CAIRO - The opera Faust, which was presented recently in Cairo Opera House's Small Hall as one of a series of live operatic transmissions there from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York was a significant musical event.
Its importance was not (...)
CAIRO - After a long absence, the Cairo Opera Company has presented one of the world's greatest operatic works, Giuseppe Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball). The Egyptian troupe did us proud.
A good understanding of Verdi's masterpiece, as (...)
CAIRO - For the second time, we were fortunate to enjoy a major work of Richard Wagner (1883-1813) in the Cairo Opera House's Small Hall, screened live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
This time, we got to watch Die Walkure or Die Walküre (...)
CAIRO - Recalling the past is what the Austrian Embassy in Cairo has been doing by presenting us with the hidden artistic treasures of previous eras in the Cairo Opera House's Open Air Theatre, courtesy of the Accentus Austria Ensemble.
Since its (...)
The ‘In Love of Egypt' concert, recently held in the Main Hall at the Cairo Opera House, was spectacular not just because the artists and musicians donated their money to the families of people killed in the revolution against the Mubarak regime, (...)
CAIRO - The symphonic concert ‘An Evening with Brahms' was recently performed in the Main Hall at the Cairo Opera House. The first work to be performed in the 52nd season of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra since the recent revolution, it also (...)
CAIRO - After having been in limbo for three months due to the Egyptian revolution, the Cairo Opera House has opened again with Tchaikovsky's ‘Swan Lake' in the Main Hall. It was Tchaikovsky's first ballet, considered by many as one of the greatest (...)
No matter how many times Opera Aida, conducted by Italian conductor Marcello Mottadelli, is put on here, it still retains its charm. Maybe the secret lies in the fact that the themes and melodies have a unique, Egyptian flavour.
Aida was first (...)
Egyptian opera fans recently got to see The Girl of the Golden West, which was aired lived from the Metropolitan Opera in New York to the Small Hall of the Cairo Opera House.
It was one of the major events of this season because it was the first (...)
CAIRO - IT was a wonderful night with Mendelssohn in the Main Hall at the Cairo Opera House, inspired by the Swiss conductor Andreas Spörri, helped by Egypt's Hassan Sharrara and his brilliant violin playing.
The orchestra performed two of (...)
CAIRO - LE Nozze di Figaro, ossia la Folle Giornata (The Marriage of Figaro, or the Day of Madness), K.492, an opera buffa (comic opera) composed in 1786 in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, has been selected as the opening performance of the (...)
CAIRO - It was a wonderful night with Mendelssohn in the Main Hall at the Cairo Opera House, inspired by the Swiss conductor Andreas Spörri, helped by Egypt's Hassan Sharrara and his brilliant violin playing.
The orchestra performed two of (...)
CAIRO - The Latin American countries have recently celebrated 200 years of independence with a concert performed by a Latin American orchestra in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House, with the participation of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra.
The (...)
CAIRO - In the closing ceremony of the 51st season of Cairo Symphony Orchestra, recently held in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House, conductor Marcello Mottadelli and his troupe, with the help of the Opera's superstars, treated the audience to (...)
The season-end performance of the Egyptian Philharmonic Orchestra at the
Prince Mohamed Ali Palace in Cairo, a co-operation between the International Music Centre and the Egyptian Philharmonic Society, was the closing of a rich season and a triumph (...)
CAIRO- Distinctive thinking, scientific vision, inspiration from heritage, sticking to one's original identity, creativity and integrity are what make the “Dream of the Red
Chamber” dance, recently performed in the Main Hall, Cairo Opera House, (...)
THE recent Cairo concert of the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, known as the SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra, was an important musical event.
The orchestra was established in 1946 and played a significant role in spreading (...)
Classical ballet lovers recently enjoyed a beautiful performance of the ballet ‘La Bayadère' (The Temple Dancer), given by the National Academic Bolshoi Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus, at Cairo Opera House.
This event came towards the end (...)
The closing concert of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra season came so lacklustre it lacked the traditions and characteristics of the international closing celebrations.
Nor did it express the great history of the Egyptian orchestra. It was rather a (...)
The recent concert of Cairo Opera Orchestra at Al-Gomhouria Theatre, which featured the famous Egyptian guitarist Emad Hamdy was a great success. The German conductor Ernst Schelle prepared a programme of Spanish music.
It was the same theatre where (...)
THE recent performance of "Spartacus" ballet by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company offered a great opportunity for new talents and revealed an excellent level of performance and production.
The same ballet was presented last year by the Bolshoi Ballet (...)
TALENT, hard work, and reaching the highest level of perfection are the usual characteristics of the able pianist Wael Farouq.
The Cairo Symphony saves him for playing the most demanding Piano Concertos, as was the case in his recent concert in the (...)
THE recent production of opera ‘Carmen' at the main hall of Cairo Opera House is one of the most important artistic events in this season. Not only does it enrich the repertoire of Cairo Opera Company, but it also gives a chance to a new generation (...)
The closing Gala Concert of the Cairo Opera Orchestra was a wonderful surprise for the audience. The beautiful operatic arias, sung by three young Egyptian tenors, reminded one of the unforgettable concerts launched by the three legendary tenors (...)
The recent concert given by the duo Emad Hamdy (guitar) and Hassan Sharara (violin) in the Open Air Theatre at the Cairo Opera House proved a great success. The event was held to celebrate the sixth anniversary of this charming duet who first teamed (...)