Cairo Opera House
Cairo Opera House cancels play on adolescence for ‘inappropriate’ content
Art news
March 18, 2015
Cairo Opera House cancels play on adolescence for ‘inappropriate’ content
A few hours before its premiere, the Cairo Opera House cancelled the play “500s Khomsomeeyat” as part of the fifth annual…
Qasim Amin’s ‘The Liberation of Women’ to open at Cairo Opera House
Art news
January 31, 2015
Qasim Amin’s ‘The Liberation of Women’ to open at Cairo Opera House
The Egyptian Modern Dance Theatre Company will take to the stage of Cairo Opera House delivering theatrical performance of Qasim…
Culture minister will attend Youth Salon in Opera House
Culture
December 13, 2013
Culture minister will attend Youth Salon in Opera House
Culture Minister Saber Aarb, accompanied by Salah Melegy, head of the Fine Arts Sector at the ministry, plan to attend…
First head of the Cairo Opera House Ratiba al-Hefny passes away
Art news
September 17, 2013
First head of the Cairo Opera House Ratiba al-Hefny passes away
A funeral service was held on Tuesday for International Opera singer Ratiba al-Hefny, who is also the former dean of…
Omar Khairat returning to cassette recording
Culture
August 9, 2013
Omar Khairat returning to cassette recording
Prominent musician Omar Khairat has decided to return to cassette recording after a seven-year hiatus, signing a contract with a…
Poet Farouk Shousha resigns over minister’s policies
Culture
May 30, 2013
Poet Farouk Shousha resigns over minister’s policies
Prominent poet Farouk Shousha said he has resigned from the board of trustees of the House of Poetry to protest…
Cairo Opera House director dies at 64
Art news
February 26, 2013
Cairo Opera House director dies at 64
Former Cairo Opera House director Abdel Moneim Kamel passed away on Monday, at the age of 64. Kamel has been…
American idols share the stage with Sing Egyptian Women
Art news
July 9, 2012
American idols share the stage with Sing Egyptian Women
The US Embassy's “Sing Egyptian Women” contest was in many ways the Egyptian counterpart to the popular reality TV show…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a working violinist
Life & Style
May 7, 2012
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a working violinist
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
Attendees halt women’s status lecture to protest National Council for Women
Egypt
March 6, 2012
Attendees halt women’s status lecture to protest National Council for Women
Dozens of attendees halted a public lecture on the status of Egyptian women late Monday, shouting against the chairwoman of…