Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds. Info 339 8144, box office 2739 0132/0144 *Main Hall Thur 14, Fri 15, Sun 17(8pm), Mon 18, Wed 20 (Soirèe & Matinèe), Thur 21, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Ballet Company and the Cairo Opera Orchestra present The Swan Lake ballet. Sat 16, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. *Small Hall Thur 14, 8pm: Singing recital by baritone Reda Al-Wakil accompanied by French pianist Pascale Rose. Fri 15, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Choir, conducted by Selim Sahab (6pm). Celebrating Valentine's Day, singing recital features Marwa Nagui (9pm). Sat 16, 7.55pm: Verdi's Rigoletto opera aired live from the Metropolitan opera. Sun 17, 8pm: Celebrating Valentine's Day, a guitar recital by Emad Hamdi. Thur 21, 8pm: Oriental jazz by Yehia Khalil and his band.
Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel 3345 9939 Thur 14, 10pm: DJ Ramy/VJ Momo (Valentine's Day). Fri 15, 10pm: DJ Ahmed Shawky and DJ Carlos. Sat 16, 10pm: City and Ashara Gharby bands. Sun 17, 10pm: Ashraf Habashi and the Jazz Caterers. Mon 18, 10pm: DJ Mustafa Ayman and DJ Baher Eid. Tue 19, 10pm: Abul Shabab followed byWust Al Balad band. Wed 20, 10pm: DJ Ramy features saxophonist Nour. Thur 21, 10pm: The Cadillacs followed by Glass Onion.
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 2514 7475 every Sat, Mon & Wed, (8pm, free admission) Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin. Tel 2390 7707 Thur 14, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Selim Sahab performs a collection of the best poems. Fri 15, 8pm: The Arab Takht troupe, led by Yasser Moawad in a repertoire of classical Arab songs. Sat 16, 8pm: A singing recital features Johny. Thur 21, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Aran Music Ensemble, conducted by Selim Sahab plays classical Arab songs.
Makan 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo. Tel 2792 0878 Every Tuesday, 9-11pm: Mawawil features vocalists Hend and Sara in a repertoire of traditional music of the Nile Delta, Al Jaafra music played by Arab Tribes from Aswan and Nass Makan band. Every Wednesday, 9-11pm: Zar music and songs by Mazaher ensemble featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sabah. Thur 14, 9pm: Telepoetic band plays music which is a mixture of experimentation resulting from the clash of the approaches of a trio of musicians.
El Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music 30 A El-Balaqsa St, Abdeen, Downtown. Tel 011 50995354 *Al Dammah Theatre for Free Arts Thur 14, 9pm: Al-Tanbura band with Al Hinna and Al Waziery bands, has written a new song about recent events in the three canal cities, Port Said, Suez and Ismailia and will be performing this as well as other resistance songs.
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448, www.culturewheel.com *River Hall Fri 15, 8pm: The Fifth Street Festival reflects the artistic features of the Egyptian street. *Wisdom Hall Thur 14, 8pm: A singing recital features George Kazazian. Fri 15, 8pm: WaTaRiano choir features young soloists.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thur 14 & Thur 21, 8pm: The Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing. Fri 15, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Sun 17, 8pm: Al-Enshad Al-Dini troupe plays religious songs.
