Omar Khairat to Perform at Cairo Opera House on May 29

A recipient of the Cultural Personality of The Year Award 2023, Omar Khairat and his orchestra will reunite with Cairo’s wide fan base in a big summer concert next week as he plays some of his most notable works. 

The well-known composer and pianist Khairat will perform in his favorite venue - the Cairo Opera House’s Grand Theatre on May 29 and 12 - with many tickets sold out weeks in advance.

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 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 signature style of composing.