Cairo Opera Orchestra celebrates Franz Liszt bicentennial

Ahram Online, Thursday 8 Dec 2011

On Monday 12 December, Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nayer Nagui will perform works by Franz Liszt

Liszt

To commemorate the great Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886), the Cairo Opera House will next week host a concert on the occasion of the bicentenary of his birth.

The programme will include:

- Les Preludes, Symphonic Poem
- Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
- Hungaria, Symphonic Poem
- Faust Symphony final for Tenor solo, male Choir & Orchestra

Tenor: Hisham Elguindy.
Acappella Choir.
Choir Master: Maya Gveneria.

Cairo Opera Orchestra will be conducted by Nayer Nagui

Previously scheduled to take place on 24 November, the concert was postponed due to the violence and deaths in Tahrir Square and Mohamed Mahmoud Street.

 

Programme:

Monday 12 December at 8pm

Cairo Opera House, Main Hall

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