EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

(230113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the opera Rigoletto at Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 12, 2023. Seats were all occupied at the main hall of Cairo Opera House as opera lovers watched Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, which was staged in Cairo again after more than 150 years. Based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun) by French dramatist Victor Hugo, Rigoletto was first staged in Egypt in 1869 to mark the country's celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Verdi's Rigoletto charms Egyptian opera lovers again after 150 years

EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

(230113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the opera Rigoletto at Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 12, 2023. Seats were all occupied at the main hall of Cairo Opera House as opera lovers watched Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, which was staged in Cairo again after more than 150 years. Based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun) by French dramatist Victor Hugo, Rigoletto was first staged in Egypt in 1869 to mark the country's celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Verdi's Rigoletto charms Egyptian opera lovers again after 150 years

EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

(230113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the opera Rigoletto at Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 12, 2023. Seats were all occupied at the main hall of Cairo Opera House as opera lovers watched Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, which was staged in Cairo again after more than 150 years. Based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun) by French dramatist Victor Hugo, Rigoletto was first staged in Egypt in 1869 to mark the country's celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Verdi's Rigoletto charms Egyptian opera lovers again after 150 years

EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

(230113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the opera Rigoletto at Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 12, 2023. Seats were all occupied at the main hall of Cairo Opera House as opera lovers watched Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, which was staged in Cairo again after more than 150 years. Based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun) by French dramatist Victor Hugo, Rigoletto was first staged in Egypt in 1869 to mark the country's celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Verdi's Rigoletto charms Egyptian opera lovers again after 150 years