The festival's Cairo segment will be the first to launch on 18 July with a performance by the Talents Development Centre students.
This will be followed by Shenouda's concert on 19 July.
The Alexandria and Damanhour opera houses will start on 18 July, with Abdel-Hakim and Mady taking the stages, respectively, and paving the way for numerous other musicians.
Here is the programme of the Cairo, Alexandria, and Damanhour opera houses.
Cairo Opera House
Born in 1943, Shenouda revolutionized Egyptian pop music during his six-decade career and has won numerous awards.
His many achievements include collaborating with Abdel-Halim Hafez and Nagat, forming Egypt's first indie band El-Masreyeen (The Egyptians), and discovering talents like Mohamed Mounir and Amr Diab, among other remarkable footprints in Egypt's music scene.
Shenouda still gives numerous concerts in Egypt and the Arab region. In 2023, he was celebrated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during the "Memories" night with a star-dubbed concert featuring Amr Diab, Mohamed Mounir, Ahmed Adaweya, Angham, and Cairokee.
He continues to support local popular artists like Dina El-Wedidi and Nouran Abutaleb, among others, by featuring them in his concerts.
Furthermore, he returned with a series of concerts dubbed "El-Masryyeen - The Tale is Back" performing at local independent stages in highly sought-after concerts. Those concerts feature the young generation of Egyptian musicians.
The Cairo Opera House concerts will also feature musicians such as Ezz El-Nes, Fathy Salama, and Sheikh Mahmoud El-Tohamy, among other evenings, with the Al-Hadra troupe for religious chanting being the last segment of the Summer Festival in Cairo (20 August).
Alexandria Opera House
In parallel, the Alexandria Opera House will launch its summer programme with a concert by Reham Abdel-Hakim.
Born in 1983, Abdel-Hakim is particularly known for her distinctive approach to Um Kalthoum's repertoire. She came to the limelight when she landed a role as a young Um Kalthoum in 1999, with a title carrying the name of the iconic late Arab singer.
Ever since she frequently returns to Um Kalthoum's repertoire through many concerts at the most prestigious stages in Egypt and the Arab region.
She often joins renowned singers on stage, for instance in The Sound of Movies concert series, where she performs alongside Medhat Saleh.
Ahim Shawqan, Ya Habibi, and Amar Ya Eskendria are among her audience-favourite songs.
Abdel-Hakim received several recognitions including the Golden Microphone Award from the Arab Broadcasting Union twice.
The Summer Festival's consecutive evenings will feature numerous performances including the Alexandria Talents Development Centre student Nesma Mahgoub, all the way to Marwa Nagy who will close the Mediterranean city's festival on 8 August.
Damanhour Opera House
The Summer Festival in Damanhour will open with a Hanan Mady concert on 18 July.
Born in 1966, Mady's father Mohamed Mady was a violinist who played with Um Kalthoum.
Mady began singing at a young age and studied violin at the Cairo Conservatory, graduating in 1989.
As a singer, Mady made an unforgettable debut singing the theme song, composed by Omar Khairat, to the 1988 TV series El-Leqaa El-Thany (The Second Meeting).
She went on to sing in several TV series including Yasser Abdel-Rahman's theme for the TV series El-Mal Wal-Banon (The Fortune and the Progeny, 1992-1995).
Because of composer Abdel-Rahman, her former husband, Mady's repertoire was enriched with the best-known songs, helping her launch a successful career.
She also worked with other renowned composers and lyricists, including Abdel-Azim Abdel-Haq, Helmi Bakr, Ahmad Fouad Negm, Ibrahim Abdel-Fattah, and Reda Amin.
Throughout her career, Mady released four albums carrying several tracks that became very popular among her fans, such as Leilet Eshq, El-Bahr, Sheddy El-Dafayer, Asfour, and Kan W-Kan.
Damanhour will also witness concerts by Wael Al-Fashny, Sheikh Mahmoud El-Tohamy, and Marwa Nagy closing the festival's last day on 9 August.
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