Following last year’s successful “Golden Oldies”, and more recently, “Flashback”, Spiteri Lucas Entertainment (SLE) has teamed up with the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts to produce a spectacular music production not to be missed by one and all. On the 6^th and 7^th August 2007, the “open-air” Old Opera House Theatre (Teatru Rjal) in Valletta will be transformed into a hall of fame with the music show paying tribute to “The Legends of Music”. 

The Legends of Music is a live, animated and entertaining show featuring hits by some of the greatest legends ever to grace the history of Pop music. It promises to be one of the most spectacular shows during this summer’s Malta Arts Festival that will surely brings the crowd to its feet.

The show features songs by legendary artists, both from the past and the present such as Edith Piaf, Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, Connie Francis, crooning myth, Frank Sinatra, Ike & Tina Turner, Tom Jones, John Denver, Neil Diamond, Country and Western golden voice Tammy Wynette, The Beatles, The Monkees, Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), The Blues Brothers, Madonna, Queen, Celine Dion as well as the soulful voices of James Brown, Wilson Pickett and The Temptations. There is also room for a couple of Italian greats like Gianni Morandi and the unforgettable Lucio Battisti.

Hit numbers like “Always on my Mind”, “Suspicious Minds”, “The Young Ones”, “New York New York”, “River Deep Mountain High”, “Proud Mary”, “Annie’s Song”, “Not Unusual”, “Stand by your Man”, “|Material Girl”, “I Feel Good”, “In the Midnight Hour” and “My Girl”, just to mention a few feature prominently in this production.

Starring in the “The Legends of Music” will be some of Malta’s top performers such as Debbie Scerri, Glen Vella, Natasha and Charlene Grima, Ivan Spiteri Lucas, Triccas, Nadine Axisa, Ludwig Galea as well as this year’s revelation in the local music scene, teenage idol, Klinsmann.

All artists will be backed by a live seven piece band under the direction of popular musician and singer Mark Spiteri Lucas who is also responsible for all musical arrangements, while Celaine Buhagiar and her Dancel Dancers will provide some extra spectacle with their colourful choreographies. 

With a repertoire of highly popular tunes, a talented cast, spectacular lighting and sound, colourful costumes and a few surprises in store, “The Legends of Music” is the event you just cannot miss for this summer’s Malta Arts Festival.   

All you have to do is keep Monday the 6^th or Tuesday the 7^th of August from 21.00hrs free and book your seats at the Old Opera House to enjoy every minute of “The Legends of Music” - a live musical celebration featuring spectacular interpretations of the world’s greatest performers that made the history of pop music.