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Art Alert: Menotti's one-act opera at Gomhouriya Theatre Menotti's Bosch-inspired Amahl and the Night Visitors will be performed on 2 and 3 March at the Gomhouriya Theatre
Gian Carlo Menotti's one-act opera Amahl and the Night Visitors will be staged on 2 and 3 March at Al-Gomhouriya Theatre. Directed by Mahdy Sayed, with Medea Ormotsadze on piano, the performance will also be joined by the A Cappella Choir. Inspired by Hieronymous Bosch' painting The Adoration of the Magi, the work examines Christmas from the perspective of a poverty-stricken woman and her son Amahl who spot the three kings, while looking out the window on Christmas night, coming to visit their humble home on their way to Bethlehem. Soloists include: Soprano Neveen Allouba (in the role of The Mother), bass Reda El Wakil (King Balthazar), baritone Raouf Zeidan (King Melchior), soprano Yamin Antar (Amahl) and bass Ossama Gamal (The Page). The composer's English libretto was originally written for the NBC television network to be screened during Christmas time. Programme: Sunday 2 and Monday 3 March, at 8pm Al-Gomhouriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouriya Street in Abdeen Square, Downtown, Cairo http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/95395.aspx