When Shaker Abdel Hamid, Egypt’s Minister of Culture announced that Ines Abdel Dayem will be a new chairperson of the Cairo Opera House, many were not surprised. Abdel Dayem talks about her plans and ...

1 Washington National Opera Announces Plans to Leave the Kennedy Center 2 Post Kennedy Center Split, Washington National Opera Sets Stephen Schwartz Hosted WEST SIDE STORY Gala & More The Cairo Opera ...

The Opera House continues to celebrate the holiday season, with the Cairo Opera Ballet performing Russian author Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece world-class ballet “The Nutcracker“, in five performances ...

The Cairo Opera Troupe, under the supervision of artistic director, Eman Mostafa, is inaugurating its new season with the world show Opera Aida by the Italian composer Verdi. The show will be held ...

As the Cairo Opera House celebrates its 31st anniversary with performances staged on 10 and 11 October, Ahram Online looks at the stepping stones of the opera’s history in Egypt The history of the ...

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The Cairo Opera House will open, on Monday, an Architectural Heritage Exhibition titled “Cairo 50”, which will showcase the artistic and architectural heritage of Egypt. Magdy Saber, President of the ...

Composer and pianist Omar Khairat will perform at the Cairo Opera House on Tuesday, October 20 at 8:30 pm. Events have been resuming at the venue sine July thanks to two new open-air theaters. The ...

The establishment of the ancient opera house is closely related to the opening of the Suez Canal during the reign of Khedive Ismail, who was passionate about arts; therefore, it was called the Khedive ...

On the morning of Oct. 28, 1971, Egypt woke up to a shock: The Khedivial Royal Opera House was on fire. The 100-year-old, rococo-style architectural gem in downtown Cairo burned to ashes. Ballet ...