The Valletta Baroque Festival 2026 is enjoying a ‘record’ attendance, Festivals Malta announced as the event entered its last week.
The organisers said that since its opening on January 8, the festival has been packed with locals and tourists across all of its performances.
Under the artistic direction of Kenneth Zammit Tabona, the 14th edition has welcomed several international and local artists and ensembles, with concerts at iconic locations such as St John’s Co-Cathedral and the Manoel Theatre drawing full audiences night after night.
The final week’s programme includes large-scale vocal and instrumental works, and a fully staged baroque opera, Pelopida, a recently rediscovered opera by Maltese-Italian composer Girolamo Abos.
The Valletta Baroque Festival, which runs until Sunday, is organised by Festivals Malta in collaboration with the Manoel Theatre, supported by Visit Malta and the Ministry for Culture, Lands and Local Government, and sponsored by Schweppes.
For more information, visit www.festivals.mt/vbf.