| 词条 | Cairo Opera House |
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| name = Cairo Opera House | image = | logo_image = | location = Cairo, Egypt | coordinates = | type = Opera house | broke_ground = | built = | opened = 10 October 1988 | owner = | architect = | builder = | former_names = | cost = | seating_type = | seating_capacity = 1,200 people | publictransit = | website = http://www.cairoopera.org }} The Cairo Opera House ({{lang-ar|دار الأوبرا المصرية}}, Dār el-Opera el-Masreyya; literally "Egyptian Opera House"), part of Cairo's National Cultural Centre, is the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital. Home to most of Egypt's finest musical groups, it is located on the southern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River, in the Zamalek district near downtown Cairo. HistoryThe opera house was inaugurated on 10 October 1988. The funds for the complex were a gift from the nation of Japan to Egypt as a result of President Hosni Mubarak's visit to Japan in April 1983. Construction began in May 1985 and lasted for three years.[1] In October 1988, President Mubarak and Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, the younger brother of the Japanese Emperor, inaugurated the National Cultural Centre Cairo Opera House. It was the first time for Japan to stage a Kabuki show, a traditional popular drama with singing and dancing, in Africa or the Arab World. In recognition of the Cairo Opera House, the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chose it as a venue for their first performance in the Middle East and Africa in January 2007. The Arabic Oud House was created in its premises before moving to a building in the old town.[2] Khedivial Opera House{{Main|Khedivial Opera House}}In 1869, Khedive Ismail gave instructions to build an opera house to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal. It was called Khedivial (Royal) Opera House and was meant as a lasting and outstanding symbol of the arts of drama and music. Designed by Italian architects Avoscani and Rossi, the opera house was completed in six months, in the center of Cairo near the Azbakeya district. The Khedive commissioned a performance which would reflect the ancient Egyptian history. French archaeologist Auguste Mariette, in the Khedive’s service, wrote a plot which eventually served the respected Italian librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni as a basis for his libretto. Giuseppe Verdi was appointed to compose the music. The result was the famous opera, Aida, with its heroic quality, powerful dramatic scenes and its passionate music. Because of delays caused by the Franco-Prussian war, the sets and costumes for the premiere of Aida could not be transported from Paris in time, and in 1869 the Opera House opened instead with Verdi's Rigoletto, one of Verdi's earlier masterpieces. Aida would receive its world premiere in Cairo in 1871. Contrary to general belief, Aida was not commissioned for the inauguration of the Suez Canal. The Khedivial Opera House was the first on the African continent to perform world famous operas and symphonic masterpieces. A little over a century later, in the early morning of 28 October 1971, the great Khedivial Royal Opera House was completely destroyed by a fire. Venues and facilitiesThe Cairo Opera Complex consists of seven theaters, a music library, an art gallery and a museum.
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References1. ^{{cite book|last1=Zuhur|first1=Sherifa|title=Images of Enchantment: Visual and Performing Arts of the Middle East|date=1998|publisher=American Univ in Cairo Press|isbn=978-9774244674|page=127|url=https://books.google.com/?id=Sd5g1ohkocAC&pg=PA127&dq=Cairo+Opera+House#v=onepage&q=Cairo%20Opera%20House&f=false}} 2. ^{{cite news| url = | title = Pierre Cormon consacre onze semaines par an à apprendre le oud au Caire| last1 = | first1 = | publisher = | newspaper = Le Temps | date = 15 July 2004}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Main Hall|url=http://www.cairoopera.org/VenuesDetails.php?id=1|website=Cairo Opera House|accessdate=15 October 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Small Hall|url=http://www.cairoopera.org/VenuesDetails.php?id=2|website=Cairo Opera House|accessdate=15 October 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Open-Air Theatre|url=http://www.cairoopera.org/VenuesDetails.php?id=3|website=Cairo Opera House|accessdate=15 October 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=El Gomhouria Theatre|url=http://www.cairoopera.org/VenuesDetails.php?id=4|website=Cairo Opera House|accessdate=15 October 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Arab Music Institute|url=http://www.cairoopera.org/VenuesDetails.php?id=5|website=Cairo Opera House|accessdate=15 October 2016}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=The Alexandria Opera House|url=http://www.cairoopera.org/VenuesDetails.php?id=6|website=Cairo Opera House|accessdate=15 October 2016}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=The Roman Amphitheatre, Alexandria|url=http://www.cairoopera.org/VenuesDetails.php?id=7|website=Cairo Opera House|accessdate=15 October 2016}} 10. ^{{cite web|last1=Adel Awed |first1=Zahraa |last2=Kamel|first2=Seif|title=The Roman Theatre (Odeum) in Alexandria|url=http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/romantheatre.htm|website=Tour Egypt|accessdate=15 October 2016}} 11. ^{{cite book|title=The Mediterranean Medina: International Seminar|publisher=School of Architecture at Pescara from 17 to 19 June 2004.|page=484|url=https://books.google.com/?id=HbhTCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA484&dq=The+Mediterranean+medina,+amphitheatre#v=onepage&q=The%20Mediterranean%20medina%2C%20amphitheatre&f=false|accessdate=15 October 2016|isbn=9788849290134|date=3 January 2016}} External links
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