Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation to Host Performances by the China National Opera House Troupe Next Sunday
Thursday 26 January, 2012
The Dubai-based Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation has announced that it will host a gala classical music concert by the Beijing-based China National Opera House Symphony Orchestra on Sunday afternoon, January 29, 2012, at 8pm on the stage of Al Owais Cultural Foundation in Dubai. The renowned troupe will perform a collection of musical masterpieces by some of the world's leading composers.
The gala cultural event marks the beginning of a year filled with cultural activities for the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation. The Foundation has prepared an eventful program for 2012, which includes the Prize Distribution Ceremony for the 12th session of Al Owais Cultural Awards and the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Awards.
The concerts are considered a fruit of the cultural cooperation between the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation and the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China. The Foundation had organized field trips to a number of Chinese institutions in the second half of 2011, which aimed to introduce aspects of Emirati and Arab culture to the Chinese public through lectures given at the University of Beijing about the the components of Emirati Culture. Moreover, the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation has organized a number of Chinese cultural activities in Dubai; including the Chinese Cultural Weeks, which comprised art exhibitions, seminars, musical concerts, and film screenings, in addition to exhibitions of miniatures and handicrafts and cooking events.
The China National Opera House, founded in 1952, is the national opera house affiliated to the Chinese Ministry of Culture. It is a leading opera house that features some of the most exceptional talents and artistic performances in China and the Asia-Pacific region. The China National Opera House consists of an opera troupe, a choir, a symphony orchestra and a stagecraft department. Thanks to the persistent efforts of generations of artists over more than half a century, the China National Opera House has debuted, staged and preserved a series of world famous operas including "La Traviata", "Madama Butterfly", "Carmen", "Eugene Onegin", "Turandot", "Aida", "La Boheme", "Rigoletto", "La Nozzede Figaro", "Othello", "Cavalleria Rusticana", and "II Barbiere di Siviglia" among others.