Details of the 27th Arab Music Festival and Conference

The Egyptian Opera held a press conference Monday night to announce the details of the 27th Arab Music Festival and Conference at the first level of the Grand Theater, in the presence of Dr. Magdy Saber, President of the Opera and Opera. Artist Cihan Morsi, director of the festival. Rasha Tamoum, the musician Dr. Hassan Sharara, the poet Hani Abdel Karim and the lawyer Majed Sorour, the composer Mohammed Rahim.

The conference began with a speech by Dr. Magdy Saber, during which he stated that preparations for the Arab Music Festival had begun immediately after taking office as President of the Opera for a month and a half .

He added that the festival includes 43 concerts in seven theaters of the Opera with the participation of 8 Arab countries and 16 other countries between Arabs and foreigners participating in the festival's scientific conference.

She then spoke to festival director Cihan Morsi, pointing out that the artistic presence was different this year, with singers singing in Egypt and the Arab world, including the first participant and others who have been absent from the festival since. over 15 years old.

Morsi pointed out that this session was named after the late Shadia and dedicated to the late Michel El Masry and the late violinist Saad Mohamed Hassan, as well as the Minister of Culture, Enas Abdel Dayem, who had greatly supported the success of the current session .

The musician Hilmi Bakr pointed out that Arab singers bring to Egypt the country of leadership, a kiss of Arab artists including the Egyptian Opera, which hosts the largest music and singing festival at home .

For her part, Ms. Rasha Tamoum, Chair of the Scientific Committee, said that this year's conference was open to the world and to the image of Arab music. She has therefore chosen "Arabic Music between Arab and World Reality" and will address many experiences and ideas of performance around the world.

Dr. Hassan Sharara inquired about the currency movement and its current role, which has completely disappeared over time, inviting everyone to attend the festival's competitions, overseen by.

Musician Mohammed Rahim has announced that he is preparing a special song to pay homage to the spirit of the late artist Shadia, dedicated to this session. It should be presented at the opening ceremony on November 1st.

Rahim pointed out that the song was written by the poet Hani Abdel Karim. He finished setting his melody to music and repeating the repetitions corresponding to the value and status of a great artist who influenced the history of Egypt in song and cinema.

This year's festival will be held from November 12th to 12th. It will include 43 performances in seven theaters (Al-Kabir, Al-Saghir, Institute of Arab Music, Al-Gomhuria, Damanhour, Alexandria and Tanta) with the participation of 72 artists from 8 Arab countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Tunisia. , Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain and Jordan.

Dr. Magdy Saber, head of the Egyptian Opera and Festival, said that this year's festival was the deceased artist Shadia, an edition dedicated to musician Michel El Masry and violinist Saad Mohamed Hassan.

The late artist Saad Mohamed Hassan (Egypt), the late musician Halim El Roumi (Egypt), the late Egyptian composer Saad El-Roumi (Egypt), the late artist Michel El Masri (Egypt) (Egypt), the singer Hazem Selim (Egypt) Egypt), the artist Mohamed Baghdadi (Egypt), the rhythmist Saeed Al-Artiest (Egypt), the singer Nader Zaher Habib Al-Zaid (Kuwait) Musician Imad Al-Sharouni (Egypt), Dr. Habib Zahir Al Abbas (Iraq), Helmi Amin (Egypt), Singer Samir For Eskandrany (Egypt), the artist Salah Aram (Egypt), singer Latifa (Tunisia), musician Abdul Rab Idriss (Saudi Arabia).