Iraqis enjoy peaceful melodies of symphonic orchestra

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Iraqis enjoy peaceful melodies of symphonic orchestra

STORY: Iraqis enjoy peaceful melodies of symphonic orchestra DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. entrance of the Iraqi National Theater in Baghdad, Iraq 2. various of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra performing a concert STORYLINE: The Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra held a concert on Tuesday evening at the Iraqi National Theater in central Baghdad, where many masterpieces of the world's classical music were played. Some musical pieces were led by Iraqi Maestro Ali Khasaf, and others by Maestro Hans Rotman and Maestro Lorenzo Ghirlanda from Goethe Institute as part of the cooperation between the Iraqi Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the German Goethe Institute in Iraq. "I attended the symphony concert because it is beautiful music that takes me away from the hustle and bustle of daily life," said Ammar Zaid, 45, an Iraqi audience. Zaid said that he enjoyed the diversity of musical performances led by the Iraqi and foreign maestros, str

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