Abdel Halim Nouira Ensemble for Arabic Music Performs at Cairo Opera House

The Abdel Halim Nouira Ensemble for Arabic Music, led by Maestro Ahmed Amer, performed live at the Cairo Opera House on Thursday night.

The ensemble presented an anthology of timeless melodies by Shadia and Abdel Halim Hafez.

Founded in 1967, the troupe's main impetus for the foundation was the late artist, Abdel Halim Nowera, whose name it still bears in honor and memory of him. 

The main goal of founding this Ensemble was to preserve, develop and present the Arab music heritage in a style that suits the contemporary taste of the listener without any prejudice or distortion of the artistic content of this heritage; an approach adopted by the Ensemble since its founding. 

Music ensembles in different Arab countries tried to follow suit by presenting this kind of art, Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music continued to occupy a unique and unrivaled position in this field. 

The ensemble often performs on the stages of the Cairo Opera House and in various governorates of Egypt. 

The Ensemble also toured many countries all over the world such as Turkey, Spain, France, Italy, Japan, Greece, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Qatar, Lebanon, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the USA (Michigan, North Carolina, Chicago, New York and Washington).

Moreover, they participated in many international festivals such as the Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts in Jordan, the International Festival of Carthage in Tunisia, the Babylon International Festival in Iraq, the Zanzibar Music Festival, and the International Cultural Festival of Andalusian Music in Algiers.

Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble also presented alongside top singing stars of the Arab world in the Festival and Conference of Arab Music, which has been hosted annually by the Cairo Opera House since 1991.