Walid Tawfiq Yehia will perform at the Citadel Festival on September 2

By Adel Abdullah

Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 06:00 AM

Lebanese star Walid Tawfiq will perform a concert at the Citadel Theatre Saladin Citadel International Festival For Music and Song at its 31st session on Saturday, September 2, it is scheduled to present a famous collection of his songs loved by the Egyptian people.

In another context, star Walid Tawfiq is participating in the Fuheis Festival in Jordan, whose activities started yesterday Tuesday, and many singing stars including Wael Jassar, Joseph Attia and others are participating in its activities.

Tawfiq had previously stated that the Jerash festival began in 87/88.

Also, during a special interview with journalist Shafqi Al-Muniri for the ninth program on the occasion of the Jerash festival, he added: The audience of Jerash was listening and happy, did not come to eat or drink. And another festival in Algeria when they took the car, it’s not just talking to Abdul Halim, I cried, and the Jerash festival, thank God, is still performed until now.

He continued: I have been lucky to work in films with big stars on my shoulders and to work with great stars like Farid Shawqi and Madeeha Yousri and great directors like Barakat and Hassan Al-Imam.

Notably, the program of Al-Mahki Theater activities at the Salah El-Din Citadel Festival of Music and Song in its 31st session included performances by Ezz Al-Foultool, Nesma Mahjoub and the Cello group. Harmony’s positionFaya Younan, Cairo Symphony Orchestra, Downtown Team, Nadia Mostafa, Honey Shaker, Simon, Hisham Abbas, Mona Burghardt, Mostafa Hajjaj, Mustafa Shawqi, Khalia Ben Ali, Opera Stars of Arabic Music by Maestro Mohamed El Moghi, El Hajr, Ali College Choir Music Education, Aziz Maraka, Saeed the Artist, Walid Tawfiq, Hisham Karma, Lina Shamamiyan, Singer Ahmad Al-Omari, Sheikh Yassin Al-Dohami, Abeer Nehme along with Artist Mohamed Mohsen and the Sine Symphony Orchestra led by Ahmed Oweida, Nesma Abdulaziz, Medhat Saleh with pianist Amar Selim and Orchestra led by Maestro Ahmed Amar, Singer of Talent Development Center, Musician Omar Ghairat, with Cairo Opera Orchestra led by Maestro Nair Nagy, Orchestras in collaboration with Department of Foreign Cultural Relations with international programs.

Salah El-Din Citadel International Festival of Music and Singing, Dr. Organized by the Egyptian Opera House, headed by Khaled Dagar, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

President of the Opera House, Dr. Khaled Dagher said: “The Salah El-Din Citadel International Festival of Music and Singing, in its 31st session, has been created to take a new form that aims to offer intense creative colors to suit the taste. Different age and social groups.

The head of the opera added: “These events witness the first participation of many Egyptian and Arab artists, and the appearance of various singing duets and many stars of the nineties, indicates that this year reaches the number of events. 45 concerts, two consecutive concerts are held at the Al-Mahki Theater, in addition to a A concert conducted by an outdoor theater.” It was created and prepared to receive the public upon entry.

Dr. Khaled Dagar explained: “5,000 seats have been set up for the event guests and there are big screens to broadcast the programs conveniently for the audience.” Huge because of the diversity and richness of its artistic content.