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Egypt is versatile, diverse and home to one of the
oldest civilizations in the world. From the Deltas religious
monuments to the Pyramids in its capital, the outskirts of
Sinai to the sands of the White Dese rt and pristine waters
of the Red Sea, Egypt is renowned for its abundance of
archaeological, pleasure and historical sites. Regardless of
what your interests and passion is, you will nd something
you will want to see or do during your stay in the land of
the Pharaohs.
Here is a round-up of some of the high lights that may not
be on your agenda.
Marsa Alam
Located 325km south of Hurghada, Marsa Alam
encompasses some of the worlds top diving sites. In
addition to its famous diving and kite surng sites, if you are
a nature lover, Marsa Alam is also home to the rare and
exotic wildlife of Gebel Elba National Park. The park lies
250km south of Marsa Alam, between the small town of
Berenice and Egypts border with Sudan.
This mountainous area harbors an array of bird species
including the Sooty Falcon, the Crowned Sandgrouse and
the Pharaoh Eagle Owl. Its highest peaks, including the
Gebel Elba, together form a mist oasis, the main reason
for the abundance of local ora and wildlife.
Beni Suef
This city lies 120 km south of Cairo on the west side of the
Nile bank. Despite being a small and industrial city, it hosts
several touristic attractions.
The Beni Suef Museum is a two-oored establishment that
boasts an assortment of ornaments and artifacts from the
days of the Pharaohs, Romans and Greeks, in addition to
some items from the Coptic Christian and Islamic eras.
Another popular site is the Meidum Pyramid; a somewhat
large pyramid surrounded by mastabas (a type of ancient
Egyptian tomb). This pyramid was built for Huni, the last king
of the Third Dynasty.
Menya
This historical and culturally rich city is Menya is located
245km south of Cairo and has been dubbed by its residents
as the Bride of Upper Egypt.
Beni Hassan in Menya is home to a total of 39 tombs of
members from the 12th and 13th Dynasties. This site is
an example of the great craftsmanship and artistic talent
of the Ancient Egyptians. The tombs were hewn out of a
mountainous area, in the form of a single chamber.
The older tombs were not decorated and had plain
entrances, while the facades of the newer tombs were
meticulously decorated with double columns and a portico
(porch leading to the entrance of a building).
Another must-see sight is the Ashmouneen or the Baboon
Figure of Thoth from the 18th Dynasty. This historical site
encompasses fragments from originally eight colossal
baboon-like gurines made of brown quartzite and were
salvaged from the foundations of the Ptolemic Thoth
Temple. They were originally donated to the court temple
during the reign of Amenophis III. Each gurine weighs over
35 tons and are still in very good shape.
Tel El Amarna, located on the eastern bank of the Nile
in Menya, is an ancient Egyptian city built by Pharaoh
Akhenaton of the late 18th Dynasty. Most of this historical
site is still intact and is denitely worth paying a visit.
Tuna Al Jebel is located west of the Ashmouneen, and
served as a burial site under the reign of the Romans. It is
comprised of several burial homes; a great example of how
Roman and ancient Egyptian art can be fused together.
This area also includes numerous tombs, like tomb of
Petozeris, tomb of Azadora and tomb of Tehot.
Cairo
The metropolitan capital with its buzzing nightlife and
great historical heritage, has a lot more to offer than just
the usual touristic sites.
Al Aqmar Mosque: It is considered to be one of the most
prevailing of the Fatimid architecture. Al-Aqmar is literally
known as the Moonlit and sometimes as the Gray mosque,
most probably due to its pale creamy stone color, hencereecting the moonlight. The mosque is one of the rst and
unusual mosques to have a lavishly carved and decorated
stone faade.
Amir Taz Palace: Found on Suyuya street, is the immense
palace of Amir Taz. Completed in 1352, this sprawling
palace complex was built by Amir Taz in celebration of his
marriage to Sultan Al Nasirs daughter. The palace suffered
great damage over time, but has been restored and is a
wonder to explore. With endless hallways and rooms and
a massive courtyard, the palace can easily eat up a whole
afternoon.
Alexandria
The second city of the country is ideally located directly
on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypts largest seaport
and is home to some of its most important touristic venues.
The most famous and beautiful mosque in Alexandria is
El Mursi Abul Abbas Mosque. It is located in the Anfoushi
district near the Fort of Qaitbay, not too far from the
Corniche. It was built in the 1940s.
The Saint Marc College and church is an excellent form
of architecture; the Roman Catholic School was founded
in 1928 by the Lassalian Brothers and inaugurated by King
Fuad I. The College is located in Al Shatby district.
Also, not to be missed is the Abu Mina Monastery, which
is around 50 km from Alexandria.
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pave the roads leading to Giza
Plateau
The Minister of State for Antiquities inaugurated Apis
tombs at Saqqara necropolis known as the Serapeum
after a ten-year restoration process.
The inauguration of the Serapeum that were dis-
covered in 1851 are a starting point for a series of
forthcoming openings of several monuments and
archaeological sites in different regions in Egypt,
declared the Minister.
The restoration process of the Serapeum dedicated
to the worship of the Apis bull included fortifying the
walls and ceilings of the Apis tombs and corridors, of
which some sections were partially deteriorated andsteel scaffolding was installed for the Serapeum vaulted
ceilings. The limestone oors were was covered with
wooden plaques in order to facilitate walking around its
different sections while at the same time preserving the
original oors, which can be seen through small windows
sections along the entire length. The restoration also
included the setting up of temperature control systems.
Serapeum was a name usually applied to building
associated with the cult of the Apis bulls representing
Ptahhotep. The legendary Serapeum is where the
sacred bulls of Apis are buried which was thought to
have been an incarnation of Ptah.
The Serapeum construction started from the 18th
dynasty King Amenhotep III to the 19th dynasty King
Ramses II and continued through the 26th Dynasty King
Psamtek to the 30th dynasty up to the Ptolemaic era
around 1405 BC, when Alexander the Great conquered
Egypt and the Apis bull was worshiped.
After the bulls death, it was taken along the sacred
way from Memphis to Saqqara where it was ceremo-
nially embalmed and buried in the temple erected in
Meet Rahina Sakkara.
The Serapeum was discovered in 1851 by French
Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, founder of the rst
department of the Egyptian antiquities Museum.
Mariette discovered the Apis bull tombs.
Gebel Elba
Meidum Pyramid
Aswan at sunset
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Cotton Stock Exchange is one of
the oldest stock exchange markets
in the world. Its rst transaction
took place in 1885 in Europe
Caf on Des Consuis Square
(currently known as Mohamed Aly
Square) Cotton buyers and sellers
conducted all their business deals
and negotiations in this area. In
1899, the stock exchange building
was constructed, under the reign of
Khedive Abbas II. Despite being no
longer an active business entity, it
is still considered an architecturally
admirable that is denitely worth
paying a visit.
What is better to know the history
of a country than through its
museums:
The Alexandria National Museum
is located in a restored Italian style
palace on Al-Horreya Street. It
contains about 1,800 artifacts that
narrate the story of Alexandria and
Egypt Visitors will see Pharaonic
pieces, Graeco-Roman, includinga rch eo l o g i ca l u n d erw a t e r
excavations, Coptic, Islamic and
Modern eras.
Graeco Roman Museum .
Covering the Greek and Roman
periods in Egyptian history, this
small museum has an interesting
collection of exhibits including
statues, coins and other artefacts
from nearby sites. Among the
highlights at Alexandrias Graeco
Roman Museum are a black granite
statue of an Apis Bull and the god
Serapis and mummies, including a
mummied crocodile.
Royal Jewelry Museum is located
in the Zizinia neighborhood. The
recently renovated museum is one
of the citys most prized possessions,
and is denitely a site worth visiting.
The museum building was originally
home to Princess Fatma El Zahraa,
and is considered an architectural
ma s t e rp i ece . T h e mu seu m
showcases an assortment of rare
paintings, statues and an exquisite
collection of jewels from the 19th
century Mohamed Ali Dynasty.
Aswan
Aswan is a mesmerizing city in
Upper Egypt. It is renowned for
its unequivocal array of historical
treasures and beautiful landscapes.
The Nubia Museum is highly
recommended to spend one
full afternoon there, where you
are introduced to the history of
Nubia or nwbt, which means the
Land of Gold in ancient Egyptian
Language.
Aswan Cultural Center Every night
Nubian dancers and musicians
perform in the Cultural Center, just
off the Corniche. Folklore troupes
recreate scenes from village life
and perform the famous Nubian
mock stick-ght dances.
Abu Ruins A path through
the garden behind the Aswan
Museum leads to the evocative
ruins of ancient Abu. Swiss and
German teams, excavating theresince the early 20th century, have
made the site into an outdoor
museum. Numbered plaques and
reconstructed buildings mark the
islands long history from around
3000 BC to the 14th century AD.
The largest structure in the site is
the partially reconstructed Temple
of Khnum. Other highlights include
a small 4th-dynasty step pyramid,
thought to have been built by
Sneferu (2613-2589 BC, father of
Khufu of Great Pyramid fame); a tiny
Ptolemaic chapel, reconstructed
from the Temple of Kalabsha, a
reconstructed 18th-dynasty Temple
built by Hatshepsut, a cemetery for
sacred rams and the ruins of an
Aramaic Jewish colony dating from
the 5th century BC.
Farafra Oases
Farafra is the second largest
depression in Western Egypt, and is
located mid way between Dakhla
and Bahariya Oases.
Qasr El Farafra. The old village of
Qasr El Farafra was based around
a 120-room mud-brick fort from which it got its name. The
villages residents used the fort as a means of protection
from attack by rival tribes. The fort collapsed in 1958, but
al lot of its remains and ruins still exist today, including
narrow alleyways and houses made of sun-dried bricks with
wooden doors.
During your stay in Farafra, make sure you pay Badrs
Museum a visit, even if you are not an art lover, you will
not be disappointed. The museum boasts the creative
collection of the rst oasis artist Badr Abdel Moghni who
built his museum in the style of a traditional Farafran home.
The museum showcases sand sculptures and paintings, in
addition to a garden lled with unconventional sculptures.
Luxor
One of Egypts favorite winter destinations, which is also
home to an abundant number of historical and cultural
sites. In addition to its ancient monuments and temples,
the Luxor Heritage Center, inaugurated in 2007, has added
a modern twist to the citys ancient favorites. The center,
represented by CULTNAT and the Supreme Council of Luxor,
includes a Panorama of Culture, Star Riders Exhibition Hall,
3D Show Hall and a Public Library.
The Panorama of Culture is an interactive showcase
of documentation of Pharaonic, Coptic, Islamic, natural
and modern Egyptian heritage; the rst of its kind in the
world. The Star Riders Hall boasts a collection of astrological
equipment displayed to demonstrate the contributions of
the Islamic culture and leadership in astrology. The 3D is
comprised of three rooms that showcase selected historical
pieces from different eras.
Fayoum
Fayoum is the largest oasis in the country and is located
100km south west of Cairo. Famous for its exquisite
landscapes and luscious green spaces, in addition to being
home to several historical sites, you should denitely add
Fayoum on your list of places to visit during your stay in Egypt.
Wadi El Rayan: One of its most popular attractions is
the waterfall. The falls are some of the very few in Egypt,
which occur due to the northern lake being higher than
the southern one. Hence, the reed-clad channel linking the
two lakes ends in a row of falls that are a couple of meters
high. A picture perfect image of luscious green space and
miniature natural waterfalls, make Wadi El Rayan makes an
ideal picnic spot.
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Egypt air announced resuming
of its Osaka/Cairo ights
Egypt air ofcially announced resuming of its Osaka
to Cairo ights as of December 2012. The carrier will y
twice weekly on Thursdays and Saturdays and return to
Cairo on Fridays and Sundays.
El Gouna Hosts FVW WorkshopDriving Recovery of German Tour-
ism to Egypt
El Gouna, Red Sea hosted on 2 September the FVW
Workshop on tourism in Egypt. Designed to give German
participants direct contact with Egyptian tourism lead-
ers and the opportunity to experience the situation in
the country for themselves, the workshop welcomed 25
German travel agents, senior managers and tour opera-
tors. Government and industry gureheads shared their
commitment to supporting the recovery of tourism.
Andre Illmer, Director of Destination Services at TUI,
Europes leading travel group afrmed that travel to
Egypt is recovering. We registered over 20% more cus-
tomers to Egypt in the summer of 2012 compared to
2011 and we have ambitious plans to increase customergures in Egypt which is why we raised airline capacities
and ordered around 85% of the ight seats guaranteed.
Sun Express, a leading charter ight operator also
shared their positive outlook. Weve transported almost
300,000 passengers between Germany and Egypt since
starting operations in November 2011, said Benjamin
Weidmann, Senior Strategy Manager.
Nubian Museum
Abu Simbel Sound & Light ShowMorsi Abul Abbas Mosque
Farara Oasis
Wadi Natron Waterall
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Eco-lodges: Your visit to Fayoum will not be complete
without spending at least one night in one of their cozy and
aesthetically pleasing eco-lodge. El Mandara El Fayoum
is situated right on Lake Qarun; a great place for shing.
The ten-year old eco-lodge is made up of ten suites and
ve rooms. One of the main points of attraction in this tiny
compound is a mud brick oven hidden away against a
wall, in addition to a never ending supply of miniature palm-
covered roof top lounges. Two of the suites have their very
own pool-like tubs overlooking the lake.
Fayoums most popular eco-lodge is Zad El Mosafer. Built
in 2001 by journalist turned author Abdo Gobeer. The eco-
lodge is spacious and in very good condition. It houses a
large restaurant, private pool, luscious green lawns and a
cool shaded mastaba area to unwind and relax.
Tucked away further along the lake road is the village of
Tunis, a small and quiet village, yet ideal for a perfect stroll.Fifteen years ago, two Swiss potters built a pottery school in
that area, dedicated to teaching locals and anyone else
who is interested in the craft of pottery making. Moreover,
there are more than a dozen studios or shops, in which you
can watch potters work, and of course buy their products
too.
Sound and Light Shows in Egypt
Luxor
The Karnak Sound and Light Show highlights the
dramatic history of ancient Thebes. The show narrates the
achievements of some great Pharaohs. As visitors walk
through the complex, the pharaohs arise to tell the story of
their interesting lives, as haunting music mysteriously ows
through this ancient city. Ancient and poetic voices tell the
visitors about the birth of Karnak temple. It is an enchanting
and supernatural experience to listen to sound effects and
gaze at the magnicent ruins illuminated during the well-
presented show.
Cairo
Each visit to the pyramids and the Sound and Light show
is an enchanting experience not to be missed. We may
never know exactly how the magnicent pyramids were
built. The Riddle of the Sphinx may remain one of the worlds
oldest mysteries. We are visiting the pyramids, thousands of
years after they were built, and they will continue to endure
for generations. These magnicent towering structures
manage to humble us with their size, at the same time as
they testify to the great human spirit that created them.
Aswan
At each Philae Sound and Light show, the Egyptian gods
and goddesses are, like Osiris, resurrected before our eyes
to tell us their life stories. The myth of Isis and Osiris comes
to life through dazzling lights and capturing music, with
sounds from the deepest bottoms of ancient history. This
show brings history and the past to life, making you feel
the temple alive around you.
Abu Simbel
The Sound and Light show at Abu Simbel will transport
you to another time. Enchanting you with melodious
music, and bringing the ancient world to life around you.
The show includes projections onto the temples showing
how they once looked. The program is presented in a
number of languages with the provision of earpieces. It is
an experience not to be missed, one that will make your
visit worthwhile.
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1st - 20th
BedroomsA photographic exhibition
By Anne-Marie Filaire. After exploring,
for more than ten years, the landscape
and borders in the Middle East, photog-
rapher Anne-Marie presents her work
on Arab teenagers. She took pictures of
students in girls bedrooms in Alexandria
and Cairo, following her works in Iraq
and Morocco. Her pictures invite us to
discover those young girls intimacy in a
changing society
French Institute in Egypt, Alexandria
30, El Nabi Danial St., Mahatet Misr, Alexandria
Tel: (03) 3913435
1st to 22ndBiennales exhibition titled
Future and Reality
Artist Kareem Al Qurity in 5th Beijing
International Art. The artwork will be
showcased in the biennales exhibition
held in the National Art Museum of
China, Beijing which will showcase works
by 261 international artists.
Al Masar Gallery, Baehlers Mansion157 b. 26 July
St. Side entrance on Isaac Jacob St.,
Ground foor, Zamalek
Tel: (02) 2736 8537
Time: Saturday - Thursday | 11 am - 9 pm Fridays
by appointment
1st - 23rd
Generations
A group of distinguished artists exhibi-
tion, as well as talented youth artists.
Guest of honor artist Samir Fouad
Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St, o Brazil
St, Zamalek
Daily rom 10:30 am to 9 pm except Sundays
Oct. 7th -November 14th
Face Time - Group exhibition
Presented by the Photographic Gallery
in cooperation with The Rare Books and
Special Collections Library.
The exhibition includes over 40 portraits
ranging from the 19th century until
the present, each telling its own storyand portraying its own personality. The
photographs include Anwar El Sadat,
Pope Shenouda III, Om Kalthoum and
Orson Welles, among many others.
New Campus o the American University in Cairo,
New Cairo. Abdul Lati Jameel Hall, Plaza Level
Time: Sunday through Thursday, 10 am to 5 pm
Special Exhibitions
14th - 31st
Handmade Egyptian Goblin
Artists will show about 20 handmade
goblin pieces for the rst time in Egypt.
Duroub Art Gallery, 4 Latin America St. Isis Building,
Garden City
Festivals
3rd to 9th
5th Panorama of the European
Film
By Misr International Films. Set to
present the audience critically acclaimed
and award-winning European lms,
works and screenings by international
lmmakers and documentaries. This is
to enhance the critical thinking and feed
cinema passion of the young generation
amongst a changing Egyptian Landscape.
Galaxy (Manial) and Stars Cinema (City Stars).
Music
4th
Fusion Music
Sharkiat Fathy Salama
Open Air Theater Cairo Opera House
Tel: (02) 27390132 Time: 8 pm
5th
From the Farah El Bahr Festival -
Electronic Sounds and Guitars
Sawoff Shotguns show is a wild
mixture of clubby, electronic sounds
and a hearty dose of guitars. Dont miss
out on the Austrian power - women
performing in front of the Citadels
stunning scenery
Qaitbey Citadel, Alexandria
Time: 8 pm
6th
Classic Music
Cairo Symphony Orchestra
M. Glinka: Kamarinskaya, L.Van
Beethoven: Concerto No.1, R. Schumann
; Symphony No. 4. Soloist: Moushira Issa
(piano)
Conductor: Hisham Gabr
CALENDARSeptember 2012
Bahia Show
Karnak Sound & Light Show Pyramids Sound & Light ShowLuxor Sound & Light Show
Abu Simbel Celebrates the
Ascension Ramses II
This month the historical city of Aswan is celebrating
the Ascension of Ramses II at his temple, Sun Temple of
King Ramses II.
This great temple was created to revere the mighty
Pharaonic ruler King Ramses II. Guarding the entrance
to the temple and hewn into the side of a mountain
are four famous colossal statues of the pharaoh himself.
Ramses II had the entire temple carefully angled and
oriented that the suns rays would align twice a year
on his date of his ascension to the throne (21 February)
and on his birthday (21 October) and illuminate the
inner sanctum of the temple. This incredible natural
phenomenon provides for a most spectacular sight that
should not be missed.
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Main Hall - Cairo Opera House
Tel: (02) 27390132
Time: 8 pm
7th
Eleonora Iannotta
Genre: Rhythmic Latin Jazz
Cairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza
Tel: (02) 3346 1071
Time: 9 pm
9th
Viennese Music
Johannes Dickbauer (violinist), his
brother Stefan and (saxofonist) and
Andreas Teufel (pianist) will enlighten
Cairo with their Schrammelmusik. Be
part of this unique experience of tradi-
tional Viennese music in an Egyptian
atmosphere.
Gol City Mall, Misr Ismaileya Desert Rd.,
Gol City, Obour City
Time: 7 pm
For more ino contact: Anni Mischriki
Tel: (+202) 3570 2975
Classic MusicCelebration of the 24th
Anniversary of the Cairo Opera
House
Cairo Symphony Orchestra. L. van
Beethoven: Fantasia for Piano
Soloist: Ramzi Yassa (piano)
Conductor: Nayer Nagui
Main Hall - Cairo Opera House
Tel: (02) 27390132
Time: 8 pm
13th
Artbeat Festival - 5/8erl in Ehrn
The austrianculturalforum/cairo proudly
presents the ve musicians 5/8ERL IN
EHRN.
Fascinating the people with their creative
combination of smooth soul rhythms
& Viennese lyrics. They already won
the recognized Austrian Music Award
Amadeus in the category Jazz/World/
Blues.
October 13th at Darb 1718 Contemporary Art &
Culture Center. Kasr El Shamaa Street, behind
Hanging Church
Old-Cairo (Misr El Kadima), at 7 pm
For more ino contact Anni Mischriki at
(02) 3570 2975
13th
Classic Music
Cairo Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak and his disciples. Soloist: Yasser El
Sera (Violin). Conductor: Jiri Petr dlik
Main Hall - Cairo Opera House
Tel: (02) 27390132
Time: 8 pm
14th
Classic Music
Cairo Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak and his disciples
Soloist: Yasser El Sera (Violin)
Conductor: Jiri Petr dlik
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish
Theater)
Tel: (03) 480 0138
Alexandria
Ahmed Nazmi Quartet
Genre: World Jazz
Cairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza
Tel: (02) 3346 1071
Time: 9 pm
18th
Jazz
Su Jazz concert by Eftekasat band
Open Air Theater Cairo Opera House
Tel: (02) 27390132
Time: 8 pm
21st
The Riff Band
Genre: Jazz Cabaret
Cairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza
Tel: (02) 3346 1071
Time: 9 pm
22nd & 23rd
Hougaku Traditional Music
Company (Japan)
The Japanese Traditional Music
Ensemble, formed of three talentedmusicians, gathered especially for the
tour of The Japan Foundation Music
Program in the Middle East. They will
be performing with Saber Abdessattar
(Qanoun player) and a percussionist.
Wisdom Hall, El Sawy Wheel, end 26 July St.
Zamalek.
Tel: (02) 2736 8881
Time: 8 pm
31st
Piano Concert
Soloist Piano Omar Khairat
Main Hall - Cairo Opera House
Tel: (02) 27390132
Time: 8 pm
Dance
7th to 10th
Bahia Performance
Forsan El Sharq Heritage Company
present
Bahia that is inspired from the novel of
Naguib Surur, Yassin and Bahia and a
popular folkloric musical.
Gomhouria Theater, Cairo Downtown
Time: 8 pm
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Ballet
18th , 19th & 21st - 23rd
Le Corsaire
Cairo Opera Ballet and Cairo Opera
Orchestra. Le Corsaire is a ballet typically
presented in three acts, with a libretto
originally created by Jules-Henri Vernoy
de Saint-Georges loosely based on
the poem. The Corsair by Lord Byron.
Originally choreographed by Joseph
Mazilier to the music of Adolphe Adam,
it was rst presented by the ballet of the
Thtre Imprial de lOpra in Paris on 23
January 1856. All modern productions of
Le Corsaire are derived from the revivals
staged by the Ballet Master Marius Petipa
for the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg
throughout the mid to late 19th century.
Main Hall, Cairo Opera House
Time: 8 pm
Opera
4th & 5th
Turkish Child (Austria)
Two hundred years ago, lived the foster
daughter of the Austrian Empress MariaTheresia whose life story was passed on
orally. Now, the life of Anna Maria will
be shown in Cairo as a touching opera.
The year 1737, somewhere at the Black
Sea, the plague is killing fathers and
mothers. Soon after, the orphan Anna
Maria is kidnapped and enslaved. At
the age of fourteen she is set free by
a Turkish judge and moves to Vienna.
Decades later she remembers her child-
hood.
Main Hall - Cairo Opera House
Tel: (02) 27390132
Time: 8 pm
13th
Lelisir damore
Live Opera from Metropolitan Opera.
Lelisir damore (The Elixir of Love) is an
opera by the Italian composer Gaetano
Donizetti. It is a melodramma giocoso in
two acts. Felice Romani wrote the Italian
libretto, after Eugene S cribes libretto for
Daniel Aubers Le philtre (1831).
Written in haste,Lelisir damore was
the most often performed opera in
Italy between 1838 and 1848 and has
remained continually in the international
opera repertory.
Small Hall Cairo Opera House
Tel: (02) 27390132
Time: 8 pm
27th
Verdis Otello
Live Opera from Metropolitan Opera.
Otello is an opera in four acts by
Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by
Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespearesplay Othello. It was Verdis penultimate
opera, and was rst performed at the
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, in February
1887.
Small Hall Cairo Opera House
Tel: (02) 27390132
Time: 8 pm
Special Events
9th to 11th
9th Alexandria International Song
Festival
Opening ceremony on the 7th
Sayed Darwish Theater, Alexandria
Time: 8 pm
4th to 20th
Cairo International Circus
Festival Program
4th Abdeen Square at 7 pm
5th Geneina Theater, Azhar Park at 8
pm
6th Shagaret El Dor Park Mansoura at
7 pm
11th Geneina Theater, Azhar Park at 8
pm
13th & 14th AUC El Falaki Center
Down Town, Cairo at 8 pm
18th & 19th Geneina Theater, Azhar
Park at 8 pm
Please call (02) 2362 5057 or inormation on the
Circus program in Alexandria in 5 & 17 October
Lectures
10th
Historic Cairo: The World
Heritage Site
By Alaa El-Habashi, Associate Professor
of Architecture, Monoa University
American Research Center,
2 Simon Bolivar St. Garden City
Tel: (02) 2795 8683
Time: 6 pm
31st
A Tale of Two Minbars
Woodwork in Egypt EGYPT and Syria On
the Eve of the Ayyubids.
By Bernard OKane, Professor of Islamic
Art and Architecture, American University
in Cairo.
American Research Center,
2 Simon Bolivar St. Garden City
Tel: (02) 2795 8683
Time: 6 pm
Le Corsair BalletTurkish Childhood Opera