Cairo Opera House
Opera House head banned from travel over corruption investigation
Egypt
March 1, 2012
Opera House head banned from travel over corruption investigation
The head of the Cairo Opera House was prevented from flying out of the Cairo airport Thursday, as the public…
Rousing patriotic pageantry at the 20th Arab Music Festival
Art news
November 12, 2011
Rousing patriotic pageantry at the 20th Arab Music Festival
The 20th Arab Music Festival and Conference opened Friday evening at the Cairo Opera House with a dramatic pageant of…
Court rivalry and paternal demands at Gomhouria Theatre
Art news
October 27, 2011
Court rivalry and paternal demands at Gomhouria Theatre
In the shadow of the imposing Abdeen Palace in downtown Cairo, you might come across the exquisite El Gomhouria Theatre.…
Master violinist to perform at the Cairo Opera House
Art news
October 19, 2011
Master violinist to perform at the Cairo Opera House
If virtuoso violinist and composer Abdo Dagher were Japanese, he would have been declared a national treasure. As it is,…
Cairo Symphony Orchestra issues its first clarion call since 25 January
Art news
September 19, 2011
Cairo Symphony Orchestra issues its first clarion call since 25 January
An evening of Tchaikovsky was a fitting opening to the 52nd season of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra (CSO) on Saturday,…
Mohamed Fairouz makes way for more inclusive classical music
Art news
September 2, 2011
Mohamed Fairouz makes way for more inclusive classical music
A young Arab-American composer is putting some thick cracks in a Western-establishment perspective that has for decades divided traditional music…
In ‘The Pyramids and the Revolution’ ballet, revolution takes its place in Egyptian mythology
Art news
July 5, 2011
In ‘The Pyramids and the Revolution’ ballet, revolution takes its place in Egyptian mythology
It hasn't been difficult to spot a trend in recent cultural production tacking the revolution onto everything. Seemingly, the assumption…
Walid Aouni revives Egypt’s modern artists at the Egyptian Arts Centennial
Art news
June 18, 2011
Walid Aouni revives Egypt’s modern artists at the Egyptian Arts Centennial
A young fine arts student is fascinated by the works of the great Egyptian modernist artists, and decides to bring…
Egypt’s Famelab 2011 candidate selected
Life & Style
March 28, 2011
Egypt’s Famelab 2011 candidate selected
The national science competition Famelab Egypt announced its 2011 winner, who will represent the country in the international version of…
Fallen faces of the uprising: Ziyad Bakir
Egypt
March 20, 2011
Fallen faces of the uprising: Ziyad Bakir
Seeing him announced as a martyr on television, then receiving anonymous phone calls to say he was alive and well,…