s national theatre? This December, Teatru Manoel has curated a line-up of feel-good festive shows, performed live on stage for general audiences. If you are on the fence about attending in person, fear not: social distancing measures are guaranteed, and the theatre is committed to strict health, safety and sanitisation protocols. With restricted audiences, though, booking is essential. “Teatru Manoel is a platform for creativity, artistic skill and professionalism – even during these trying ti...

Mercury skyscraper grows to 33 floors as planning board approves three more storeys Malta’s highest building will get three new floors as the Planning Authority also approves a 19-storey hotel next to it in the Mercury House project 17 December 2020, 6:14pm by James Debono Artist's impression of the Mercury Tower in Paceville, which will now have three more floors added to it The Mercury House tower in Paceville will grow taller by three more floors after the Planning Authority gave the go-ahead in a sitting today. Designed by world famous architect Zaha Hadid, the tower will now rise to 3...

A major residential and business development project on the site of Mercury House - the old telephone exchange in Paceville - got even bigger on Thursday. The board of the Planning Authority approved plans for the building of a 19-storey hotel instead of what was planned to be a five-storey structure. It will rise alongside a tower, now in an advanced stage of construction, which has been given a permit to grow by an additional two floors to 33. Also approved on Thursday were a new nine-storey residential block and a bigger underground car park having a total of 717 parking slots.