Cairo Opera House
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 02 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 02 2739 0132/0144
Fountain Theatre
Thurs 24, 8.30pm: The closing ceremony of the The 32nd Arab Music Festival and Conference features violinist Mustafa Dagher in a solo recital, oud recital by Islam El-Qasabgy, and singer Maye Farouk in a concert, conducted by maestro Tamer Faizy.
Main Hall
Sat 26, 8.30pm: "Great Symphonies III" concert will feature the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Ahmed El-Saedi, performing compositions by Sibelius and Beethoven.
Tues 29, Wed 30, Thurs 31, 8.30pm: One Thousand and One Nights ballet performed by the Cairo Opera Orchestra, conducted by maestro Nader Abbassi, music by Fikret Amirov, choreography by Naila Nazirova and directed by Erminia Kamel.
Open-Air Theatre
Sun 27, 8.30pm: Celebrating China-Egypt Year of Partnership, Cheng Du ensemble from China will give a concert.
Small Hall
Fri 25, 8pm: “Japan - Egypt: Together for Deeper Bonds and a Bright Future” concert features Masashi Tomosugi (Bass Baritone)
Takaki Kurihara (Baritone), Tadashi Suenaga (Piano), Reda El- Wakil (Bass Baritone), Amr Medhat (Tenor), and
Yasser Elserafi (Violin). The repertoire will include Italian opera pieces to Japanese traditional music, as well as Arab music such as Make way for the factotum by Rossini from “The Barber of Seville”, Toreador song by Bizet from “Carmen”, and A furtive tear, by Donizetti from “L'elisir d'amore”.
Thurs 31, 8.30pm: The Cairo Opera Company presents Puccini's centennial celebration featuring pianist Greig Martin.
Beit Al-Seheimi
Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Tel 02 2787 8865
Every Sunday, 8pm: The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments.
Every Friday, 8pm: “Alaragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance by clowns in Al-Muaaz Street, presented by Wamda and directed by Nabil Bahgat.
French Cultural Institute
Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Tel 02 2791 5800
Thurs 24, 8pm: Creatrix is a poetic oeuvre born from the collaboration between dancer and visual artist Mona El-Husseini and her mother, Hala Farahat. Together, they explore how stories are shared, transmitted, and told through the body, weaving a link between generations. This enchanting duo combines improvisation, gestural interpretation, abstraction of Egyptian Baladi dance and the art of storytelling.
Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Tel 02 2514 7475
Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
(Performances every Sat and Wed, 7.30pm).
Makan
1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 2792 0878
Every Tuesday, 8-10pm: Mawawil features vocalists Hend and Sara in a repertoire of traditional music of the Nile Delta, Al Jaafra music played by Arab Tribes from Aswan and Nass Makan band.
Every Wednesday, 8-10pm: Zar music and songs by Mazaher ensemble featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sabah.
Room Art Space & Café
10 Etihad Al Mohamin, Garden City, Tel 01000 068 159
Thurs 24, 8pm: Singer Ahmed Ali El-Haggar and his band.
Fri 25, 8pm: Spacetoon by Elmashrou3.
Sat 26, 8pm: Open Mic concert.
Tues 29, 8pm: Karaoke night.
Thurs 31, 8pm: Tarneem live session, a multi-instrumentalist and music producer perform original tracks and covers.
The Spot mall, infront of AUC Gate 4, New Cairo
Thurs 24 and Thurs 31, 9pm: Karaoke night.
Sun 27, 9pm: Improv Lab show, directed by Ramsy Lenher.
Mon 28, 9pm: Get ready to immerse yourself in the atmospheric sounds of Trilogy and Kissland, as they perform all your favorite hits, experience the electrifying energy of The Weeknd’s iconic tracks from Kissland and Trilogy, brought to by Party Monster.
Wed 30, 9pm: Karaoke night.
El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448
River Hall
Thurs 24, 8pm: Autostrad band.
Fri 25, 8pm: Andromida band.
Sat 26, 8pm: KAWKAB and CODE MASR bands. .
Sun 27, 8pm: Saltana band.
Tues 29, 8pm: Darboka band, led by Amir Emam.
Wed 30, 9pm: Super star singer Ali El-Haggar and his band.
Thurs 31, 8pm: A stand-up comedy show by Ali Qandil.
Wisdom Hall
Fri 25, 8pm: A singing recital by Ali El-Helbawy.
Thurs 31, 8pm: A singing recital by Hannan Mady.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre)
Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106
Thurs 14 and Fri 15 Nov, 8pm: One Thousand and One Nights ballet performed by the Cairo Opera Orchestra, conducted by maestro Nader Abbassi, music by Fikret Amirov, choreography by Naila Nazirova and directed by Erminia Kamel.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999
Main Hall
Sat 26, 8pm: A concert by BA Orchestra, conducted by maestro Nayer Nagui, BA Youth Orchestra, and BA Choir performing Dvorak's Cello Concert in B minor Op. 104 and Brahms's three works for Choir and Orchestra. In collaboration with the Czech Cultural Centre in Cairo, the concert will feature international Czech cellist Tomas Jamnik.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 24 October, 2024 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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