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As Saudi Arabia continues its quest to establish itself as a cultural force on the world stage, investing significantly in its cultural heritage, it has turned to opera as a way forward. There is a new opera house being built, aiming for completion in 2029. Meanwhile, opera has temporarily taken over the huge King Fahad Cultural Center in Riyadh, which has been rapidly repurposed to accommodate the world premiere of a new opera specially commissioned by the country’s Theatre and Performing Arts

/PRNewswire/ -- Last night, inside the newly renovated King Fahad Cultural Centre, Riyadh, the Saudi Theater and Performing Arts Commission premiered Zarqa Al...

The opera, inspired by a pre-Islamic Arabian legend, will debut in April

Saudi Arabia’s Theater and Performing Arts Commission announced on Friday the upcoming production of “Zarqa Al Yamama” – the first grand opera to be produced by the Kingdom and the world’s largest grand opera in Arabic performed by international and locally trained artists. This ground-breaking production will debut in April in Riyadh and run until the beginning of May.

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