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10th Al Ain Classics Festival 2010

Al Ain Classics Festival celebrates 10th anniversary
Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 8 pm

HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Magida Al Roumi in Al Ain

Al Jahili Fort for ladies only

Thursday, 4 March 2010, 8 pm

Magida Al Roumi in Al Ain

Al Jahili Fort Opened to regular public

Legendary Lebanese singer Magida Al Roumi is the ideal artist to open the 10th Al Ain Classics Festival: She was one of the rst modern singers combining western and Arabic classical music. Her voice is beautiful, charismatic and operatic. For her debut in Al Ain, she will bring her own symphony orchestra to the Al Jahili Fort a memorable evening that nobody will want to miss.

Friday, 5 March 2010, 8 pm

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Daniel Harding, conductor, Fazil Say, piano Bernstein, Overture Candide Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue Dvork, Symphony No. 9 New World
Al Jahili Fort

Young British star-conductor Daniel Harding leads the superb Mahler Chamber Orchestra in a programme of three New World favourites: Bernsteins Candide Overture, Gershwins jazzy Rhapsody in Blue, performed by the extraordinary Turkish piano virtuoso Fazil Say, and Dvorks moving symphonic tribute to the music and people of America, written while the great Czech composer was living in New York.

Saturday, 6 March 2010, 8 pm

Piano Recital Celebrating Schumann and Chopin

Valentina Lisitsa, piano Robert Schumann, Kinderszenen Beethoven, piano sonata op. 57 Appassionata Chopin, Etudes op. 10 & op. 25
Al Jahili Fort Courtyard

An "angel playing", an "electrifying pianist"- thats how critics call Ukrainian-born pianist Valentina Lisitsa. 2010 marks the 200th birthday of Chopin and Schumann and Valentina admits to have a special afnity to Beethoven. Therefore, some of these masters most emminent masterworks are on the programme of the rst piano recital in the Al Jahili Forts intimate courtyard. An evening of re and romance, of electricity and poetry ...

Thursday, 11 March 2010, 8 pm

Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg

David Afkham, conductor, Saleem Abboud Ashkar, piano Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture Schumann, Piano Concerto Mozart, Jupiter Symphony
Al Jahili Fort

Tradition and youth - masterworks performed by todays most distinguished young interpreters: Salzburgs Mozarteum Orchestra will appear both in concert and in opera. Led by young and upcoming conductor David Afkham, the concert programme continues the birthday celebrations with Schumanns piano concerto with young Palestine pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar. In the second half: Mozarts uncomparable Jupiter Symphony.

Friday, 12 March 2010, 8 pm

Mozart, La Finta Giardiniera

Fully staged opera with Arabic subtitles story told in Arabic by Habib Ghuloom Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg Guillaume Tourniaire, conductor Italo Nuntiata, Director
Municipality Theatre

Mozarts opera La Finta Giardiniera (The Pretended Girl Gardener) is produced by ADACH and an international opera production team featuring a renowned Italian singer cast. Mozart composed the delightful opera buffa, an Italian comic opera, for the Carnival season in Munich. Sung in original Italian with Arabic subtitles, an Arabic actor will introduce the story in Arabic - in collaboration with KALIMA, the translation initiative of ADACH. A concept, that is fully accessible for local and expatriates music lovers.

Saturday, 13 March 2010, 8 pm

Mozart, La Finta Giardiniera

for ladies only

Fully staged opera with Arabic subtitles story told in Arabic by Habib Ghuloom Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg Guillaume Tourniaire, conductor Italo Nuntiata, Director
Municipality Theatre

Reserved for ladies only: Mozarts opera La Finta Giardiniera (The Pretended Girl Gardener) is produced by ADACH and an international opera production team featuring a renowned Italian singer cast. Mozart composed the delightful opera buffa, an Italian comic opera, for the Carnival season in Munich. Sung in original Italian, with Arabic subtitles, an Arabic actor will introduce the story in Arabic - in collaboration with KALIMA, the translation initiative of ADACH. A concept, that is fully accessible for local and expatriates music lovers.

Saturday, 17 April 2010, 8 pm

The Magic of Opera in Al Jahili

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice Teat John Fiore, conductor
The most beautiful Italian opera choruses and overtures op Al Jahili Fort

The choral and orchestral forces of Venices historic opera house, under noted American conductor John Fiore, are featured in stirring selections from the thrilling world of Italian opera.

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Tickets for the Al Ain Classics are available at www.timeouttickets.com, toll-free at 800 4669, Virgin Megastores, House of Arts Al Ain, Al Ain Rotana Hotel and at the evening box ofce. Tickets prices 50 Dhs for adults and 30 Dhs for students and children, seats are not numbered, free seating. Magida Al Roumi: Dhs 30 (for students & children) / 150 / 250 / 350 / 500 VIP. Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Teatro La Fenice Dhs 30 (for students & children) / 250 / 450 / 650. studen