SAUDI ARABIA

Cairo Opera to perform in Riyadh musical night

April 24, 2018
National Arab Music Ensemble of the Cairo Opera House in one of its earlier performances. — Courtesy photo
National Arab Music Ensemble of the Cairo Opera House in one of its earlier performances. — Courtesy photo

Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH
— The The National Arab Music Ensemble (AME) of Cairo Opera House will perform two concerts in Riyadh on Wednesday and Thursday.

According to Al-Riyadh newspaper on Tuesday, the opera will play notes for famous Egyptian singers including Abdul Wahab, Umm Kalthoum, Abdul Halim Hafiz, Chadia, Najat Al-Sagheera and others.

The Egyptian Opera has a deep-rooted history extending to more than 100 years. It is an artistic and cultural edifice which has enriched the the art and music in Egypt.

It embodies a number of local troupes including the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, the Cairo Ballet, the Cairo Opera Troupe, the Arab Musical Troupe for Heritage and others in addition to the cultural centers of arts and theater.

There will be 45 musicians playing in the two-day concert.

It will be the first of its kind musical show to be presented in the Kingdom during 2018. Last year, the Japanese Orchestra also performed in Riyadh on the occasion of the Japanese cultural week. About 85 musicians played in the concert.

Local Egyptian musical troupes will also join the opera in its shows.

The General Entertainment Authority is organizing the gala event and has made the invitation public.

In a press statement, Egyptian Culture Minister Ines Abdel Dayem described the cultural interconnection between Egypt and Saudi Arabia as a "safety valve for Arab identity," pointing to the ability of soft power in combating obscurantism, which leads to intellectual security in both countries.

Famous Egyptian actor Ashraf Abdel Baky has established his new artistic project entitled “Saudi Arabia Theater” in Jeddah with the support of the General Entertainment Authority. Abdel Baky presented his first play in the Kingdom on Thursday, April 5, which witnessed the attendance of large number of male and female Saudis.

Famous Egyptian singer Tamer Hosny performed for the first time a concert in Jeddah on Friday, March 30. The concert witnessed the attendance of thousands of Saudis, about 90 percent of which were women.

The concert was organized under the auspices of the General Entertainment Authority, which stated that Hosny was chosen to perform such a huge concert because of his popularity among all Saudis.


April 24, 2018
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