| LC control no. | no2014151850 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Malta Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Variant(s) | MPO Orkestra Filarmonika Nazzjonali National Orchestra of Malta |
| See also | Predecessor: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale di Malta |
| Beginning date | 20080112 |
| Found in | Overture, Macbeth label (Malta Philharmonic Orchestra) Orchestra's WWW home page, Nov. 17, 2014 (Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, MPO. The Orchestra was founded on 1st April 1968 and was originally known as the Manoel Theatre Orchestra. It comprised a number of musicians who previously formed part of a chamber orchestra in the employ of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Navy (Malta), better known as the C-in-C Orchestra that was disbanded one day earlier. It was the orchestra in residence at the homonymous theatre and regularly performed operas and symphonic concerts under the direction of its resident conductors Joseph Sammut (1968-1992) and Michael Laus (1992-1997). In September 1997 the orchestra became an independent body and was officially named as the National Orchestra of Malta. Ten years later, in December 2007, precisely during the Budget Speech by the Hon. Prime Minister Dr. Lawrence Gonzi, the Orchestra was given the go ahead to start the process to augment its musicians complement to Philharmonic levels. The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra or Orkestra Filarmonika Mazzjonali in Maltese was launched on the 12th January, 2008, on the occasion of the official Euro change-over celebration concert marking Malta's entry into the Eurozone. In June 2003, the National Orchestra participated in the production of Leonard Bernstein's Candide at Rome's Teatro Argentina.) |
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