Live Breaking News & Updates on Hany Abdel Zaher

One Thousand and One Nights
in the late 18th century, the then-teenager was immediately enchanted by the short story collection’s fictional narrator, Scheherazade.
Years later, the acclaimed French composer attempted to create an opera revolving around Scheherazade s life.
Taking the stories, settings and atmosphere from the page to the stage, however, proved an insurmountable task.
What remains of the project is the 1904 three-song cycle, also titled
Scheherazade, which comes with lyrics lifted from the poetry of French writer Tristan Klingsor.
These works open Fatma Said s debut album,
El Nour.
While Ravel didn’t complete the project, the Egyptian soprano says his dream of fusing cultures speaks to both the heart of her album and her career goals. ....

Al Qahirah , United States , Juan Diego Florez , Neveen Allouba , El Nour , Federico Garcia Lorca , Tristan Klingsor , Maurice Ravel , Hany Abdel Zaher , Amr Medhat , El Hadidi , Salzburg Mozartwoche , Hanns Eisler School Music , One Thousand , One Nightsin , Fatma Said , Warner Classics , Gala El Hadidi , Three Egyptian Tenors , Ragaa Eldin , Accademia Del Teatro , Boston Symphony Orchestra , Juan Diego , North Africa , Elias Rahbani , Sahar El Layali ,