Although the music festival is a community event oriented towards live performances of singing and instrument, but Egyptian opera chose to play this time for the global heritage.
The Opera presented a celebration on the occasion of the International Music Day.
during that, they tribute was given to the creative human heritage
represented in the French cathedral of Notre-Dame, which recently burned its ancient symbolic tower.
Dr. Enas Abdel Dayem, Minister of Culture, attend the cermony
Also, Stephane Roumtier, Ambassador of France in Cairo, and Dr. Magdy Saber, President of the Opera.
The Cairo Symphony Orchestra, led by Maestro Ahmed Saidi, participated in the ceremony.
Eman Mustafa, Jolie Fitzi, Amr Medhat, Reda El Wakil
and cellist Mohamed Ahmed and Koral Akabila sang and trained Maya Gefinaria at the Grand Opera Theater.
The Minister of Culture said : “Heritage will always remains one of the basic pillars of human civilization
and a continuum that reflects human passion ..”
“The cultural heritage of humanity has been embodied in many images,
tangible and intangible, and has become a heritage that is proud of nations and societies”
“The Cathedral of Notre-Dame is one of the historical and heritage sites that represent a precious value to humanity
and heir to all the peoples of the earth.
The Egyptian culture undoubtedly shares the great French people with its great injury
through the Egyptian-French activities in general and the reciprocal activities
which come within the framework of the Egypt-France 2019.”
french statement
The French ambassador said “April 15 will be a long memory. On this day, the flame rose in the Notre-Dame Cathedral de Paris.”
“This day was a miracle when firefighters managed to preserve the walls of the building and save valuables..
I felt solidarity with this accident through the great feelings i’v touched in Egypt
when the next morning received hundreds of messages from Egyptian friends”.
The symphony orchestra have played collection of timeless classical works
such as the Carnival of the Notre-Dame-Antrimitzo of Franz Schmidt, the Cello Concerto and the Orchestra of San Sans, the Rome Fountains of Risbege
and the Ninth Symphony of Beethoven.
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