Citadel Of Mohamed Ali Pacha (Photo: Reuters)
The Cairo Opera House organises the Citadel Festival for Music and Singing as a window into Egyptian fine arts through a diverse line up of 23 concerts on three stages located at the Cairo's citadel.
The Citadel festival features Arab pop stars Mohamed El-Helw, Ali El-Haggar, Syrian singer Majed El-Qassem, Moroccan singer Jannat among others. Young musicians will also take the stage during the festival, ranging from pop to classical music to jazz such as Ahmed Rabie jazz band and Eskenderella.
The festival seeks to spread contemporary culture and music among the Egyptian public in the historic setting of the Saladin Citadel.
Citadel Festival for Music and Singing schedule:
Wednesday 29 August
El-Mahka 1 Theatre: Opening ceremony: Cairo Festival Orchestra - Conductor: Tarek Mahran
Cairo Opera House Open-Air Theatre: Rasha Yehia –Orientals
Thursday 30 August
El-Mahka 1 Theatre: Nesma Abdel Aziz
El-Mahka 2 Theatre: Marwa Nagy
Cairo Opera House Open-Air Theatre: An evening of poetry and music with Gamal Bakheet
Friday 31 August
El-Mahka 1 Theatre: Eskenderella
El-Mahka 2 Theatre: Majed El Qasem
Cairo Opera House Open-Air Theatre: Kenooz Band - Mahmoud Darwish
Saturday 1 September
El-Mahka 1 Theatre: Manal
El-Mahka 2 Theatre: Tarek Fouad
Cairo Opera House Open-Air Theatre: Cairo Festival Orchestra - Conductor: Tarek Mahran
Sunday 2 September
El-Mahka 1 Theatre: El Noor Wal Amal Orchestra
El-Mahka 2 Theatre: Loay
Cairo Opera House Open-Air Theatre: Magic of the East with Bilal Sheikh
Monday 3 September
El-Mahka 1 Theatre: Bassata Band
El-Mahka 2 Theatre: Mohamed El-Helw
Cairo Opera House Open-Air Theatre: Egyptian songs and music with Mamoun El-Miligy
Tuesday 4 September
El-Mahka 1 Theatre: Cairo Festival Orchestra - Conductor: Tarek Mahran
El-Mahka 2 Theatre: Jannat
Cairo Opera House Open-Air Theatre: Sabir Abdel Sattar
Wednesday 5 Septemner
El-Mahka 1 Theatre: Ahmed Rabie Jazz
El-Mahka 2 Theatre: Ali El Haggar
Cairo Opera House Open-Air Theatre: Stars of Music Band with Mustafa Ahmed
Times:
All events taking place at El-Mahka 1 Theatre start at 8pm, those at El-Mahka 2 Theatre concerts start at 10pm, while those at the Open-Air Theatre of the Cairo Opera House start at 8pm.
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