For more than four years, Dutch-Maltese conductor Lawrence Renes has discreetly represented Malta as its Ambassador for Culture, a position that—unlike similar appointments—has attracted little public attention or official disclosure. While Malta’s other cultural ambassadors, tenor Joseph Calleja and interior designer Francis Sultana, have frequently been in the spotlight, Renes’ appointment remained largely unpublicized until a recent parliamentary exchange revealed his official role and remuneration....

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