On Saturday 11 August at Pjazza Teatru Rjal, the Malta Concert Orchestra under the direction of Joe Brown will be following on from last year’s great success with the second edition of Notte Italiana. Once again, this concert promises to bring about the true Italian spirit to our shores through some of Italy’s all-time favourite songs. Joined by singers Alex Schembri, Neville Refalo, Georgina, Olivia Lewis and Nadia Vella, the Malta Concert Orchestra will be performing some of Italy's greatest hits by Eros Ramazzoti, Rita Pavona, Laura Pausini, Mia Martini, Massimo Ranieri, Zucchero, I Pooh, Ricchi e Poveri and Ivana Spagna amongst others. The extensive song list includes such songs as Come saprei, Maledettea primavera, Vivo per lei, Per colpa di chi, Fatti mandare dalla mamma, La solitudine, Con le mani and Sarà perchè ti amo.

Notte Italiana will be under the musical direction of one of the orchestra's associate conductors Joe Brown, who was also responsible of the musical arrangements for this concert. Maestro Brown is an experienced conductor/arranger with over 20 years experience in studio recordings and television programmes. He has conducted the orchestra for the Malta Eurovision Song Contest and other national festivals, composed the music for various local TV series and collaborated with international artistes such Johnny Logan, Tracey Shields, T.J. Slater, The Drifters and Brotherhood of Men amongst others. He has conducted also in the UK and Australia and has been involved in over 300 concerts and 600 television programmes.

Tickets are available from www.pjazzateatrurjal.mt Students, families and senior citizens may benefit from special discounts (terms and conditions apply).