Acclaimed Egypt's composer Omar Khairat will perform two live concerts this month, on 17 and 18 Jan, at his favourite venue, the Cairo Opera House’s main hall.
Accompanied by the Cairo Opera Orchestra led by conductor Nayer Nagui, Khairat will present some of his most notable works to celebrate the new year.
Born in Cairo, Khairat joined the Cairo Conservatoire in 1959, studied piano with Italian Maestro Vincenzo Carro and followed correspondence courses in music theory and composition with the Trinity College in England.
Throughout his outstanding career, he has composed musical scores for numerous films and television series, including The Sixth Day (1984), The Terrorist (1993), Mafia (2002), Girl’s Love (2003), The Embassy is in the Building (2005), and ‘Deer’s Blood’ (2006).
He also rearranged some works of the great composer Mohamed Abdel Wahab like Wahabiat 1 and 2 in addition to songs of Um Kulthoum which achieved great success due to his achievement of developing his own signature style of composing.
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